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# enda-kenny - Tuesday 7 February, 2017



# Remembrance

# Remembrance

Ireland looks set to get a national commemoration day for the Great Famine

Feb 7th 2017, 7:56 PM 18,324 Views 172 Comments

The day put forward is the second Sunday in May every year.



Live Feb 7th 2017, 2:01 PM

'I found it difficult to watch': Enda Kenny grilled over children with scoliosis left on waiting lists

# enda-kenny - Monday 6 February, 2017



# Your Say

# Your Say

Poll: Are school uniforms too expensive?

Feb 6th 2017, 7:30 PM 23,853 Views 54 Comments

Guidelines are to be issued to schools outlining how they can help cut costs for parents.

# enda-kenny - Sunday 5 February, 2017



# Your Say

# Your Say

Poll: Should Enda Kenny invite Donald Trump to visit Ireland?

Feb 5th 2017, 10:07 AM 32,606 Views 155 Comments

The Taoiseach will meet with Trump in Washington next month.

# enda-kenny - Saturday 4 February, 2017



# Travel Ban

# Travel Ban

Gerry Adams: 'I disagree with Congressman Peter King profoundly on many, many issues'

Feb 4th 2017, 9:00 PM 21,520 Views 54 Comments

Criticism has been levelled at Sinn Féin over their connections to a congressman linked to the US travel ban.

# enda-kenny - Friday 3 February, 2017



# Did It To Yourself

# Did It To Yourself

Enda off to Malta for EU meeting but Theresa May set to be excluded

Feb 3rd 2017, 7:23 AM 12,277 Views 32 Comments

All 28 EU leaders will attend today’s meeting in Malta, with Theresa May to be excluded from the afternoon session.

# enda-kenny - Tuesday 31 January, 2017



Live Jan 31st 2017, 1:55 PM

"We were those immigrants": Enda says those with dual-citizenship should show their Irish passport

# enda-kenny - Monday 30 January, 2017


# No Holdy Hands
# No Holdy Hands
Enda Kenny says he will tell Trump in person that he disagrees with his travel ban
Jan 30th 2017, 7:41 PM 18,991 Views 112 Comments
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May is in Dublin today to meet Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
Evening Wrap - Jan 30th 2017, 4:51 PM
The 5 at 5
Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…
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# Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

# Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Here's what Irish parties think about Enda Kenny visiting Donald Trump in the White House

Jan 30th 2017, 4:43 PM 16,936 Views 116 Comments

The AAA-PBP want a Dáil debate.on the matter.



# Conscientious Objection

# Conscientious Objection

'Not in my name': 30k sign Irish petition against Kenny visiting Trump on St Patrick's Day

Jan 30th 2017, 1:59 PM 23,734 Views 139 Comments

A petition in the UK against inviting Trump for a State visit has over one million signatures.



# Presidential Visit

# Presidential Visit

Poll: Should Enda Kenny meet Donald Trump on St Patrick's Day?

Jan 30th 2017, 8:47 AM 35,690 Views 103 Comments

A spokesperson for Kenny said he would be “acting in the interests of the Irish people” by raising issues with Trump.



# Pay Back

# Pay Back

A Fine Gael politician has not fully repaid the large allowance he was given after losing his Dáil seat

Jan 30th 2017, 6:20 AM 26,452 Views 54 Comments

Senator Ray Butler received the payment after he lost his Dáil seat in Meath.



# Talk Time

# Talk Time

Enda Kenny will have a meeting with Theresa May in Dublin today

Jan 30th 2017, 12:01 AM 10,124 Views 31 Comments

This visit comes after the British Prime Minister met with US President Donald Trump on Friday.

# enda-kenny - Sunday 29 January, 2017



# Catholic Church

# Catholic Church

'The Church is in a state of utter collapse': Irish priests at odds with Vatican speak out

Jan 29th 2017, 3:23 PM 43,870 Views 128 Comments

Fr Tony Flannery and Fr Sean McDonagh have sharply criticised how the Vatican treats clergy and, in particular, women.



# Smiles And Shamrocks

# Smiles And Shamrocks

Calls for Enda Kenny to cancel White House trip over Trump's refugee ban

Jan 29th 2017, 12:37 PM 62,354 Views 265 Comments

The Green Party says Trump’s actions are “intolerable”, while Charlie Flanagan says the ban “concerns” him.



# Parks And Recreation

# Parks And Recreation

€500,000 to be invested in boosting tourism at Ireland's national parks

Jan 29th 2017, 12:01 PM 12,421 Views 31 Comments

The funding will focus on the five national parks and five nature reserves along the Wild Atlantic Way, as well as Wicklow National Park.

# enda-kenny - Saturday 28 January, 2017



# Jobs Minister

# Jobs Minister

Mary Mitchell O'Connor says she can handle criticism but it 'really hurts' her parents

Jan 28th 2017, 2:26 PM 24,745 Views 68 Comments

The minister says her sick mother has lost sleep over some of the commentary about her performance.



# Not Happening

# Not Happening

'Incompatible like oil and water': Fine Gael rules out Sinn Féin coalition

Jan 28th 2017, 1:55 PM 10,682 Views 72 Comments

Enda Kenny came under fire this week after comments he made suggested he was opening the possibility of Fine Gael going into government with Sinn Féin.



# Your Say

# Your Say

Poll: Should Fine Gael consider going into power with Sinn Féin?

Jan 28th 2017, 9:31 AM 18,184 Views 113 Comments

Taoiseach Enda Kenny recently refused to rule out such a coalition.


# Republic
# Republic
An Irish Independence Day? Enda says we already have our day on 17 March
Jan 28th 2017, 7:20 AM 17,724 Views 36 Comments
A Fianna Fáil senator has proposed 21 January (the date the first Dáil sat in 1919) should be Ireland’s Independence Day.

# enda-kenny - Friday 27 January, 2017


# New Ball Game
# New Ball Game
A future Fine Gael and Sinn Féin coalition? Not completely impossible, it would seem
Jan 27th 2017, 11:37 AM 11,218 Views 113 Comments
Enda Kenny has declined to rule out whether Fine Gael would consider going into coalition government with Sinn Féin.

# Irish In America
# Irish In America
Enda believes undocumented Irish with 'minor indiscretions' will not be turfed out by Trump
Jan 27th 2017, 7:00 AM 12,238 Views 64 Comments
Trump has said he wants to deport illegal immigrants who have a criminal record.

# enda-kenny - Tuesday 24 January, 2017



# New Laws

# New Laws

Raping someone when they are asleep will now be explicitly illegal

Jan 24th 2017, 7:26 PM 25,655 Views 123 Comments

Cabinet has approved a proposal by Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald to provide a definition of sexual consent.



Live Jan 24th 2017, 2:00 PM

As it happened: Enda Kenny asked 'are we wide open to terrorists?

# enda-kenny - Monday 23 January, 2017



# Longford

# Longford

Open library or open longer? Rural plan criticised for launching in library soon to have staffless hours

Jan 23rd 2017, 2:52 PM 8,171 Views 16 Comments

Sinn Féin’s Peadar Tóibín says human connectivity will be replaced by automation with staffless hours.


# Come On Back
# Come On Back
'Resurrecting Ireland's villages': The new plan to get people to return home to rural Ireland
Jan 23rd 2017, 6:20 AM 30,959 Views 46 Comments
The government’s Action Plan on Rural Development is being launched today in Longford.

# enda-kenny - Thursday 19 January, 2017



# Long Haul

# Long Haul

An Taoiseach went on CNBC from Davos and said there's no chance of an Irish election in 2017

Jan 19th 2017, 1:12 PM 13,030 Views 87 Comments

Asked whether there should be one, he said “not at all”.

# enda-kenny - Tuesday 17 January, 2017



# Your Say

# Your Say

Poll: Should the Irish government invite Theresa May to address the Dáil?

Jan 17th 2017, 10:00 PM 21,521 Views 65 Comments

Prime Minister May is due to visit Ireland before the end of the month.



# RSVP

# RSVP

A request has been made for Theresa May to speak in the Dáil

Jan 17th 2017, 6:34 PM 11,489 Views 45 Comments

The Irish government is making Downing Street aware of the request.

# enda-kenny - Monday 16 January, 2017



# Brexit

# Brexit

Enda Kenny and Theresa May have had a phone call about Northern Ireland

Jan 16th 2017, 9:00 PM 10,018 Views 36 Comments

The also spoke about May’s much anticipated speech on Brexit scheduled for tomorrow.



# Snap Election

# Snap Election

Gerry Adams says Stormont collapse is not a threat to the peace process

Jan 16th 2017, 2:11 PM 8,930 Views 77 Comments

Adams said he does not think the Taoiseach has “good instincts” when it comes to dealing with these issues.


# Vulture Funds
# Vulture Funds
Spanish inspiration? Anti-eviction movement heats up with bill to end loopholes used to evict tenants
Jan 16th 2017, 8:16 AM 15,080 Views 105 Comments
AAA-PBP is kicking off the first day of the Dáil session tomorrow with its Anti-Eviction Bill.

# enda-kenny - Friday 13 January, 2017



# Oversight

# Oversight

'I forgot to give them a receipt': James Reilly referred to gardaí by Sipo over €1k election donation

Jan 13th 2017, 12:32 PM 23,043 Views 75 Comments

Under Sipo rules, the maximum cash donation that may be accepted by a candidate during the general election is €200.

# enda-kenny - Wednesday 11 January, 2017



# Cash For Ash

# Cash For Ash

'Huge damage has been done': Kenny and Adams discuss political turmoil in North

Jan 11th 2017, 8:56 PM 13,878 Views 63 Comments

An election now seems inevitable.

# enda-kenny - Monday 2 January, 2017



# Hell No H20

# Hell No H20

Water charges won't bring down this government, says Taoiseach

Jan 2nd 2017, 6:00 AM 8,208 Views 64 Comments

Kenny said Irish Water is “getting on with its work” and is making “real advances”.

# enda-kenny - Sunday 1 January, 2017



# No Regrets

# No Regrets

Enda Kenny says he doesn't regret the comments he made in the Dáil about Donald Trump

Jan 1st 2017, 6:10 AM 10,998 Views 38 Comments

When asked about Trump’s comments in the Dáil in May, Kenny described the comments as both “racist and dangerous”.

# enda-kenny - Friday 30 December, 2016



# No Enda Game

# No Enda Game

Enda rules out general election and Cabinet reshuffle in the near future

Dec 30th 2016, 6:00 AM 4,645 Views 22 Comments

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has also said there’s no chance of a coalition with Fianna Fáil in the future.

# enda-kenny - Thursday 29 December, 2016



# Money Money Money

# Money Money Money

The gap between private pensions and public pensions has the government worried

Dec 29th 2016, 8:30 AM 25,658 Views 115 Comments

Enda Kenny said Minister Paschal Donohoe will not deal with its strategy for public pay until the Public Pay Commission sends its report.

# enda-kenny - Wednesday 28 December, 2016


# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck: You asked, we answered - how does Irish politicians' pay compare to Europe?
Dec 28th 2016, 10:30 PM 53,736 Views 74 Comments
How do our TDs and Taoiseach’s salaries compare to their continental counterparts?

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