Pearse Doherty was rolled out early doors to tee up the afternoon’s main feature. Like a little amuse-bouche from Sinn Féin, Pearse was before the microphones to provide a taste of the robust Dáil fare to come. This is a weekly Leinster House ritual for all the political parties. On Tuesday mornings, before business in … Read more
Factcheck: Anti-abortion campaigners say Holly Cairns’ comments in the Dáil misled. Who is right? The Journal Source link
Greyhound racing will not be outlawed in Ireland after both the Welsh and Scottish parliaments voted to end the sport this week, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said. In the Dáil, Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger said Ireland was “going backwards” in terms of animal rights by not following suit. She pointed to figures from … Read more
A UCD medicine student says she feels “incredibly supported” by the many people who came out to protest on her behalf at Belfield’s campus in south Dublin this week. The young woman’s story burst into the wider public domain after a report in UCD’s University Observer was raised in the Dáil last month by Solidarity … Read more
Almost 30 per cent of those seeking international protection as unaccompanied minors over the last two years were subsequently found by the child and family agency Tusla not to be eligible, the Department of Justice has said. Figures provided by the Department of Justice suggested that more than 140 people who sought international protection as … Read more
Ah, here. Not another presidential election. Sure we’re only just over the last one. What’s this one about? A new president of Europe? And who’s going for it this time? It’s happening in July, so we’ll have to move fast and find a good candidate. Mary Lou McDonald, leader of noted Europhile party Sinn Féin, … Read more
Veteran criminal Gerry Hutch, known as The Monk, has said “karma” will follow former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall, who gave evidence against him when he was charged with murder three years ago. But he said he “certainly” has no plans to harm Dowdall. Hutch also confirmed he will contest the upcoming byelection in the … Read more
Gerry “The Monk” Hutch has confirmed he will stand in the forthcoming Dublin byelection and take his seat in the Dáil if elected. The veteran criminal told reporters he will put his name forward in the Dublin Central constituency for the seat vacated by former minister for finance Paschal Donohoe, who has joined the World … Read more
LIMERICK TD and Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan has said he lived for years with violent epileptic seizures while being repeatedly told there was “nothing wrong” with him, fearing that a public diagnosis would end his political career. Speaking to Claire Byrne on Newstalk radio to mark International Epilepsy Day, Minister O’Donovan … Read more
The Government should follow international best practice including that of the UK in dealing with scrambler and quad bike misuse because “communities want to see people being prosecuted” and their bikes seized, the Dáil has heard. Sinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis said British police have been using a DNA spray which tags riders and bikes. … Read more