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Seanad

All time
Coronavirus
Emergency Covid-19 legislation signed into law by President Higgins after passing in the Seanad
Updated 20 Mar 2020
65.3k
43
Election
'Some validity' in criticism of Fine Gael Seanad candidates, says Varadkar
7 Mar 2020
32.5k
44
seanad 2020
Former MEP Lynn Boylan among seven candidates on Sinn Féin ticket for Seanad elections
1 Mar 2020
26.0k
49
the other election
FG’s Catherine Noone gets the nod, but Kate O’Connell loses out on Seanad nomination
28 Feb 2020
40.7k
59
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
17 Feb 2020
19.5k
61
another election
Your Seanad election guide: How you can (or why you can't) vote for the next batch of senators
16 Feb 2020
34.6k
27
ge2020
Ruth Coppinger to contest Seanad election after losing Dáil seat
14 Feb 2020
40.8k
97
Seanad
Any tariff increases would 'decimate' Ireland's food and drink imports to the UK - Brexit committee report
17 Dec 2019
11.0k
21
jobs for judges
Filibustering of Judicial Appointments Bill 'led by lawyers' says Ross
12 Dec 2019
8.3k
9
moving house
Senators to move back to their old digs as Ceramics Room to be returned to the National Museum
19 Aug 2019
12.2k
12
Seanad
'We live in a strange world': Michael McDowell criticises Fine Gael TD over injury lawsuit
22 May 2019
33.9k
residential tenancies bill
Bill to regulate rent pressure zone properties passes through Seanad
21 May 2019
18.9k
46
Costs
Minister commits to taking action on free sanitary products in public buildings
27 Mar 2019
15.1k
37
trouble ahead
Independent Alliance to seek a free vote for Israeli goods trade ban Bill
16 Dec 2018
7.7k
30
Eighth Amendment
'A genuinely historic moment': Abortion legislation passes through the Seanad
13 Dec 2018
20.7k
193
january deadline
Abortion legislation has passed the Dáil and it's now on to the Seanad, so what next?
6 Dec 2018
7.3k
68
edging closer
Abortion: These were the amendments passed by TDs this week
1 Dec 2018
20.4k
110
trade restrictions
Seanad passes Occupied Territories Bill despite government opposition
28 Nov 2018
23.7k
75
Middle East
New legal advice finds Occupied Territories Bill is 'fully compliant with EU trade rules'
23 Nov 2018
29.5k
50
spin units
Seanad briefly suspended over 'misogyny' row
21 Nov 2018
24.7k
30
minimum pricing
Alcohol Bill, first published in 2015, finally passes through Oireachtas
10 Oct 2018
15.3k
41
Constitution
Blasphemy Bill passes through Oireachtas ahead of referendum next month
20 Sep 2018
15.8k
49
Cabinet split
Trouble ahead? Independent minister undecided on Israeli goods trade ban bill
27 Jul 2018
19.8k
102
occupied territories bill
Fianna Fáil to support trade ban with lands held by Israel, but embassy calls it 'immoral'
3 Jul 2018
18.5k
188
Palestine
'I've never been a boycott fan': Micheál Martin unlikely to support Eurovision boycott
1 Jul 2018
11.5k
90
lgbtq rights
'A deceptive practice': Bill to ban LGBTQ conversion therapies passes second stage of Seanad
2 May 2018
25.0k
105
Oireachtas
'Elitist', 'not sure it's worth saving': Slow progress of Seanad reform criticised
15 Apr 2018
10.1k
74
vote at 16
'Young people should stay away from politics': Senator criticised for comments as voting age bill blocked
22 Mar 2018
24.8k
137
Abortion
TDs approve Eighth Amendment referendum Bill
21 Mar 2018
31.3k
204
Snow Day
Dáil suspended for the rest of the week due to the 'the Beast from the East'
28 Feb 2018
9.5k
46
Vacancy
Vacant Seanad seat should be filled by someone with a unionist background, says senator
14 Feb 2018
17.0k
113
Palestine
Varadkar: 'The Israeli government has a tendency to disengage with countries that recognise the state of Palestine'
10 Feb 2018
28.6k
110
Seanad reform
Taoiseach says electing people from Northern Ireland will give the Seanad an 'all-island dimension'
1 Feb 2018
19.0k
90
proposed bill
Irish ambassador to Israel summoned by Netanyahu over Seanad bill
31 Jan 2018
22.4k
126
Seanad
Bill aims to give hospitality workers the right to keep their tips
22 Jan 2018
28.3k
32
2018 referendum
Taoiseach says ministers will be allowed 'dissent' on Eighth Amendment
18 Dec 2017
15.4k
153
2023 world cup
'Couldn't negotiate a piss up in a brewery': Row erupts in Seanad over Ireland's failed Rugby bid
16 Nov 2017
42.5k
78
Read Me
Opinion: 'Our indifference to our flag and anthem is actually healthy'
Caoimhín De Barra
23 Oct 2017
12.6k
82
Amhrán na bhFiann
How should we protect our national anthem? The Seanad wants your input
6 Oct 2017
22.8k
83
new home
Senators are back today, and they have some new digs
26 Sep 2017
9.7k
7
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