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# No Confidence

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# internal affairs
Young Fine Gael's entire leadership set to survive crunch meeting
Motions of no confidence in the leadership of Fine Gael’s youth wing have been ruled invalid on technicalities, sources say.
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Nov 18th 2015, 2:48 PM
# two tribes go to war
Galway hurlers vote against keeping Anthony Cunningham as manager - reports
A majority of the players have also said they won’t play next season if he is retained.
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Nov 16th 2015, 10:44 AM
# Feeling confident?
Enda Kenny isn't out of the woods yet over Fennelly
The Taoiseach will face a motion of no confidence this week.
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Sep 20th 2015, 7:50 PM
# No Confidence
Serena Williams' conqueror had booked a flight home for the day of the final
The victory was a shock to everyone, including the player herself.
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Sep 11th 2015, 11:31 PM
# all abbott dat bass
Australia's PM: 'We've bitten off more than we could chew'
The controversial PM has been fighting for his job.
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Feb 9th 2015, 8:07 AM
# Vote of Confidence
Seán Barrett says opposition parties are entitled to question his decisions
He said he made remarks last Friday in the “heat of the moment” during an RTÉ interview.
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Feb 2nd 2015, 9:44 PM
# Ceann Comhairle
It looks like this man could be facing a motion of no confidence pretty soon
Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett is increasingly unpopular amongst opposition TDs.
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Dec 12th 2014, 5:45 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you have confidence in the Taoiseach?
A confidence motion will be debated in the Dáil later today.
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Dec 9th 2014, 9:34 AM
Enda Kenny is facing a motion of no confidence next week
The vote will coincide with an anti-water charges protest planned for next week.
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Dec 4th 2014, 6:00 PM
# No Confidence
Wicklow County Council votes for water charges to be scrapped
Councillors voted no confidence in Irish Water.
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Nov 10th 2014, 8:16 PM
# No Confidence
Minister denies resource issue in area where 13 patients have died by suicide
Nine psychiatrists have withdrawn confidence in the clinical management of the mental health service in the Carlow-Kilkenny-South Tipperary.
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Jun 22nd 2014, 8:25 PM
# Labour Pains
Eamon Gilmore to face two no-confidence motions
The Labour leader is under pressure following the party’s disaster at the polls over the weekend.
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May 26th 2014, 1:51 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should the Taoiseach reshuffle Cabinet now?
With the Minister for Justice having faced two motions of no confidence already, is it time for a cabinet reshuffle?
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Apr 2nd 2014, 9:10 AM
# Gardagate
9 key questions facing Alan Shatter ahead of tonight's no confidence motion
Fianna Fáil will be piling the pressure on the Justice Minister tonight as it tables a motion of no confidence. Here are the questions they and others will want answered.
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Apr 1st 2014, 6:45 AM
# Gardagate
The Taoiseach says he didn’t ask the former Garda Commissioner to resign
Martin Callinan ‘made his own decision’, Enda Kenny has said. Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil is tabling a motion of no confidence in Alan Shatter next week.
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Mar 28th 2014, 1:15 PM
# Labour Pains
'A gross error of judgement': Labour senator has "no confidence" in Rabbitte after Eirgrid appointment
John Whelan’s criticism of Pat Rabbitte follows the appointment of John O’Connor as chairman of Eirgrid.
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Nov 15th 2013, 6:15 AM
# No Confidence
Motion of no confidence in Wicklow county manager defeated
Wicklow County Council hired four men from a private security firm to attend the meeting today.
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Nov 11th 2013, 8:19 PM
# No Confidence
Motion of no confidence in Wicklow county manager after firefighter deaths fine
Last month a fine of €355,000 was handed down to the council over the 2007 deaths.
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Nov 10th 2013, 5:37 PM
# No Confidence
Cycling Ireland rejects Pat McQuaid’s nomination for 3rd term as UCI president
The Irishman has come under heavy criticism of late.
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Jun 15th 2013, 2:29 PM
# No Confidence
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
# No Confidence
Shatter: ‘Do I think it was a mistake to mention the incident surrounding Deputy Wallace? ...Of course I do’
Alan Shatter admits to an error of judgement, but defends his record, as the Dáil begins debating a motion of no confidence.
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May 28th 2013, 8:51 PM
# need to know
The Evening Fix: Now with added footage from inside a tornado
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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May 28th 2013, 7:53 PM
# He's no friend of mine
Michael Lowry defends and defriends 'irritating and brash' Alan Shatter
In a statement issued this morning, the Tipperary TD branded the Minister as “irritatingly dismissive and brash”.
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May 28th 2013, 11:14 AM
# Feeling confident?
Fianna Fáil tables Dáil motion of no confidence in Alan Shatter
TDs will debate Fianna Fáil’s motion on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the party saying Shatter’s position is untenable.
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May 24th 2013, 4:40 PM
# No Confidence
Garda body passes motion of no confidence in Shatter
Martin Callinan has arranged to meet with the Garda Representative Association as it calls for solidarity against pay cuts.
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Feb 14th 2013, 7:32 PM
# No Confidence
Dáil votes down Sinn Féin's motion of no confidence in the government
The motion was defeated with Labour TD Pat Rabbitte calling it “parliamentary farce”.
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Dec 12th 2012, 9:31 PM
# Leinster House
Oireachtas agenda: Shannon airport, welfare votes and no confidence
TDs vote this afternoon and this evening on approving individual Budget measures – like PRSI increases and respite grant cuts.
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Dec 12th 2012, 9:40 AM
# No Confidence
Doherty opens government no confidence debate in Dáil
Speaking in the Dáil this evening the Sinn Féin TD said the government have broken their election promises and “lost the support of the people”.
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Dec 11th 2012, 9:46 PM
# need to know
The Evening Fix...now with added live news anchor proposal
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Dec 8th 2012, 7:43 PM
# No Confidence
Sinn Féin publishes motion of no confidence in government
Gerry Adams said the coalition parties have “broken their contract with the electorate”.
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Dec 8th 2012, 2:57 PM
# No Confidence
Government facing no confidence motion in the Dáil next week
Sinn Féin has tabled a motion of no confidence in the coalition government which will be debated over two nights next week.
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Dec 7th 2012, 5:59 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Nov 26th 2012, 4:53 PM
# No Confidence
Dáil cannot hear another motion of no confidence in Reilly until March
Amid fresh calls for the Health Minister’s resignation, Dáil rules mean that it will be next year before TDs can debate another motion of no confidence in James Reilly who has dismissed the move.
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Nov 26th 2012, 12:30 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should Health Minister James Reilly stay - or go?
The Health Minister has been facing yet more criticism. But should he resign, or stay and continue his reform of the health system?
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Sep 24th 2012, 10:06 AM
# Health
VIDEO: Róisín Shortall's not-so-ringing endorsement of James Reilly
The junior health minister voted in favour of James Reilly last night – but only after a four-minute critique of his performance.
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Sep 20th 2012, 7:58 AM
# No Confidence
Reilly wins confidence vote as Taoiseach and Tánaiste state their support
The Fianna Fáil proposed motion of no confidence in the Health Minister was defeated but junior health minister Róisín Shortall did not mention or refer to James Reilly once during her statement.
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Sep 19th 2012, 9:30 PM
# Dáil Éireann
James Reilly faces motion of no confidence today
Vote due this evening on Health Minister after Fianna Fáil proposes that Reilly’s performance has in power has resulted “in more chaos” across the health service.
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Sep 19th 2012, 7:15 AM
# No Confidence
Rabbitte rallies to support of Reilly during debate on no confidence motion
Fianna Fáil’s decision to table a motion of no confidence in Health Minister James Reilly tonight drew criticism from the government benches during a heated debate.
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Sep 18th 2012, 9:25 PM
# first day back
James Reilly to face no confidence motion in the Dáil
Both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are to table motions of no confidence in the Minister for Health over his handling of the health service.
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Sep 18th 2012, 7:00 AM
# No Confidence
Opposition parties to force Dáil vote of no confidence in James Reilly
Both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin hope to force the hands of Labour backbenchers who are frustrated at the latest round of health cuts.
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Sep 3rd 2012, 12:21 PM
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