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Tuesday 27 October 2020
Counting continues to fill seats on the Industrial and Commercial panels.
Former TDs Michael D’Arcy and Eugene Murphy have been elected.
This has been an election like none other for candidates hoping for a seat in the upper house.
The old Seanad chamber is closed for essential renovation works.
There’ll be plenty of familiar faces in the upper house.
The Seanad election is underway. But how does it all work and how many people actually get a vote?
The abuse victim has won a seat on the Seanad’s Industrial and Commercial Panel.
The Seanad Working Group on Reform has published a report calling for overhaul of the upper house.
A working group will report back to the government by March.
We contacted all members of the Seanad to find out if they’ll be coming back for debates on Gaza and Ukraine tomorrow.
Fine Gael hopes to fill the vacant Seanad seat when TDs and Senators return from their holidays in September.
Senator John Crown’s amendment to free GP care legislation has been passed – against the government’s wishes.
The Government has been burned twice in apparently straightforward attempts to reform the political system due to a misguided, blanket rejection of all politicians by the public, writes Colm Ó Broin.
The uncertainty over the future of the upper house meant that there wasn’t much business organised for this week.
The €20 million saving has been a central plank of Fine Gael’s pro-abolition campaign – but now the Oireachtas says there’s no way to know how much will be saved if the Seanad goes.
The government has committed to abolishing the upper house but where do the parties stand on whether it should stay or go? We asked them and here is what they told us…
Did you vote in the Seanad elections? Relax – you probably didn’t have one. Here’s how the whole thing works.
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?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Rain tapering off; breezy this afternoon
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