# Mick Wallace

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# Leaders' Questions

WATCH: A stray set of Dáil headphones caused a lot of hassle for Mick Wallace

The Deputy struggled to understand the Taoiseach’s Irish, who refused to speak in English.

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Mar 11th 2015, 12:51 PM

# Allegations

'I did what I thought was right at Shannon Airport,' says Mick Wallace

Clare Daly and Mick Wallace were giving evidence in court today.

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Mar 10th 2015, 6:55 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Everything you need to know as you start your morning.

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Mar 10th 2015, 9:00 AM

# Shannonwatch

'Irish citizens seen as a hostile party by Islamic resistance groups', court told

The evidence was given during a case involving TDs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly.

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Feb 25th 2015, 7:25 AM

# Nice Try

"Can I have my rope ladder back?," Mick Wallace asks judge in Shannon case

Mick Wallace and Clare Daly are in court over their alleged illegal entrance into Shannon Airport last year.

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Feb 24th 2015, 5:35 PM

# Shannon

Mick Wallace will be representing himself in court today

Wallace and fellow independent TD Clare Daly are contesting charges that they entered a restricted zone in Shannon Airport last summer.

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Feb 24th 2015, 10:45 AM

# Political Animals

QUIZ: Which rugby player is Michael Noonan most like? Test your knowledge of the week...

In which the finance minister sported a black eye and James Reilly was threatened with being sued…

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Feb 21st 2015, 7:15 PM

# Shave or Dye

WATCH: Mick Wallace has dyed his hair pink

The Wexford TD took the bold step for Today FM’s Shave or Dye.

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Feb 20th 2015, 5:30 PM

# Dáil over

Here's why all of the opposition TDs walked out of the Dáil today...

Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and others held a press conference outside Leinster House after a dramatic walkout.

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Jan 28th 2015, 10:49 PM

# By the beard of Mick

Have you seen Mick Wallace's epic beard?

The independent TD has some unbelievable facial hair tekkers.

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Jan 21st 2015, 6:10 PM

# shattered

Alan Shatter loses appeal against Mick Wallace data breach decision

The former minister was found to have broken the law when he made comments on RTÉ’s Prime Time about Wallace benefiting from garda discretion.

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Jan 21st 2015, 11:50 AM

# get the red carpet

Look out for the giant spliff: The not-so-serious 2014 political awards

They all take themselves way too seriously in Leinster House. So here’s a bit of light relief from the year that was…

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Dec 31st 2014, 9:30 PM

# QH-8073

Charlie Flanagan apologises and says this US military plane DID land in Shannon

But does an explanation of “administrative error” raise more questions than it answers?

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Dec 5th 2014, 5:06 PM

# war machine

Mick Wallace and Clare Daly to contest Shannon charges

The two were arrested back in July after attempting to inspect two US military aircraft.

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Dec 3rd 2014, 9:33 PM

# Shannon Airport

Mick Wallace and Clare Daly to appear in court

The TDs were arrested in July after trying to search a US military aircraft.

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Dec 1st 2014, 3:15 PM

# not impressed

Mick Wallace: Nóirín O'Sullivan is an insider who sat on Martin Callinan's shoulder

The Dáil has been discussing the appointment of O’Sullivan as the new Garda Commissioner.

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Nov 26th 2014, 1:39 PM

# thursday

We’ll Leave It There So: O'Neill defends Keane, Dave Foley to make Ireland debut and all today’s sport

Also, Mick Wallace wears an Italy jersey in the Dáil and Tommy Bowe signs a new contract.

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Nov 13th 2014, 8:04 PM

# Forza Italia

Mick Wallace is wearing an Italy soccer jersey in the Dáil this morning

The Wexford TD has donned the Azzurri’s colours for questions to the Defence Minister.

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Nov 13th 2014, 10:05 AM

Voices

Opinion: Parliamentary privileges extended to TDs and Senators should be reconsidered

Parliamentary privilege allows TDs to make ‘unfounded, unsubstantiated or malicious allegations against any member of the public’, writes John Jacob of the AGSI.

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Nov 12th 2014, 6:30 AM

Forget McNulty, Fergus O'Dowd is the new person causing Enda Kenny problems

Micheál Martin complimented the Taoiseach’s use of the English language, sort of…

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Oct 7th 2014, 4:26 PM

# Syria

Coveney confirms Irish troops will return to Golan Heights amid increased tensions

Opposition TDs Mick Wallace and Richard Boyd Barrett disagree with the move.

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Sep 23rd 2014, 7:05 PM

# miss y

"Let's not repeat the mistake of 1983"... Varadkar calls for calm in abortion debate

The Health Minister has rejected calls for a referendum to be held next year.

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Sep 18th 2014, 5:57 PM

# State of the Nation

State of the Nation: Everyone is really excited about the Dáil being back... right?

Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…

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Sep 17th 2014, 9:00 AM

# Fashion

Here are 5 TDs who could do with a new stylist

There’s been some fashion disasters in the Dáil in recent years…

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Aug 24th 2014, 10:15 AM

# SIPO

Here's what happened when Mick Wallace and Ming complained about Alan Shatter

SIPO received complaints about the former justice minister from the two outspoken politicians.

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Aug 7th 2014, 4:06 PM

# Shannonwatch

PHOTOS: Mick Wallace and Clare Daly are arrested at Shannon Airport

See what went down in Shannon this afternoon.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 10:54 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’ clock

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Jul 22nd 2014, 4:55 PM

# Protest

Mick Wallace and Clare Daly released after being arrested at Shannon Airport

The pair were attempting to inspect two US military aircraft.

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Jul 22nd 2014, 2:46 PM

# Not happy

16 TDs want a meeting with RTÉ because they're being treated 'very unfairly'

Members of the Dáil’s Technical Group claim that the national broadcaster is unfairly excluding them from a Prime Time panel. RTÉ argues that independents are not a political party and represent themselves.

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May 13th 2014, 1:38 PM

# On the defence

Leo Varadkar: Mick Wallace broke a much more serious law than Alan Shatter

The Transport Minister has defended his Cabinet colleague after the Data Protection Commissioner found that he broke the law by revealing information about Wallace on live television.

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May 7th 2014, 3:00 PM

# prime time remarks

Mick Wallace is seeking legal advice on Shatter's data protection breach

He stressed that if he takes any legal action, it would not be at the taxpayer’s expense.

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May 7th 2014, 8:56 AM

# Penalty Points

Taoiseach and Tánaiste have confidence in Shatter despite Data Commissioner finding

Shatter can appeal the decision, but has not commented on the finding.

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May 6th 2014, 10:47 PM

# Penalty Points

Shatter: Prime Time remarks were "a mistake"

Alan Shatter says that he may appeal the Data Protection Commissioner’s findings.

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May 6th 2014, 6:38 PM

# Penalty Points

'Shatter feels that he is above the law and should resign' - Wallace

Mick Wallace was named by Alan Shatter as having been cautioned by gardaí for using his phone while driving – an act that has been ruled as having broke the law.

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May 6th 2014, 6:05 PM

# Complaint

Alan Shatter 'disturbed by leaking of inaccurate information' in data protection case

The Sunday Independent reported today that the Data Protection Commissioner will find that the Minister broke the law.

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May 4th 2014, 7:48 PM

# Mick Wallace

349 US planes with war munitions allowed to land at Shannon. Zero were refused

However, thirteen overflights were refused due to the nature of their cargo.

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Apr 22nd 2014, 6:45 AM

Voices

Column: Why has it taken so long for the DPC to investigate Shatter's Prime Time comment?

It was almost a year ago that a complaint was made about the Minister for Justice telling Prime Time about Mick Wallace being cautioned by a garda over using his mobile phone while driving, writes William Campbell.

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Apr 5th 2014, 5:30 PM