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# Mick Wallace

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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
Tonight's Alan Shatter 'no confidence' debate
Follow events from the Dáil this evening…
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Apr 1st 2014, 9:48 PM
Garda Síochána "does not engage in ethnic profiling"
Minister Alan Shatter said that all persons are subject to the same PULSE recording procedures.
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Mar 26th 2014, 6:56 PM
Have a neck tattoo? Did you know you're barred from joining the Defence Forces?
Minister for Defence Alan Shatter said there are no plans to review the rule.
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Mar 26th 2014, 8:16 AM
"The arrogance of the Minister for Justice will be his downfall": Calls for Minister Shatter to quit
Several TDs have said that the Minister’s position is now untenable.
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Mar 25th 2014, 2:40 PM
In 85 years, just seven TDs have resigned from the Dáil. Who and why?
Excluding those who have resigned their seat to take up another political position or ill-health, there have been just a handful of resignations from parliament over principle or controversy down the years. Who are they? And why have there been so few?
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Mar 24th 2014, 8:30 PM
Are the French trying to poach BOD out of retirement? It's the sporting tweets of the week
As you’d expect it’s rugby heavy but there’s also room for Mick Wallace’s new motor.
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Mar 23rd 2014, 10:30 AM
Varadkar: No plans to change de-clamping fee - and it's not just there to make money
The Transport Minister added that it has been ‘highly effective’ in changing driver behaviour.
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Mar 17th 2014, 10:15 AM
Wallace: 'I've heard so many people cry now, it really is heartbreaking stuff'
Since this week’s publicity surrounding the gardaí, Mick Wallace said more people have come to him with information.
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Mar 1st 2014, 1:05 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Feb 26th 2014, 4:46 PM
WATCH: 'This place is a joke, we play games in here' - Mick Wallace slams Shatter
The independent TD launched a scathing attack on the Minister in the Dáil today.
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Feb 26th 2014, 12:09 PM
Whistleblower was subjected to 'bullying and intimidation'
Mick Wallace TD has said an independent inquiry is needed into at least three issues concerning An Garda Síochána.
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Feb 25th 2014, 8:17 AM
Explainer: Why is Alan Shatter under pressure – and will he survive?
TheJournal.ie explores the background to the current controversy surrounding the Justice Minister, the questions that remain and what’s likely to happen next.
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Feb 20th 2014, 11:00 PM
Snapshot: Mick Wallace wore the latest Torino soccer jersey in the Dáil this morning
Maybe Enda will wear a Mayo shirt some day….
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Jan 30th 2014, 4:59 PM
‘Liberals don’t like my thinking’: TD claims he was ousted over abortion views
Mattie McGrath has been removed from two Oireachtas committees by the Dáil Technical Group.
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Jan 22nd 2014, 2:53 PM
"Nobody is above the rule of the law" - Shatter on Margaretta D'Arcy
A group of TDs tonight called for the release of the 79-year-old campaigner, but the Justice Minister says it is not up to him to interfere with the judiciary.
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Jan 21st 2014, 10:05 PM
‘It’s odious debt’: Dáil to debate ‘burning the bondholders’ tonight and tomorrow
The government will almost certainly oppose the motion and ensure that it does not pass when a vote is held tomorrow night.
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Nov 26th 2013, 12:55 PM
'I binge drink myself, and I'm ashamed of that': TDs debate alcohol sponsorship of sport
Alcohol and fluoridation of the Irish drinking water supply were discussed by a small number of TDs in a new-look Friday sitting in the Dáil today.
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Nov 8th 2013, 4:51 PM
Mick Wallace sets the record straight on wearing Torino top in the Dáil
A lover of Italian football, the Wexford TD regularly attends matches at the Stadio Olympico di Torino.
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Oct 30th 2013, 5:00 PM
Green Thumb/Red Thumb: It’s the week in comments
Featuring a heart-warming Brian O’Driscoll tale, Emile Heskey and Mick Wallace’s love for Torino.
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Oct 26th 2013, 11:00 AM
Snapshot: Mick Wallace wears Torino jersey in the Dáil
The Wexford TD is a well-known Italian football fan.
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Oct 24th 2013, 1:35 PM
'Mick has a serious credibility problem': TDs split on who does Leaders' Questions
Seamus Healy and Stephen Donnelly will represent the Technical Group at Leaders’ Question in the next Dáil term but Luke Ming Flanagan and Mick Wallace are not happy about this.
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Aug 31st 2013, 8:15 AM
Want to work for these TDs? Technical Group seeks assistant for 'tricky job'
A “tricky job” with “crazy hours” is how the position of parliamentary coordinator with the Dáíl Technical Group is being described.
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Aug 23rd 2013, 5:32 PM
‘He’s very, very pale’: Mick Wallace and Clare Daly met Julian Assange yesterday
The independent TDs held a wide-ranging meeting with the Wikileaks founder at the Ecuadorean embassy in London yesterday.
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Aug 15th 2013, 11:07 PM
Six pro-choice TDs will vote against the abortion bill tonight
The six TDs are seeking a referendum to repeal an article in the Constitution that places the life of the unborn and the life of the mother on equal footing.
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Jul 10th 2013, 8:40 PM
Politics is a "blame game", says Burton
The Minister also told TheJournal.ie that she accepts her colleague Minister Alan Shatter’s explanation over the Wallace controversy.
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Jun 8th 2013, 7:45 AM
23 signs that you're a Wexford sports fan
The Model County in all its glory.
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Jun 7th 2013, 5:15 PM
McDowell: There are no muppets in the Seanad, but there are clowns in the Dáil
Former Tánaiste Michael McDowell is arguing for the retention and the reform of the Seanad.
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Jun 6th 2013, 12:53 PM
TD: We didn't demonise those who had points cancelled by naming them in Dáil
Joan Collins has defended her naming of high-profile individuals who allegedly had penalty points cancelled in the Dáil chamber last December.
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Jun 1st 2013, 8:15 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
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May 30th 2013, 4:50 PM
'Dysfunctional and flawed': TDs slam penalty points investigation
Mick Wallace, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Clare Daly and Joan Collins have criticised the reports into the practice of cancelling penalty points which largely cleared gardaí.
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May 30th 2013, 2:12 PM
Watch: Mick Wallace says he was the victim of an unlawful arrest
The independent TD was quizzed about a recently reported incident concerning his alleged arrest in September 2000 for directing traffic near a construction site he was working on.
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May 30th 2013, 1:18 PM
Shatter survives Dáil motion of no confidence with 88-45 win
A government counter-motion supporting Shatter was passed easily in the Dáil this evening.
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May 29th 2013, 9:26 PM
Knitting on the Late Late Show and Shatter's apology: The week in quotes
“I was told there would be at least one nun sitting in the Late Late Show audience, knitting. And sure enough, there she was”.
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May 26th 2013, 7:00 PM
Enda Kenny visits Greece and J Edgar Shatter fights dirty: The week's news skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Dáil beauty pageant causes tensions, Taoiseach and Greek PM hold shortest discussions ever, and laughter at SIPO…
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May 25th 2013, 10:00 AM
Poll: Is Alan Shatter's position as minister untenable?
Fianna Fáil claims the Minister has shown “poor judgement” of late.
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May 25th 2013, 9:49 AM
Greater protections for whistleblowers after penalty points furore
Eamon Gilmore said that legislation is currently being drawn up which will be put before government shortly.
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May 22nd 2013, 1:13 PM
Communications between Callinan and Shatter are 'of a confidential nature'
Yesterday evening the justice minister said it was the Garda Commmissioner who informed him that Mick Wallace benefited from garda discretion.
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May 22nd 2013, 9:18 AM
Commissioner told Shatter about Mick Wallace's encounter with Gardaí
Opposition TDs have demanded to know how an unrecorded incident came to be known by the country’s top Garda.
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May 21st 2013, 7:37 PM
Shatter: I made comments 'to defend the integrity of An Garda Síochána'
Here’s the full text of Alan Shatter’s Dáil explanation.
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May 21st 2013, 6:23 PM
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