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# Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Last year
2023
€28 million spent on renting school prefabs last year, with similar figure to be spent this year
Irish society 'hates heroin users': Former minister hits out at drugs policy
FactFind: What is the relationship between social inequality, drug use and drug-related harms?
Protesters gather outside Leinster House calling for eviction ban to be reinstated
FF's Barry Cowen compares extending eviction ban to 'making sweets free for children'
Citizens' Assembly will examine State response to illegal drugs and report back by end of year
Several hundred people attend 'Northside For All' solidarity rally
All time
Psychological Society criticises delay in 'vital' citizens' assembly on drugs amid death warning
'If cattle were dying, not humans, there would be action': Citizens' assembly on drugs delayed
Five TDs and senators forced to refund almost €6,000 after audit of expense allowances
Clause that ring-fences places for children of past pupils not widely used, committee to be told
'People lack hope': Labour calls for more nuanced approach towards anti-lockdown protests
Stardust: Government urged to solve legal aid logjam that is delaying start of inquests
Some school children returning and others not 'would be discrimination' - Children's Ombudsman
'Extremely worrying': ASTI to discuss legal protection over Leaving Cert grading with government
Labour Party to elect Howlin's replacement as postal vote closes today
Ó Ríordáin pledges to rebuild Labour on traditional party values as he launches leadership campaign
Labour senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin apologises for tweet sent after Belfast rape trial verdicts
'I couldn’t imagine being able to afford loans of €20,000 for my degree'
Bishop says new maternity hospital should obey rules of Catholic Church
National Museum 'working hard to fix prolonged, systemic bullying of staff'
'St Patrick's Day can't just be a parade, it has to be a stand': Senator goes on US TV to rally against Trump
Aodhan Ó Riordáin's life online: 'I accidentally tweeted one word - #horny'
'An ugly crossroad': Trump promises unity as outrage continues across US
A date for the blasphemy referendum still hasn't been decided on
RTÉ's political coverage went all 3am-at-an-Irish-wedding this afternoon
Those big plans for injection centres and decriminalisation could now be reversed
This outgoing minister gave us a brutal assessment of where it all went wrong for Labour
'I’m not going to lie to people, I’d much rather be in the Dáil'
Three Labour ministers who lost their Dáil seats are going for the Seanad
No TDs for days, then three in a minute - rollercoaster of emotions at a crazy count in Dublin Bay North
'Group of Death': Minister for Drugs Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has lost his Dáil seat
Labour wants to replace the Eighth Amendment with a UK-style abortion law
"I just want to convince people that the place for Labour is in government"
Where do Ireland's political parties stand on decriminalising cannabis?
How two Labour ministers turned death threats into a political weapon
The needles on the cobbles are nothing new - but the human excrement is shocking
Plans for a 381-home development beside a Dublin park are not going down well
Most men think decriminalising drugs is a good idea - but women aren't so sure
'Women must decide their fate': Thousands attend pro-choice march