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# Seanad

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# Next best thing
'I’m not going to lie to people, I’d much rather be in the Dáil'
Last month Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he wasn’t going to “kick around the Seanad’ if he lost his Dáil seat. Now he’s changed his mind.
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Mar 22nd 2016, 6:06 AM
# Next best thing
Three Labour ministers who lost their Dáil seats are going for the Seanad
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Kevin Humphreys and Ged Nash are all seeking a Leinster House comeback.
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Mar 18th 2016, 6:08 PM
# James Heffernan
Senator arrested after walking into Temple Bar crime scene
James Heffernan was released an hour and a half later.
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Mar 11th 2016, 9:40 AM
# Line-up
Here's who's running for the Seanad's university panels
The postal ballot will begin from 21 March.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 3:36 PM
# breathing fire
Dragon's Den star Peter Casey wants to give rural Ireland a boost if he gets into the Seanad
He announced today that he will run in the elections for the upper house of the Oireachtas.
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Mar 2nd 2016, 12:07 PM
Voices
'Home to what?': Emigrants want a say in who runs the show while they're living abroad
Barry Johnston says emigrants are exercised about having no say in the kind of country they would one day like to return to.
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Feb 11th 2016, 5:00 PM
# State of the Nation
Joan Burton survives motion of no confidence as TDs attack Labour in heated debate
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Jan 21st 2016, 12:00 PM
# State of the Nation
Enda Kenny will be hanging out with a lot of billionaires today
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Jan 20th 2016, 11:53 AM
# State of the Nation
Joan Burton is facing a motion of no confidence over 'blatant cronyism'
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Jan 19th 2016, 11:48 AM
# State of the Nation
Labour TD criticises Burton for giving David Begg state board role without public process
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Jan 14th 2016, 12:15 PM
# State of the Nation
TDs are back from their Christmas break - and they've got one thing on their minds
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Jan 13th 2016, 12:00 PM
# State of the Nation
An election is around the corner, but will Enda be Taoiseach again?
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Jan 12th 2016, 11:55 AM
# assisted decision making
An 1871 law catering for 'lunatics' was FINALLY repealed today
A new law will repeal the Lunacy Regulations Act, which has been on Ireland’s statute books for 144 years.
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Dec 17th 2015, 5:55 PM
# Election 2016
January surprise? Joan is on high alert for an early election
Could Enda go to the country before the end of next month?
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Dec 14th 2015, 12:30 PM
# Seanad
'The abortion holocaust': Senator condemned for 'horrific' language
Jim Walsh has drawn condemnation for remarks made in the Seanad earlier.
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Dec 10th 2015, 5:29 PM
# bottom line
Senator Jim Walsh tells Senator Ivana Bacik to "get treatment for haemorrhoids"
Really, he actually said that.
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Dec 10th 2015, 2:41 PM
# State of the Nation
'Clearly there is a heightened risk of something going wrong'
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Dec 3rd 2015, 1:45 PM
# Abortion
Senator regrets if people were offended by controversial abortion comments
The Renua senator was responding to criticism of his remarks in the Seanad yesterday.
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Dec 2nd 2015, 6:43 PM
# Seanad
Paul Bradford: "There are no such babies as babies with fatal foetal abnormalities"
The Senator said that there are babies with “life-limiting conditions”.
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Dec 1st 2015, 10:16 PM
# By-election
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
# Seanad by-election
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
# State of the Nation
Security at Leinster House to be beefed up after increased risk to TDs
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Nov 12th 2015, 12:10 PM
# State of the Nation
Former minister reportedly investigated over child sex abuse claims
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Nov 11th 2015, 12:00 PM
# Seanad by-election
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
# Seanad by-election
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
# Weddings by Christmas
Watch the historic moment same-sex marriage moved a step closer
Applause broke out in the Seanad as the Marriage Bill passed all stages today
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Oct 22nd 2015, 3:57 PM
# Same-Sex Marriage
David Norris: I am not in favour of incest, I never have been
The independent senator has sought to clarify remarks he made in the Seanad on Tuesday.
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Oct 22nd 2015, 1:52 PM
# Seanad
David Norris says that gay cousins should be allowed to marry each other
“It wouldn’t take a feather out of me if two cousin married each other. What’s the problem with that. Really?”
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Oct 20th 2015, 11:08 PM
# Sinead Burke
Everything you need to know about the strangest election in Irish politics
A Seanad by-election is a strange creature that’s not without controversy.
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Oct 17th 2015, 8:15 AM
# The other house
The government won't be doing any Seanad reform after all
Proposals to expand the electorate will not be implemented before the election.
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Oct 14th 2015, 12:52 PM
# referendum wait
Marriage Equality jumped another legal hurdle today as marriages move closer
The bill will now move to the Seanad before it is enacted.
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Oct 7th 2015, 1:17 PM
# Seanad
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
# Labour Party
Cahill says running for the Seanad for Labour is a message to her abuser and the IRA
Cahill said she spent a lot of time considering how she would manage the nomination if successful.
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Oct 4th 2015, 6:44 PM
# Labour Party
Mairia Cahill has joined Labour and is set to run for the Seanad
The Belfast woman has been nominated for the position by Joan Burton and Alan Kelly.
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Oct 3rd 2015, 8:36 PM
# Seanad bid
'My son will never live independently. I fear for his future when I'm dead'
Dr Tom Clonan, a security analyst and former army captain, is running for the Seanad.
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Sep 28th 2015, 9:15 PM
# State of the Nation
Enda is the most popular leader in the country, but it's not all good news for him
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Sep 24th 2015, 11:57 AM
# Seanad
Sinn Féin councillor's 'West Brit' comment "like an American calling someone an 'Uncle Tom'"
The Seanad has heard criticism of Sinn Féin councillor Micheál Mac Donncha’s Facebook comment.
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Sep 23rd 2015, 8:30 PM
# Labour
Another by-election on the way as Senator Jimmy Harte resigns
The Donegal senator sustained serious head injuries in an accidental fall nearly two years ago.
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Sep 23rd 2015, 5:20 PM
# State of the Nation
This political giant is coming to Ireland for the first time today
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Sep 23rd 2015, 12:00 PM
# State of the Nation
Micheál Martin says a gun was put to Martin Callinan's head
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
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Sep 22nd 2015, 12:10 PM
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