Fine Gael

Residents fed up at takeaway delivery drones buzzing over their homes – The Irish Times

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Imagine you are sitting outside on a clear day with the sun shining and a motorbike goes straight through your back garden. That is how one resident in Blanchardstown described the noise of the delivery drone service that operates in the Dublin 15 area. The sound of the drones has been likened to a tractor … Read more

Fine Gael senator Evanne Ní Chuilinn to probe former employer RTÉ during media committee hearing

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Broadcast chiefs to appear before Media Committee this afternoon Former RTÉ journalist and television presenter Evanne Ní Chuilinn is now a senator. Photo: Mark Condren Senator Evanne Ní Chuilinn has said she is not afraid to ask her former employer RTÉ tough questions when the national broadcaster appears before the Media Committee today. RTÉ representatives … Read more

Camogie Association could be brought before Oireachtas Sports Committee over skorts ‘own goal’

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On Saturday, Dublin and Kilkenny players preparing to take part in the Leinster Championship semi-final were told to change into skorts – skirts over shorts – or the match would be abandoned. The players on both sides had taken to the field in shorts. Labour Party TD and chairman of the Oireachtas Sports Committee Alan … Read more

‘You were our greatest inspiration’ – children of businessman and Fine Gael election candidate John Mullins pay touching tribute at funeral mass

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Mr Mullins (57) died earlier this week following a sudden illness. He was the executive chairman of clean energy company Amarenco and previously served as the chief executive of Bord Gáis from 2007 to 2012. A member of Fine Gael, he contested the European elections for the party last year in the Ireland South constituency. … Read more

Irish MEPs ask EU to assess legality of German plan to deport of Irish Palestine activists – The Journal

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Irish MEPs ask EU to assess legality of German plan to deport of Irish Palestine activists  The Journal On 21 April, Germany will deport me – an EU citizen convicted of no crime – for standing with Palestine  The Guardian Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters  The Intercept ‘We condemn Germany’s complicity in genocide’: … Read more

Fine Gael suspends councillor from party for 18 months for saying US economy ‘ruled by the Jews’

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Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy bears ‘no ill will’ after winning confidence motion – The Irish Times

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Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy has told TDs she bears “no ill will and my door is always open” after she won a Dáil vote of confidence by 96 to 71 with two abstentions. In a short statement at the end of the debate, she said: “I will continue to uphold my solemn declaration to vindicate … Read more

Motion of confidence in Ceann Comhairle passed in Dáil – The Irish Times

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Jack Horgan-Jones – 1 minute ago Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy made a short statement to the House at the end of the debate. She thanked everyone for participating including those who opposed her. “It is regrettable that the matter of speaking rights was unable to be resolved by consensus, despite 20 hours of full and … Read more