# Alan Kelly

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# it's on

Alan Kelly v Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Two TDs set to compete for Labour leadership

Labour members will vote on a new leader at the beginning of April.

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Feb 18th 2020, 5:57 PM

# ready set go

Alan Kelly to announce he's running for the Labour leadership

In 2014, Kelly was elected deputy leader of the Labour Party with over 50% of the vote.

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Feb 17th 2020, 4:21 PM

# trust

Ferguson calls on trustworthy Alan Kelly as Everton get to grips with life after Marco Silva

Kelly, who is currently the goalkeeper coach for the Republic of Ireland, held the same role at Everton when David Unsworth was interim boss in 2017.

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Dec 6th 2019, 1:51 PM

# cost overruns

Some contractor claims for new children's hospital not under board's control, committee to hear

The fact some measures of the project remain uncosted is ‘laughable’ says Labour’s Alan Kelly.

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Nov 27th 2019, 6:20 AM

# Children's Hospital

Taoiseach accused of 'window dressing exercise' as HSE spending plan announced

Leo Varadkar insisted some politicians had been “scaremongering” over the children’s hospital overspend.

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Sep 2nd 2019, 2:39 PM

# Big call

Irish referee in the spotlight after NY Red Bulls snatch controversial winner in Hudson River derby

Alan Kelly appeared to overrule his linesman in a sequence of play, which led to the home side’s crucial second-half goal.

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Jul 15th 2019, 10:50 AM

# Political Donations

Irish-American businessmen (including Labour TD's brother) donate over €2k to Alan Kelly and Joan Freeman

TDs and senators received almost €6,500 in donations.

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Apr 25th 2019, 12:13 PM

# HSE

HSE imposing three-month recruitment freeze due to 'financial pressure in the system'

Labour’s Alan Kelly tweeted out a letter this morning sent out by a senior HSE official about the freeze.

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Apr 7th 2019, 4:05 PM

# urgent need

'I'm too young to die': Women with cervical cancer call for equal access to drug pembrolizumab

Ireland owes it to these women, Labour’s Alan Kelly said.

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Dec 5th 2018, 5:57 PM

# top of his game

Cork's Alan Kelly named MLS Referee of the Year for third time in four years

The 43-year-old served as a League of Ireland referee for 15 years but moved to the USA in 2014.

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Dec 1st 2018, 10:34 AM

# LP18

Labour members asked to allow senators run as party leader

If passed, senators such as Ivana Bacik and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin would be eligible for election.

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Nov 4th 2018, 7:00 AM

# ak47

Howlin's leadership under the spotlight as Labour think-in gets underway

Alan Kelly’s recent comments about Howlin’s leadership will be a topic of conversation today in Drogheda.

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Sep 16th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Showdown

What would need to happen for a new Labour leader to be elected?

Alan Kelly has thrown his leader down the gauntlet and called for a change of leadership.

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Sep 1st 2018, 6:00 PM

# heave ho

'I thought we had a good working relationship': Brendan Howlin calls Alan Kelly's comments 'unhelpful'

The Tipperary TD said the Labour Party needs “radical change”.

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Aug 31st 2018, 4:13 PM

# Leo Varadkar

Taoiseach says he 'should have been clearer' over CervicalCheck court comments

Varadkar promised in May that pending cases over the ongoing scandal would be be dealt with through mediation.

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Jul 30th 2018, 2:28 PM

# smear test scandal

'Either stand up or get out': Varadkar called on to explain why CervicalCheck cases ending up in court

In May, Varadkar said court cases relating to the health scandal would be be dealt with through mediation.

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Jul 30th 2018, 11:55 AM

# CervicalCheck

'It seared the soul of our country': Emotional scenes as Emma Mhic Mhathúna's interview raised in the Dáil

“It is a stain on all our doors, it is a stain on all of us,” Labour’s Alan Kelly told his Dáil colleagues today.

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May 10th 2018, 1:31 PM

# Unanswered questions

Alan Kelly says his questions about the Department of Justice are going unanswered

The Labour TD said the refusal to answer his ‘legitimate’ questions is ‘undemocratic’.

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May 8th 2018, 6:10 AM

# power is a drug

Alan Kelly is no longer gunning for Howlin's job as leader of the Labour Party

Six months ago, the Tipperary TD put his party leader on notice.

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May 5th 2018, 8:45 AM

# communications unit

Varadkar says describing civil servants as being akin to Nazis is 'wholly inappropriate'

The Taoiseach says he is not “thin-skinned” but believes criticism of Ireland 2040 adverts is unfair.

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Feb 28th 2018, 5:52 PM

# microbreweries

Wallace tells minister: 'It's not possible for brewery visitors to drink as much craft beer as commercial beer'

The bill aims to allow craft brewers sell their beer to visitors on their premises.

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Feb 14th 2018, 7:44 PM

# ireland 2040

'D. R. A. F. T - not the final draft' - Taoiseach spells out his position in row with cross-party TDs

A number of politicians are angry there will not be a Dáil vote on the Ireland 2040 plan.

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Feb 14th 2018, 1:48 PM

# mccabe scandal

Labour's Alan Kelly has asked the Justice Minister if his phone is being tapped

His concerns come after his parliamentary questions which unravelled Fitzgerald’s email scandal.

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Dec 14th 2017, 11:23 AM

# disclosures tribunal

Frances Fitzgerald sends TDs email at centre of Maurice McCabe row

“How could the minister receive such an email and read it and forget that she read it?,” Paul Murphy asked.

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Nov 21st 2017, 8:57 PM

# dail exchange

Minister: 'I will not have my good name and reputation traduced by deputy Alan Kelly'

There was a heated exchange in the Dáil today where Charlie Flanagan told TD Alan Kelly to desist from engaging in a smear campaign.

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Nov 15th 2017, 2:32 PM

# Labour Pains

'We need to see a dramatic change': Alan Kelly throws down gauntlet to Brendan Howlin

It was put to Kelly that he was putting Labour leader Brendan Howlin “on notice” by calling for such rapid change.

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Nov 6th 2017, 9:24 AM

# Pastures new

Former Ireland goalkeeper links up with David Unsworth at Everton

Alan Kelly is now part of the Toffees’ backroom team.

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Oct 25th 2017, 12:53 PM

# closed stations

We'll hear from the acting Garda boss next week - he's been called before the PAC

The committee want to know what criteria was considered when the decision was made to re-open a number of Garda stations.

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Sep 21st 2017, 4:26 PM

# Vaccination

Labour wants the HPV vaccine to be rolled out to boys sooner rather than later

The plan was originally to roll the free vaccine out to boys – but this has yet to happen.

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# calls to resign

Simon Harris says HPV vaccine saves lives, after speaking to Finian McGrath about his concerns

McGrath had called for the vaccine to be banned.

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Sep 3rd 2017, 1:10 PM

# Entresto

HSE to provide funding for new life-saving drugs after criticism

Labour’s Alan Kelly had led criticisms of the HSE for not making the drugs available.

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Jul 28th 2017, 12:00 PM

# Entresto

'Patients are being put at risk': Funding issues stopping 20,000 people receiving 'life-saving' meds

The medication has been proven to help cardiac problems.

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Jul 27th 2017, 10:42 AM

# Heart Drug

'Bureaucratic bungling and passing the parcel is literally costing people's lives'

Labour spokesperson on health Alan Kelly has raised the issue of Entresto, a drug for the treatment of heart failure.

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Jul 13th 2017, 6:01 AM

# Birthday Boy

Alan Kelly can't stop bringing up his birthday in the Dáil and it's weirdly endearing

Oh, is your birthday coming up? I hadn’t heard.

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Jun 30th 2017, 7:45 PM

# Under Pressure

New junior minister says Nóirín O'Sullivan 'may well have to resign'

He said some of the revelations to come out of An Garda Síochána “are appalling”.

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Jun 24th 2017, 2:46 PM

# net gain

‘I used to get comments about not being born in Ireland, but I didn’t feel the need to justify myself’

Former Ireland goalkeeper Alan Kelly speaks to The42 about his playing career, his move into coaching and his father’s legacy at Preston North End.

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Jun 3rd 2017, 5:13 PM

# PAC

Bar at Templemore Garda College is rarely open, but has a bank balance of €417k

Further revelations about the finances of the garda college in Templemore were revealed during an eight-hour sitting of the PAC.

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Jun 1st 2017, 11:19 AM

# PAC

'Garda HR boss has done a great service to the country' - Alan Kelly

The PAC wants to bring the Garda Commissioner in earlier than planned.

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May 11th 2017, 6:15 AM

# called in

Garda Commissioner expected to be brought before PAC earlier than planned

Vice-chair of the PAC Alan Kelly said the commissioner should appear again in a couple of weeks.

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May 10th 2017, 5:45 PM

# slight movement

There's a small bit of good news for Labour in the latest opinion poll

The independents also do well in the latest Red C-Sunday Business Post survey.

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Mar 25th 2017, 6:51 PM