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Monday 26 October 2020
Labour peer Peter Hain named Green in the House of Lords today.
For our parliament to work, there must be freedom for representatives to speak without fear of legal consequences, writes David Kenny.
“People in the Third Reich thought what’s happening to the Jews would never happen to them, but finally the knock came.”
Media outlets have been warned not to report Catherine Murphy’s allegations about Denis O’Brien’s dealings with IBRC.
The Public Accounts Committee has been told it cannot investigate a dossier containing allegations of tax evasion by senior politicians.
The system of parliamentary privilege means politicians have immunity to defamation suits and so can say what they want in the Dáil, do you think that’s fair?
Should politicians be allowed to say what they want in the Dáil and Seanad?
Parliamentary privilege allows TDs to make ‘unfounded, unsubstantiated or malicious allegations against any member of the public’, writes John Jacob of the AGSI.
The upper house was suspended three times this afternoon. Here’s what happened….
Hogan sent legal letters to the MEP last month.
The that fact a garda believes TDs are exempt from penalty points, and a TD evidently agreed, shows a basic misunderstanding of the purpose of parliamentary privilege, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Padraig Mac Lochlainn, who is serving a three-day suspension, was let vote once – but not a second time.
People Before Profit TD Joan Collins has used parliamentary privilege to reveal the names of an Irish sports star and journalist who allegedly had penalty points struck-off their licence.
A garda and a sergeant have reportedly blown the whistle on the practice of penalty points on drivers’ licences being terminated inappropriately for some high-profile figures.
THERE ARE 59 shopping days until Christmas.
Most retailers across the country will be closed until 1 December, losing out on some vital festive shopping business.
Many are depending on customers shifting to online sales during that time.
So we want to know: Will you do more of your Christmas shopping online this year?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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