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Tuesday 27 October 2020
The Embassy of Israel said the boycott will not facilitate Ireland’s role or influence in the Middle East.
Martin said his party is considering a Bill tabled in the Seanad that aims to prohibit Ireland from trading with any companies originating in an occupied territory.
The Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018 has passed through its second stage in the Seanad and has further stages to go through.
It’s been five years since Ireland voted to keep the Seanad in a referendum, but not much has changed since.
Sinn Féin Senator Fintan Warfield reintroduced the bill to the committee stage of the Seanad yesterday.
Health Minister Simon Harris said Ireland’s abortion law must change to help women who are currently “isolated and neglected”.
The business committee has decided to suspend the Dáil at 2pm today.
Leo Varadkar previously said he would like to see people from both nationalist and unionist communities take seats.
The Taoiseach said Ireland plans to intensify and increase aid work in the Palestinian territories.
Varadkar made the comment as he announced that a new committee on Seanad reform is to be set up.
The bill seeks to prohibit trade in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Research carried out in Galway found that 34% of workers regularly had their employers withhold their tips.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar added that his own personal views wouldn’t decide what stance the Cabinet takes.
Senators Terry Leyden and Neale Richmond had a war of words over the failed Rugby World Cup bid.
Placing legislative restrictions on how our anthem is used would be an unnecessary limitation on our freedom of expression, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
What would be classed as misuse of the anthem, and how should potential misuses be punished?
The old Seanad chamber is closed for essential renovation works.
The Senator who proposed the bill said its passing marks “another progressive step in Ireland’s long journey of separation between Church and State.”
A new Bill will amend the International Protection Act 2015, which covers the reunification of refugee families.
Speaking about his new Housing Co-op Bill, Norris said people appear to have forgotten that “eviction” is a dirty word in Ireland.
He was aged 86.
Senator Joan Freeman originally praised the Taoiseach for his involvement, but took a different view today in the Seanad.
Senator Joan Freeman talks to us about mental health services and being ‘a pain in the government’s neck’.
During a debate on proposed new laws to protect the vulnerable, Senator Lynn Ruane opened up about her own experience.
Put forward by Sinn Féin senators, the law aims to ensure “transparency” over where your tip is going.
Proposed legislation would reduce the voting age for local and European Parliament elections.
The proposal will be debated in the Seanad today.
Sinn Féin senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh says he has received documentation showing abuse of the council housing system by officials.
Senator Ray Butler received the payment after he lost his Dáil seat in Meath.
Voters chose by a narrow margin in a referendum in 2013 to retain the Seanad. It’s unlikely they are happy with that decision, writes Senator Gerard P Craughwell.
The Registration of Wills Bill 2016 will introduce compulsory registration of wills in the country.
Independent Lynn Ruane has been an active campaigner on social issues since her election to the Seanad.
Scotland’s First Minister is on a two-day visit to Dublin, but is not meeting Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
The Irish Wildlife Trust has said that Minister Heather Humphreys ‘isn’t taking the protection of our natural heritage seriously’.
The move, which is expected to cost around €1.5 million, is to accommodate renovations at Leinster House.
A statement from the national trust said the museum “has no spare space for the convenience of vagrant senators”.
The Agriculture Commissioner said the UK can’t “have its cake and eat it” and dismissed Brexiteers’ “posturing and fancy talk”.
Refurbishment of the Seanad is expected to take two years.
The Seanad was today discussing a bill concerning its own reform, and ended up covering some well-trodden ground.
They’re tearing refuse bags to pieces and don’t seem to understand bedtime, a FG senator complained.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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