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# debate - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
A new football documentary asks: Will we ever see an all-Ireland football team?
Division: The Irish Soccer Split is on RTÉ One tonight at 9.35pm.
# debate - Sunday 19 May, 2019
Trump says he's 'strongly pro-life' but supports abortion in cases of rape, incest and protecting life of mother
Trump’s comments come after several US states passed tough new restrictions on abortions.
# debate - Saturday 30 March, 2019
Opinion: It is time to stop paying people to spread hate
Hit them where it hurts. When so-called ‘provocateur’ Milo Yiannopoulos overstepped the line, he lost his book deal and now he is reported to be heavily in debt, writes Kate O’Brien.
# debate - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
Video showing Pope Francis trying to avoid having his ring kissed goes viral
Francis’ apparent reluctance to have his ring kissed has sparked a debate online, where the video has gone viral.
# debate - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
'I'm not happy' - Macron says 2024 Olympics failing poor Paris areas
There was considerable anger at the French president’s comments.
# debate - Friday 14 December, 2018
Important information or a 'distraction': Exactly how many people are living in homeless accommodation?
The debate around how many people are homeless in Ireland resurfaced again this week.
# debate - Thursday 29 November, 2018
May and Corbyn agree to debate Brexit on live TV
But the party leaders have differing views over which channel should host the face-off.
# debate - Tuesday 27 November, 2018
The great big Brexit debate: May wants to take on Corbyn over EU deal
The debate is set to be held ahead of 11 December vote on Brexit.
# debate - Tuesday 16 October, 2018
FactCheck: How does President Michael D Higgins pay for his dog grooming bills?
Businessman Peter Casey has repeatedly claimed that Bród and Síoda’s grooming bills are paid for using public money – but is this true?
FactCheck: Who got it right between Higgins and Ní Riada in the debate over speaking rights?
The debate was over the rights of presidents to address the Oireachtas.
# debate - Saturday 26 May, 2018
Cora Sherlock says she didn't agree with pro-life campaign decision to remove her from RTÉ debate
There had been rumours of in-fighting within the campaign.
# debate - Wednesday 23 May, 2018
"It's going to impact my life": Immigrants have their say on both sides of the referendum debate
Only Irish citizens are allowed to vote in Friday’s referendum.
# debate - Monday 21 May, 2018
Spillane claims weaker counties 'being forgotten about', while Whelan wants 13-a-side game trialled
Both men appeared on The Sunday Game last night.
Debate Room: Two lawyers on the 8th Amendment and if we should retain or repeal it
“Referendums can be incredibly blunt tools that force us into one of these two camps.”
# debate - Tuesday 15 May, 2018
'Dehumanising and heartbreaking': TFMR group complain to RTÉ over Claire Byrne Live debate
The broadcast has drawn criticism from a number of people.
# debate - Monday 9 April, 2018
Belfast City Council passes motion to decriminalise use of abortion pills
The North’s abortion laws are considered some of the most severe in the world, according to Amnesty.
# debate - Tuesday 23 January, 2018
'There is all to lose in doing so, and nothing to gain' - GAA chief against any Dublin split
Páraic Duffy’s annual report was released this morning.
# debate - Sunday 21 January, 2018
Debate Room: Has #MeToo turned into a witch hunt?
Has the campaign gone too far? We asked two commentators to tell us what they think.
# debate - Friday 19 January, 2018
'There are two views in the party': Fianna Fáil split after Micheál Martin says he supports repeal
The Carlow–Kilkenny TD said there is a large contingency within the party that did not agree with its leader.
# debate - Thursday 18 January, 2018
Whatever you think about Grobler, it's been good to talk about doping in rugby
The South African has been at the centre of the storm over the past week and a half.
# debate - Friday 17 November, 2017
Ruby Walsh has caused quite the reaction with his views on Ray Houghton's iconic goal at USA '94
‘That’s what we do in Ireland — jump up and down about mediocrity,’ the jockey said during last night’s episode of Ireland’s Greatest Sporting Moments.
# debate - Thursday 9 November, 2017
Medicinal cannabis bill makes progress in the Dáil despite expected opposition
Campaigner Vera Twomey had earlier collapsed outside the gates of Leinster House.
# debate - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
Debate Room: Has Budget 2018 moved towards solving the housing crisis?
Paschal Donohoe has delivered his first Budget. But has it been a Budget that tackles the housing crisis?
Debate Room: We should take Apple's €13 billion to halve housing lists
The European Commission announced last week that it is taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover €13 billion of tax due from Apple.
# debate - Saturday 7 October, 2017
Debate Room: Property tax rates are unfair on those living in South County Dublin
High and rapidly increasing house prices have meant that Dublin homeowners shoulder a high proportion of the local property tax bill.
# debate - Tuesday 3 October, 2017
We need to talk about the coddle debate that's dividing the Internet again
Where do you stand?
# debate - Thursday 28 September, 2017
'Street thuggery has not won' - Just seven TDs in the Dáil to talk about water charge refunds
Just seven TDs attended last night’s late-night discussion of a Bill for the refund of water charges.
# debate - Wednesday 27 September, 2017
Debate Room: Are proposed restrictions on alcohol advertising going too far?
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill restricts ads so they are less likely to glamorise our relationship with alcohol.
# debate - Tuesday 26 September, 2017
World Rugby slams calls for tackling ban in schools
Allyson Pollock and Graham Kirkwood from the Institute of Health at Newcastle University have published research on the issue.
# debate - Thursday 14 September, 2017
ESPN host keeps her job after apologising for calling Trump a 'white supremacist'
Some had been calling for Jemele Hill to be sacked.
# debate - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
Watch: The Public Services Card - should we care?
Earlier this afternoon Irish Times columnist Noel Whelan and Digital Rights Ireland’s Simon McGarr had a frank exchange of views on the issue at TheJournal.ie HQ.
# debate - Monday 4 September, 2017
Got questions or stories about the Public Services Card? We want to hear from you
We’re holding a Facebook Live on Tuesday evening and we want to hear what you have to say on the subject.
Merkel on course for crushing election victory after rival 'hardly able to land a punch' in debate
Angela Merkel’s party holds a 17 point lead in the polls ahead of this month’s general election.
# debate - Wednesday 19 July, 2017
Debate Room: 'Saudi Arabia's dress codes are an affront to individual freedoms'
Khulood’s video renewed the debate on modesty, Muslim dress codes, and gender equality.
# debate - Tuesday 11 July, 2017
As it happened: Varadkar takes questions as Dáil begins its final week before summer break
TDs are wrapping up their last of pieces of business before the Dáil rises.
# debate - Thursday 1 June, 2017
Debate Room: Simon Harris and Paschal Donohoe debate the leadership candidates
We will know the new leader of Fine Gael tomorrow. Tonight Paschal Donohoe and Simon Harris tell us who they want to prevail.
# debate - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
Jeremy Paxman had May and Corbyn in his sights last night but failed to land a knockout punch
Corbyn faced tough questioning on his past IRA comments on Sky News and Channel 4 last night.
# debate - Wednesday 24 May, 2017
Dragon's Den star to moderate Leo and Simon in Fine Gael hustings
Duffy said he will act as “an independent, objective moderator”.
# debate - Tuesday 16 May, 2017
Poll: Do you think healthcare is a privilege or a right?
The new Miss USA is under fire for her controversial comments about health care.
# debate - Wednesday 3 May, 2017
Macron tells Marine Le Pen her election would lead to a French 'civil war'
Tonight’s final debate between Le Pen and presidential rival Emmanuel Macron was a spiteful affair.
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Poll: Will you be voting today?
THIS MORNING, POLLS opened across Ireland in order for people to vote in no less than three (in some cases, four) events.
People are being asked to vote on a referendum, local elections, European elections and in some areas – Limerick, Waterford and Cork city – a plebiscite on directly-elected mayors.
Polls opened this morning at 7am and will close at 10pm tonight. The counting will begin tomorrow but it won’t be until early next week that we will have the full results.
So we want to know: Will you be voting today?
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Following a freak surfing accident, I was paralysed from the neck down, writes Billy Hedderman.
Ailbhe Smyth: Why Irish activists are going to continue their campaign for abortion rights
By Ailbhe Smyth
Opinion: Who will be the winners and losers of the European Elections, 2019?
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
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