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'Not in my name': 30k sign Irish petition against Kenny visiting Trump on St Patrick's Day
A petition in the UK against inviting Trump for a State visit has over one million signatures.
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Jan 30th 2017, 1:59 PM
Conor McGregor will NOT be on the €1 coin
Not yet, anyway.
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Jan 13th 2016, 5:28 PM
TDs to discuss banning Donald Trump from Ireland
Two petitions were submitted last month in the wake of Trump’s incendiary comments about banning Muslims.
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Jan 13th 2016, 2:31 PM
Column: I petitioned to stop politicians promising the moon and stars
Guess what happened?
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Oct 20th 2013, 7:30 PM
From overhanging trees to pensions: Why the Oireachtas petitions committee is important
For the first time in the 93-year history of the Oireachtas, citizens now have a direct route to influence the parliamentary agenda through the Petitions Committee, writes its chairman Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.
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Oct 10th 2013, 10:30 AM
'Joe Public' to attend Oireachtas committee to explain his petition
Today marks the first time that the petitions committee will have invited in a member of the public to argue their case.
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Jun 19th 2013, 6:15 AM
How does the new public petitions system work?
The new system will allow citizens to get their issues “into the centre of parliament” – here’s more on how it works.
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Sep 14th 2012, 11:06 AM