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# Séan Ó Fearghaíl

Last year
2022
# well paid job
Ceann Comhairle salary is higher than every other politician except the President
The Dáil speaker job comes with a €227,000 salary, more than €10,000 higher than that of the Taoiseach.
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Jun 7th 2022, 6:30 AM
# Ukraine
Ceann Comhairle to visit Kyiv and address Ukrainian Parliament
The trip is due to take place next week.
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May 3rd 2022, 10:26 AM
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# Séan Ó Fearghaíl
The Dáil's Ceann Comhairle has tested positive for Covid-19
Seán Ó Fearghaíl will work from home and his Dáil duties will be carried out by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.
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Nov 22nd 2021, 3:12 PM
# Ceann Comhairle
Rolex watch stored in safe at Department of Taoiseach despite requests to sell it for charity
The watch was gifted to Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl when he was visiting the United Arab Emirates in late 2018.
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Mar 9th 2021, 6:30 AM
# Arlene Foster
Ceann Comhairle tells Arlene Foster that Brian Stanley tweet was 'disrespectful' and requires 'credible political response'
Stanley tweeted on Saturday equating two historical IRA attacks on the British army.
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Dec 1st 2020, 9:30 PM
# virtual dáil
Ceann Comhairle tells TDs legal advice says virtual Dáil sittings would be 'unconstitutional'
Seán Ó Fearhaíl said that a number of members had asked if virtual Dáil sittings could be possible.
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Apr 21st 2020, 7:37 AM
# FADA OF THE HOUSE
Seán Ó Fearghaíl has been re-elected Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
Ó Feargháil received 130 votes with Independent TD Denis Naughten receiving 28 votes.
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Feb 20th 2020, 2:27 PM
# dáil rows
These two politicians want the job of keeping order in the next Dáil
The Ceann Comhairle will be tasked with sorting out rows in the Dáil, and there’s been a few.
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Feb 20th 2020, 6:05 AM
# Séan Ó Fearghaíl
Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked that €7,700 Rolex watch gifted by UAE be donated
The Rolex had been given to the Ceann Comhairle by the President of the Federal National Council of the UAE, Dr Amal Al Qubaisi.
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Feb 3rd 2020, 6:10 AM
# Rehab
Ceann Comhairle apologises to Angela Kerins over PAC treatment
In March the Supreme Court ruled the PAC acted unlawfully in its questioning of the former Rehab CEO.
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Jun 9th 2019, 2:45 PM
# tourism and transport
The colossal plane-leasing sector says it's still hurting from Ireland's tax-haven status in Brazil
Brazilian tax officials blacklisted the Republic more than two years ago.
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May 30th 2019, 9:33 AM
# David Hearne
Tributes paid to off-duty garda after 'tragic' death off Wexford Coast
Ceann Comhairle Séan Ó Fearghaíl paid tribute to Garda David Hearne.
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May 26th 2019, 11:52 AM
# freedom of debate
Ceann Comhairle establishes expert forum on Dáil privilege
The announcement comes following comments made by TD Paul Murphy about garda testimonies during the Jobstown trial.
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Jul 21st 2017, 6:39 PM
# Privilege
Paul Murphy's comments about gardaí to be referred to Oireachtas committee
The Solidarity TD has accused gardaí of lying under oath during the recent Jobstown trial.
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Jul 13th 2017, 3:15 PM
# snappy dressers
Dáil report shows 'pixie hats and turtleneck jumpers' unacceptable dress for foreign parliaments
The Dáil Committee on Procedure is set to discuss the matter of a Dáil dress code in private session this evening.
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Mar 22nd 2017, 2:00 PM
# casting vote
By a whisker!: After 51-51 tie, Ceann Comhairle votes with government to defeat Anti-Evictions Bill
Sean Ó Fearghaíl voted with the government despite being elected as a Fianna Fáil TD.
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Jan 19th 2017, 2:27 PM
# Meet the new boss
Here's the first ever Ceann Comhairle to be elected by secret ballot
The 32nd Dáil has completed its first act in electing a new chairperson.
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Mar 10th 2016, 1:17 PM
# they're back
A bigger and buoyant Fianna Fáil was 'back in business' at Leinster House today
They haven’t gone away, you know.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 3:41 PM
# power vacuum
Averil Power gets new office after Fianna Fáil tell her to make way for new TD
The independent senator was asked to leave her office in Leinster House just hours after her resignation from the party.
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May 27th 2015, 6:30 AM
# doing a 180
'Unacceptable': Fianna Fáil is NOT happy with Crowley's move to Eurosceptic group
The party has said that many ECR policies “directly contradict core principles of the Fianna Fáil organisation”.
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Jun 23rd 2014, 3:42 PM
# Taoiseach
The opposition wants to know how long Enda Kenny will stay as Defence Minister
The Taoiseach has taken over the portfolio on a temporary basis.
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May 13th 2014, 12:02 AM
# Dáil
'Two weeks of backslapping is really over the top and it's quite unprecedented'
The government has admitted that legislation is not ready to come before the house as the Dáil again spends several hours this week debating the government’s priorities for the year ahead.
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Mar 11th 2014, 3:45 PM
# Political Reform
'The elephant in the room': Government's Dáil reforms do little to appease opposition
It’s no surprise that the opposition doesn’t think the government has done enough Dáil reform, but TDs think that even some changes that have been introduced aren’t working.
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Jan 15th 2014, 7:30 AM
# ESB
Taoiseach hopes ESB dispute can be resolved 'in the national interest'
Businesses and households are facing the possibility of power cuts next month if the ESB workers proceed with strike action on 16 December.
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Nov 26th 2013, 3:03 PM
# Credit Unions
Central Bank assessing issues at 100 credit unions
Eamon Gilmore told the Dáil today that there are twenty credit unions that have reported regulatory reserves below the minimum requirement.
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Nov 12th 2013, 4:46 PM
# court referendum
'It's certainly not a catwalk': 'Reservoir TDs' unite for Yes vote in Court referendum
It’s about as sexy as a referendum to establish a new court can possibly get.
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Oct 1st 2013, 3:31 PM
# annals of inisfallen
Govt to ask for 900-year-old manuscript back from Oxford University
The Annals of Inisfallen – written in 1092 – have been on display in the Bodleian Library.
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Sep 24th 2013, 6:30 AM
# Boards
Merger of National Library and National Museum boards will save €630,000
A statutory nine-person body is to replace the boards of the National Library and National Museum and Jimmy Deenihan says that it will be more efficient and streamlined.
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Sep 14th 2013, 8:15 AM
# Abortion
'A slur on the women of Ireland': Shatter slams abortion bill opponents
Meanwhile it appears the majority of Fianna Fáil TDs will oppose the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill as a marathon Dáil debate continues.
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Jul 1st 2013, 3:50 PM
# Abortion
Pro-life TDs and Senators to host cross-party meeting ahead of abortion vote
A number of TDs and Senators have organised a cross-party meeting for colleagues tomorrow evening, billing it as “one of the last occasions to discuss one of the most important decisions of your political life with like-minded colleagues”.
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Jun 24th 2013, 2:33 PM
# Abortion
Revealed: At least 6 Fianna Fáil TDs and most senators to oppose abortion bill
With a free vote, at least a dozen TDs and senators from the main opposition party are likely to oppose the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, according to a survey carried out by TheJournal.ie.
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Jun 8th 2013, 8:15 AM
# shufflin'
Éamon Ó Cuív back in the fold in Fianna Fáil reshuffle
The former deputy leader of the party had resigned in February but is now back on the party’s front bench.
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Jul 12th 2012, 6:48 PM
# Censure
Mick Wallace: No Dáil censure ahead of possible committee investigation
The whips of the five main Dáil groupings agree not to table motions of censure ahead of potential committee hearings.
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Jun 12th 2012, 3:45 PM
# Mick Wallace
Party whips to discuss possible all-party Wallace condemnation
The weekly meeting of the five Dáil whips will discuss a motion potentially censuring Mick Wallace over his tax affairs.
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Jun 12th 2012, 9:21 AM
# Mick Wallace
Fianna Fáil whip joins calls for Wallace to resign amid reports of censure
Seán Ó Fearghaíl has said that Wallace should resign and that his party would support a motion of censure of the indepenent TD which is reportedly now being considered by the government.
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Jun 11th 2012, 9:46 PM
# Mick Wallace
TDs to Wallace: ‘Pay up using whatever resources you have’
Meanwhile, Fianna Fáíl wants Oireachtas committees to hold prompt investigations into Wallace’s tax affairs.
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Jun 8th 2012, 11:19 AM
# Éamon Ó Cuív
Fianna Fáil won't comment as Ó Cuív weighs up future in party
The former Fianna Fáil deputy leader will indicate whether or not he will remain in the party his grandfather founded later today.
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May 8th 2012, 8:36 AM
# Green Jersey
Gilmore accused of hypocrisy over 'green jersey' remarks
Eamon Gilmore’s call for support from opposition parties drew the ire of the Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin yesterday.
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Jan 20th 2012, 8:56 AM
# Vatican
Closure of Vatican embassy comes under fire from Catholic groups
The move has been condemned as part of the government’s “attack on Catholic culture”.
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Nov 4th 2011, 8:36 AM
# Race for the Áras
Fianna Fáil not supporting any presidential candidate
The move puts the presidential hopes of Dana and David Norris in some doubt.
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Sep 20th 2011, 12:45 PM
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