# finian-mcgrath - Sunday 19 January, 2020
# Slán
# Slán
Eighteen TDs who were elected in 2016 have decided not to run in the general election – but what have some of them learnt.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 14 January, 2020
# Ge 2020
# Ge 2020
McGrath said in a statement that this was the correct decision for him and his family, but that he was “far from retiring”.
# finian-mcgrath - Thursday 14 November, 2019
# Cuisle Centre
# Cuisle Centre
Protests have taken place after the closure of the centre was annonuced last week.
# finian-mcgrath - Friday 8 November, 2019
# E-cigarettes
# E-cigarettes
The Health Minister has said he has no intention of meeting with vaping companies.
# finian-mcgrath - Monday 7 October, 2019
# Budget 2020
# Budget 2020
They said they are at a ‘very delicate stage’ of negotiations with Minister Paschal Donohoe.
# finian-mcgrath - Friday 9 August, 2019
# Voter Polling
# Voter Polling
Throughout 2018, speculation was rife that a snap general election could be on the cards.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 4 June, 2019
# Finian McGrath
# Finian McGrath
A number of protests will take place during the US President’s visit.
# finian-mcgrath - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
# Grace Case
# Grace Case
The Farrelly Commission to provide its final phase report by 15 May 2020.
# finian-mcgrath - Monday 1 April, 2019
# Finian McGrath
# Finian McGrath
Disabilities Minister Finian McGrath said there was an “agenda” in the gardaí to damage government.
# finian-mcgrath - Sunday 31 March, 2019
In an interview with the Sunday Independent, McGrath said the policing of new drink driving laws had been “really over the top”.
# finian-mcgrath - Thursday 24 January, 2019
# Occupied Territories
# Occupied Territories
The government lost by 75 votes to 45 votes, with three abstentions.
# finian-mcgrath - Thursday 3 January, 2019
# International Relations
# International Relations
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
# finian-mcgrath - Sunday 16 December, 2018
# Trouble Ahead
# Trouble Ahead
The proposed legislation is due before the Dáil in the new year.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Wexford, where the TD is from, has the highest suicide rate in the country.
# finian-mcgrath - Wednesday 1 August, 2018
# Granny Grant
# Granny Grant
The proposal attracted criticism Grandchild Expenses Reimbursement Scheme will be in the region of €1,000 per year.
# finian-mcgrath - Friday 20 July, 2018
# Trouble Ahead
# Trouble Ahead
The proposed legislation passed in the Seanad last week after opposition parties joined forces.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
# Boycott
# Boycott
Labour’s Aodhán Ó Ríordáin called for a boycott of the Independence Day celebrations.
# finian-mcgrath - Saturday 16 June, 2018
# Ability Programme
# Ability Programme
An organisation in “urgent need of funding” has criticised the lack of funding given to projects in the northwest as part of a new initiative.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 22 May, 2018
# Independent Alliance
# Independent Alliance
John Halligan has appealed to men, in particular, to back the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
# finian-mcgrath - Wednesday 16 May, 2018
# Grace Case
# Grace Case
The Commission of Investigation has been granted another 12 months to complete its work.
# finian-mcgrath - Wednesday 31 January, 2018
# Equality
# Equality
The government has submitted some reservations on people with disabilities joining the Gardaí or Defence Forces.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 30 January, 2018
# One Step Closer
# One Step Closer
Ireland is the only EU country that has yet to ratify the Convention.
# finian-mcgrath - Friday 15 December, 2017
# Tragedy
# Tragedy
A total of 48 people died and 214 were injured in the Stardust tragedy.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
# Finian McGrath
# Finian McGrath
The Independent Alliance’s Finian McGrath will look for his Cabinet colleagues to support his draft legislation today.
# finian-mcgrath - Friday 10 November, 2017
# Independent
# Independent
His colleague Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran said that he was “embarrassed” when he heard Halligan’s comments on the radio last week.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 7 November, 2017
# Tragedy
# Tragedy
A total of 48 people died and 214 were injured in the Stardust tragedy.
# finian-mcgrath - Monday 6 November, 2017
# Diplomatic Mission
# Diplomatic Mission
“I am not the keeper of any of my ministers,” said the Taoiseach today.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 19 September, 2017
# Long Time Coming
# Long Time Coming
It’s 10 years since Ireland signed the Convention. A decade on, the Republic stands as the only EU country which is yet to ratify it.
# finian-mcgrath - Wednesday 6 September, 2017
# Opinion
# Opinion
The vaccine has saved thousands of lives worldwide, writes Imogen Sharkey Ochoa.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
# Vaccine Controversy
# Vaccine Controversy
With HPV high on the agenda, we spoke to TDs who’ve raised the issue in the Dáil chamber.
# finian-mcgrath - Monday 4 September, 2017
# Hpv Controversy
# Hpv Controversy
Harris said he now feels McGrath “fully supports” the vaccination programme.
# finian-mcgrath - Sunday 3 September, 2017
# Calls To Resign
# Calls To Resign
McGrath had called for the vaccine to be banned.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 2 May, 2017
# Children's Health
# Children's Health
Children who receive the Domiciliary Care Allowance are now eligible for a full medical card.
# finian-mcgrath - Thursday 30 March, 2017
# Equal Rights
# Equal Rights
More than 100 disability groups gathered outside the gates of Leinster House today to demand the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
# finian-mcgrath - Thursday 9 March, 2017
# All In Favour
# All In Favour
There aren’t many differences between the before-and-after terms, but what has changed matters.
# Dáil Debate
# Dáil Debate
The Cabinet signed off on new terms last evening after criticism in the Dáil.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 7 March, 2017
# Artane 1981
# Artane 1981
The government agreed an independent person would review the new evidence Stardust victims’ families say has recently been discovered.
# finian-mcgrath - Wednesday 1 March, 2017
# Foster Care
# Foster Care
The cases of four other service users were formally identified by An Garda Síochána.
# finian-mcgrath - Tuesday 28 February, 2017
# Grace
# Grace
Taoiseach Enda Kenny today announced that a commission of investigation will be set up.
# finian-mcgrath - Wednesday 15 February, 2017
# Garda Probe
# Garda Probe
A thorough investigation will be carried out into the administration, ethos and culture of the force.
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