# Neale Richmond

This year

2023

People in South Dublin have tyres 'slashed' by group claiming to be anti-SUV climate protesters

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond said acts like these ‘turn people against very real and genuine aspirations to address the climate emergency’.

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Jun 14th 2023, 6:09 PM

# Price War

Retail Minister hopeful non-food items like nappies and baby wipes will come down in price

Tesco yesterday lowered prices on 700 products.

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Jun 9th 2023, 9:31 AM

# Inflation

Government holds discussion with retailers over prices as Tesco and Aldi cut bread by 10c

Opposition parties have been pressuring the Government to bring transparency to food prices and profits made by the industry.

Junior minister Neale Richmond will meet large retailers at 2pm this afternoon.

Earlier today, Tesco and Aldi announced a 10c cut in the price of their own-brand bread.

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May 10th 2023, 9:00 PM

# Cost of Living

Retailers must 'step up to the plate' and reduce grocery prices, Richmond says

A meeting of the Retail Forum is due to take place on Wednesday.

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May 8th 2023, 10:30 AM

# Inflation

Retail summit to discuss concerns over food prices in Ireland

The meeting has been called by Neale Richmond, the junior minister with responsibility for retail business.

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May 7th 2023, 1:42 PM

# AIB

Fine Gael calls for AIB to appear before committee over writedown of DJ Carey debt

It has been reprted that the former hurler and businessman had a debt of over €9.5 million written down to €60,000.

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Feb 18th 2023, 6:49 PM

# Neale Richmond

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond appointed junior minister following resignation of Damien English

The appointment was confirmed this morning.

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Jan 13th 2023, 12:38 PM

# digs

Housing Minister rules out introducing regulations on people renting out spare rooms

Darragh O’Brien said that additional rules would likely reduce the supply of digs for students.

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Jan 12th 2023, 6:30 AM

Last year

2022

# cariban

GPs can't give initial Cariban prescription, confirms HSE as Tánaiste questions 'rationale'

The HSE says a consultant must give the initial prescription but campaigners say this is an access barrier for women.

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Dec 8th 2022, 5:50 PM

# late-night public transport

Late-night Luas service ruled out, as hours needed for maintenance

The Luas will not operate a 24-hour service as the NTA says it carries out maintenance when the trams are out of service.

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Aug 4th 2022, 6:04 AM

# taxi shortage

Only 32 additional taxis added to Dublin fleet since start of 2022, new figures show

Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond says that the shortage of taxis is now a “serious issue”.

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Jun 19th 2022, 9:46 AM

All time

# outdoor cinema

'They're as safe as you can get': Eamon Ryan says he'll find out why drive-in cinemas have been shut down

Fine Gael’s Neale Richmond said in the Dáil today that it is “absolutely ludicrous” that Retro Drive-in movies was told to close down by gardaí.

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May 20th 2021, 3:07 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'I got an Instagram message saying 'your days are numbered' - but the thing is, this person was easily traceable'

A report by

Órla Ryan

Online abuse is now widely seen as part of the job of an elected official.

Virtual abuse is now widely seen as part of the job of being an elected official, Órla Ryan and Christina Finn write

A number of politicians speak out about the vile insults directed at them - and their children

Irish politics needs more women and minorities to run for office, Hazel Chu says

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May 5th 2021, 12:05 AM

# leave.eu

EU notified of pro-Brexit group registering in Ireland to keep '.eu' domain

There are a strict set of criteria for a website to hold an ‘.eu’ domain.

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Jan 9th 2021, 3:42 PM

# Probe

Call for investigation into pro-Brexit lobby group relocating to Ireland

Fine Gael’s Neale Richmond has asked online regulator ComReg to investigate after the Leave.EU group moved its website office to Waterford.

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Jan 8th 2021, 9:42 PM

# baby boxes

Rollout of government's baby box initiative won't begin until late next year after Covid delay

A box full of baby supplies will be provided for new parents under the scheme.

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Sep 10th 2020, 6:30 AM

# transdev

Luas Green Line services resume after power failure

Fine Gael Senator Neale Richmond has called on Transdev to explain the delays over the Christmas period.

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Dec 29th 2019, 1:56 PM

# Seanad

Any tariff increases would 'decimate' Ireland's food and drink imports to the UK - Brexit committee report

Dublin Port expects the number of freight units from outside the EU to rise from 200,000 to 1 million after Brexit.

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Dec 17th 2019, 11:06 AM

# keeping it unreal

UK government suggestion that Sinn Féin is 'strongly influencing' Brexit negotiations greeted with derision

Brexit secretary David Davis made the claims at a conference in London yesterday.

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Apr 10th 2018, 9:17 AM

# loose lips

Explainer: Why UK Brexiteers have been told to 'sod off' away from the Good Friday Agreement

It’s all about how it affects the UK’s Brexit negotiating position in Europe.

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Feb 20th 2018, 6:01 PM

# 2023 world cup

'Couldn't negotiate a piss up in a brewery': Row erupts in Seanad over Ireland's failed Rugby bid

Senators Terry Leyden and Neale Richmond had a war of words over the failed Rugby World Cup bid.

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Nov 16th 2017, 2:52 PM

# World War One

Leo Varadkar was wearing a 'shamrock poppy' in the Dáil today

Around 35,000 Irish died during World War One, which is being remembered this month.

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Nov 7th 2017, 3:17 PM

# Controversial

Fine Gael councillor to face disciplinary hearing over comments about Islam

The councillor posted a series of controversial comments on Twitter regarding migrants and Islam.

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Sep 8th 2017, 6:26 PM

# internal affairs

Alan Shatter pips local councillor by nine votes to win Fine Gael nomination in south Dublin

The former justice minister faced a battle to ensure he could run in the next general election.

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Oct 2nd 2015, 10:20 PM

# Ireland's call

Sinn Féin councillor defends calling people who run Irish rugby 'West Brits'

Micheál Mac Donncha made the remarks on Facebook at the weekend.

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Sep 21st 2015, 1:47 PM

# internal affairs

Trouble for Shatter as Olivia Mitchell to declare she WON'T run again

The former justice minister faces an uphill battle to secure Fine Gael members’ support in his own constituency.

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Aug 31st 2015, 3:45 PM

# internal affairs

Alan Shatter's fight for redemption in south Dublin

The former justice minister could struggle to win the backing of Fine Gael members in his own constituency.

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Aug 29th 2015, 9:00 PM

# wasteful

Should we ban supermarkets from destroying edible food?

France introduced a similar law recently.

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May 31st 2015, 7:00 AM

# Criticism

Sinn Féin defends leaflet amid accusations of 'blatant sectarianism'

A leaflet for Gerry Kelly contains census figures showing more Catholics than Protestants in North Belfast.

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May 2nd 2015, 7:15 AM

# Comeback

Councillor involved in African immigrants race row in running for Fine Gael's executive council

Darren Scully, who caused controversy with remarks about African immigrants three years ago, is in the mix for Fine Gael’s backroom decision making body.

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Oct 26th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Election 2014

This helpful video tells Fine Gael candidates how to behave on the doorstep

The party’s own candidates feature as typical voters in the video that was given to local election candidates at meetings around the country recently.

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Apr 23rd 2014, 10:57 PM

# Seanad referendum

‘Do I get the brown envelope?’: Minister meets mixed reaction on Dublin canvass

Richard Bruton took a stroll in the Dublin sun earlier to meet potential voters in the Seanad referendum. He even bumped into a fellow Cabinet colleague…

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Sep 9th 2013, 10:34 PM