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# Seanad by-election

Last year
2022
Security analyst Tom Clonan wins the Trinity Seanad by-election
Tom Clonan, a disability campaigner, beat out Maureen Gaffney in the final count by 160 votes.
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Mar 31st 2022, 10:15 PM
List of 17 candidates announced for upcoming Seanad by-election
The Seanad by-election is taking place to fill the vacancy caused by Labour Senator Ivana Bacik’s election to the Dáil.
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Feb 11th 2022, 5:09 PM
Date for Seanad by-election to fill Ivana Bacik's seat set for March
Ballot papers will be issued on 25 February and the poll will close at 11 am on 30 March.
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Jan 27th 2022, 5:37 PM
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Explainer: There are two seats up for grabs in the Seanad today - here's what you need to know
Members of the Dáil and the Seanad will be voting by secret ballot.
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Apr 27th 2018, 6:10 AM
Mary Lou defends using the word Londonderry: 'I'm well aware of the history of Derry'
The name of the city remains a contentious issue for some.
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Apr 25th 2018, 2:50 PM
Joan Burton lashes 'online warriors' as Mairia Cahill becomes a Labour senator
The abuse victim has won a seat on the Seanad’s Industrial and Commercial Panel.
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Nov 13th 2015, 3:08 PM
Mairia Cahill 'deeply regrets and is deeply sorry' for dissident involvement
The Labour Seanad candidate has broken her silence.
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Nov 12th 2015, 11:54 PM
Mairia Cahill is refusing to talk about her past dissident links
The Labour Seanad candidate is coming under pressure over her refusal to debate.
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Nov 10th 2015, 5:31 PM
Labour is taking legal advice over an email about Mairia Cahill
The email was sent to every TD and Senator overnight by the independent Seanad by-election candidate Jerry Beades.
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Nov 4th 2015, 1:16 PM
Sinn Féin 'actively considering' running someone against Mairia Cahill
The party is considering its options.
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Oct 5th 2015, 4:08 PM
Fine Gael's John McNulty has lost the Seanad by-election - and here's who beat him
Former TUI president Gerard Craughwell is the country’s newest senator.
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Oct 10th 2014, 11:00 PM
Ireland's newest senator: I won't be whipped by any party
Gerard Craughwell has been speaking to reporters this lunchtime.
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Oct 10th 2014, 1:26 PM
John McNulty goes back to running his shop as Enda says he didn't vote for him
The reluctant candidate could yet win the Seanad by-election on Friday.
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Oct 6th 2014, 2:03 PM
Joan Burton told: 'The country wants Enda's head on a plate and you can deliver it'
Mick Wallace said people are sick with ‘cronyism in Irish politics’.
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Oct 2nd 2014, 1:07 PM
GONE: John McNulty has withdrawn from the Seanad by-election
The Fine Gael nominee for the upper house has said contesting the election would distract from the “critical work of government”.
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Sep 30th 2014, 10:15 PM
McNulty appears as IMMA board member on Seanad ballot paper - even though he's resigned
The controversy over Fine Gael’s pick for the vacant Seanad seat is rumbling on.
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Sep 29th 2014, 10:39 AM
8 things you need to know about Fine Gael's Seanad shambles... and why it matters
A little-known losing local election candidate is at the centre of a controversy that is causing huge problems for Fine Gael.
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Sep 27th 2014, 7:30 AM
FG TD thinks McNulty appointment is 'stroke politics at its worst'... and he's not the only one
Meanwhile, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has sought to play down the John McNulty controversy today.
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Sep 26th 2014, 5:20 PM
This guy is Fine Gael's surprise pick for the vacant Seanad seat
John McNulty will take Deirdre Clune’s vacant seat in the upper house.
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Sep 18th 2014, 8:59 AM
This man wants to stop the 'silly charade' and run for the Seanad
Gerard Craughwell believes the forthcoming Seanad by-election is “a sham”
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Aug 8th 2014, 12:53 PM
The government doesn't have a majority in the Seanad, but will pass a law to fix that today
Fine Gael hopes to fill the vacant Seanad seat when TDs and Senators return from their holidays in September.
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Jul 11th 2014, 7:30 AM