# social-democrats - Friday 8 October, 2021
# Alternative Budgets
# Alternative Budgets
A refundable tax credit is contained in Sinn Féin’s alternative budget.
# social-democrats - Wednesday 6 October, 2021
# Goodbye Merkel
# Goodbye Merkel
Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel will remain in office until a new government is in place.
# social-democrats - Tuesday 28 September, 2021
# Rent Crisis
# Rent Crisis
Berliners voted in favour of forcing large landlords to hand over apartments to the state.
# social-democrats - Monday 27 September, 2021
# Goodbye Merkel
- Preliminary official results showed that the centre-left Social Democrats narrowly won the vote.
- Angela Merkel's centre-right Christian Democrat bloc had its worst result since 1949.
- Would-be successor Armin Laschet claims right to try to build the next government .
# social-democrats - Saturday 11 September, 2021
# Defence Forces
# Defence Forces
Sinn Féin, the Social Democrats and Labour have called for an independent inquiry into the issue, which was revealed in an RTÉ documentary today.
# social-democrats - Monday 6 September, 2021
# Party Meeting
# Party Meeting
Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall confirmed that it is their intention to lead the party into the next general election.
# social-democrats - Friday 23 July, 2021
# Letter
# Letter
A statement from the Social Democrats parliamentary party says it is “united” behind the current co-leaders.
# social-democrats - Wednesday 30 June, 2021
# Pregnancy
# Pregnancy
Micheál Martin said the HSE issued “very, very clear guidance” to maternity units on the restrictions.
# social-democrats - Tuesday 25 May, 2021
# Garda Powers
# Garda Powers
Stephen Donnelly has said he will amend the law so that a three-month extension in November is the only one permitted.
# social-democrats - Thursday 6 May, 2021
# Intellectual Property
# Intellectual Property
Amnesty boss Colm O’Gorman has accused drug companies of ‘reprehensible scaremongering’.
# Cuckoo Funds
# Cuckoo Funds
The legislation, drafted by Social Democrats Housing spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan, will be debated today in the Dáil.
# social-democrats - Tuesday 4 May, 2021
# Any Gaffs
# Any Gaffs
Round Hill Capital bought 135 homes at a new development in Kildare.
# social-democrats - Friday 2 April, 2021
# Maternity Hospitals
# Maternity Hospitals
The easing of maternity hospital restrictions was not included in the government’s roadmap for reopening the country.
# social-democrats - Saturday 27 February, 2021
# Investigation
# Investigation
At the party’s national conference, Social Democrats voted to call on the government to prioritise addressing survivors’ concerns.
# social-democrats - Wednesday 24 February, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
A Social Democrats’ motion to extend the commission’s term by one year had broad support but is non-binding and is not being acted on by government.
# Deleted Audio
# Deleted Audio
The commission is due to dissolve on 28 February but a number of TDs want its term extended amid concerns over deleted audio recordings.
# social-democrats - Monday 22 February, 2021
# Deleted Audio
# Deleted Audio
Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore said the issue “goes beyond party politics”.
# social-democrats - Tuesday 1 December, 2020
# Greyhound Debate
# Greyhound Debate
The tweet was sent by a board member of Greyhound Racing Ireland and liked by a Fine Gael TD.
# social-democrats - Tuesday 24 November, 2020
# Opinion
# Opinion
The Social Democrats TD says it defies logic that the greyhound industry should receive an increase of €2.4m on top of its already high funding.
# social-democrats - Friday 30 October, 2020
# Election
# Election
Gardaí in Mallow confirmed that they are investigating an allegation of someone voting twice.
# social-democrats - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
# Budget 2021
# Budget 2021
This afternoon, the government unveiled its Budget for 2021.
# social-democrats - Monday 12 October, 2020
# Green Wave
# Green Wave
Chu is currently a Green Party councillor and the party’s Chairperson.
# social-democrats - Thursday 8 October, 2020
# Pollsters
# Pollsters
Approval with the government has plummeted since June according to the latest opinion poll.
# social-democrats - Wednesday 26 August, 2020
# Golfgate
# Golfgate
Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall says ‘it’s a bit rich’.
# social-democrats - Wednesday 29 July, 2020
# New Parents
# New Parents
Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns says it is ‘incredible’ that it does not already exist.
# social-democrats - Wednesday 20 May, 2020
# Cutbacks
# Cutbacks
Opposition parties and trade unions have made strong statements in recent weeks against possible public spending cuts.
# social-democrats - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
# Soc Dems Out
# Soc Dems Out
The party raised concerns about austerity in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
# social-democrats - Friday 17 April, 2020
# Government Formation
# Government Formation
The party wrote to Micheál Martin and Leo Varadkar asking for more detail about the fiscal underpinning.
# social-democrats - Monday 6 April, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Normally, citizens who have chosen to live abroad for tax purposes can spend no more than 182 days a year living in Ireland.
# social-democrats - Saturday 22 February, 2020
# Coalition Talks
# Coalition Talks
Talks have been ongoing for more than a week now but there is no sign of a government being formed.
# social-democrats - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
# New Government
# New Government
Leo Varadkar last night said his party is “preparing to go into opposition”.
# social-democrats - Sunday 16 February, 2020
# Purple Reign
# Purple Reign
The Social Democrats jumped from two TDs to six in the general election.
# social-democrats - Monday 10 February, 2020
# Dail Is Fair In Love And War
# Dail Is Fair In Love And War
The two beat off competition from a Fine Gael candidate in what is traditionally a stronghold for FG.
# social-democrats - Sunday 9 February, 2020
# Hour By Hour
# Hour By Hour
We’ve a very long day ahead of us until we find out how the 33rd Dáil will look.
# social-democrats - Friday 7 February, 2020
# The Candidate Podcast
# The Candidate Podcast
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan talked to The Candidate Podcast.
# social-democrats - Sunday 2 February, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
We want to put your questions to all the party leaders before 8 February.
# social-democrats - Friday 31 January, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
Entitled ‘Invest in Better’, the party said the document sets out a uniquely Irish version of the Nordic model”.
# social-democrats - Wednesday 22 January, 2020
# Campaign Pledges
# Campaign Pledges
Public hospitals earned just over €11.7 million from car parking fees last year.
# social-democrats - Thursday 16 January, 2020
# Ge2020
# Ge2020
It’s day two on the election campaign, with a focus on the economy.
# social-democrats - Sunday 5 January, 2020
# Bike Theft
# Bike Theft
There are calls for the gardaí to do more to tackle bike theft.
