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Midlands Senator apologises for attending Clifden golf event

WESTMEATH Fianna Fail Senator Paul Daly has apologised for attending the golf function in Clifden. Senator Daly, who is party chief whip and agriculture spokesman in the Seanad, said he should not have attended the Oireachtas Golf Society function. ...

21 Aug 2020 at 11:52

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Seanad considering ban on protests outside homes of politicians

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is being urged to support a bill to ban protests outside the private homes of politicians, following a surge in recent protests. Fianna Fáil’s Senator Malcolm Byrne has brought a bill before the Seanad, and ...

23 May 2024 at 10:29

National News

WATCH: Seanad told three gay men were chased down and 'hunted' in Phoenix Park

A senator has claimed that three gay men were "hunted" in Phoenix Park in Dublin earlier this week by a group of men who were armed with knives. Speaking in the Seanad this Wednesday, Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward said one of the victims had ...

19 Jun 2024 at 19:43

National News

Seanad 'could do far more' to engage people on climate crisis, says Mary Robinson

Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson said people don't talk about the climate crisis enough, and called for the Seanad to play a role in bringing the issues into communities. The former senator said that the climate crisis needs to ...

15 Feb 2022 at 16:12

National News

'Not a something, a someone' - Archbishop speaks out as Seanad debates abortion safe zones bill

An Irish archbishop has described life in the womb as "a someone" rather than "a something". Archbishop Eamon Martin made the comments in a statement today (December 13) ahead of Seanad Éireann's debate on the second stage of the ...

13 Dec 2023 at 12:54

National News

'It remains our shame' - O'Gorman apologies on behalf of govt over falsified birth certs

Minister for Children Roderic O’Gorman has apologised to people impacted by illegal birth registrations in Ireland. Mr O’Gorman made the apology in the Seanad during his second stage speech on the Information and Tracing Bill. ...

11 May 2022 at 10:02

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RTÉ broadcaster resigns as she is named as a Fine Gael senator

Former RTÉ broadcaster Evanne Ní Chuilinn has taken on a major career change as she has been named as a Fine Gael senator by Tánaiste Simon Harris. Ní Chuilinn is one of eleven nominees to the Seanad by Taoiseach Micheál ...

07 Feb 2025 at 20:45

National News

Senators declare they are not spies amid claims of Russian agent in the Oireachtas

A number of senators have declared they are not Russian spies during Wednesday's meeting in the Seanad amid claims that Russian intelligence recruited a member of the Oireachtas. The Sunday Times' report that an Irish ...

09 Oct 2024 at 18:49

National News

Broadcaster among Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to Seanad

A prominent broadcaster is among the Taoiseach’s 11 nominees to the Seanad. Evanne Ni Chuilinn said she will miss her career of two decades in sports broadcasting, but is looking forward to the opportunity to speak ...

07 Feb 2025 at 19:11

Northern Ireland

Final Seanad seats filled after marathon counting process

The final elected seats to the Irish parliament’s upper house have been filled following a marathon counting process. Independent Eileen Flynn, Sinn Fein’s Nicole Ryan and Fianna Fail candidates Fiona O’Loughlin ...

03 Feb 2025 at 19:41

National News

Counting continues in Seanad elections

Counting continued on Saturday to fill seats on the Seanad’s vocational panels. All 11 seats on the agricultural panel have now been filled. The five seats on the cultural and education panel have also been ...

01 Feb 2025 at 18:23

Counting continues in Seanad elections with three vocational panels filled

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Counting resumes in Seanad elections with two vocational panels filled

Counting is continuing in the Seanad elections, with the make-up of three of the vocational panels now confirmed. The 11 seats available on both the agricultural panel and the labour panel have been filled,...

02 Feb 2025 at 23:33

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