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Seanad

All time
Church and State
Last call for Good Friday drinking ban as bill passes in the Seanad
19 Jul 2017
25.6k
119
protection
Law change will make it easier for refugee families to reunite in Ireland
19 Jul 2017
12.9k
80
Evictions
Norris lets rip on vulture funds: 'Why were they allowed into this country?'
28 Jun 2017
41.3k
88
Seanad
Former Fianna Fáil senator Des Hanafin has died
22 Jun 2017
12.9k
18
Mental Health
'I'm surprised that the leader of our country had the neck to walk in Darkness Into Light'
9 May 2017
38.9k
68
Pieta House
'Darkness Into Light allows us to talk about the wound left by suicide'
30 Apr 2017
11.2k
6
Safeguarding
'I couldn't believe they over-medicated my father to shut him up because he was singing'
9 Apr 2017
37.6k
53
they've earned it
'People are getting exploited': New law aims to ensure waiting staff get their tips
2 Apr 2017
37.5k
62
talkin' 'bout my generation
Fianna Fáil accused of u-turn ahead of debate on lowering voting age to 16
29 Mar 2017
11.5k
49
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
29 Mar 2017
23.4k
91
Galway
Galway City Council investigating allegations staff were gifted social housing
20 Feb 2017
33.3k
84
pay back
A Fine Gael politician has not fully repaid the large allowance he was given after losing his Dáil seat
30 Jan 2017
26.8k
54
Opinion
Trivialities of the 'reformed' Seanad: 'Senators talking about All-Ireland tickets and seagulls'
Senator Gerard P Craughwell
15 Jan 2017
420
44
Compulsory
New laws could curb disputes over wills in Ireland
14 Dec 2016
18.3k
51
senator's life
'My thinking on social issues is really beginning to evolve': Lynn Ruane on her first full term in the Seanad
5 Dec 2016
10.3k
24
seanad address
Nicola Sturgeon urges Ireland and Scotland to 'send a powerful signal' around the world
29 Nov 2016
21.4k
45
Heritage Bill
Environmentalists cut "deep wounds" in government's bill on hedge-cutting extension
13 Nov 2016
18.1k
45
renovations
Seanad to temporarily relocate to National Museum despite objections
11 Nov 2016
7.6k
30
vagrant senators
The National Museum has 'no spare space for vagrant Senators' (according to An Taisce)
2 Nov 2016
10.9k
27
Full-blown crisis
Phil Hogan says the UK is 'going to learn a hard lesson' over Brexit
20 Oct 2016
24.4k
117
relocation relocation
Staff 'weeping' over plans to temporarily rehouse Seanad in wing of National Museum
18 Oct 2016
19.2k
49
let it go
Not happy - Fine Gael senators have been giving out about All Ireland tickets... again
12 Oct 2016
18.4k
55
ready to swoop
So they've been talking about seagulls in the Seanad again
22 Jun 2016
10.4k
44
Suicide Prevention
Pieta House founder will donate €65k senator salary to the charity
1 Jun 2016
21.3k
42
spruce up
Leinster House is crumbling, here's why they want to close it for the summer
28 May 2016
28.7k
69
Change of heart
James Reilly "honoured" to join Seanad he once called "very undemocratic" and with "no power"
28 May 2016
38.7k
147
the chosen ones
Here's who the Taoiseach has chosen to fill the remaining Seanad seats
27 May 2016
33.1k
146
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the Seanad have been scrapped?
27 May 2016
24.3k
97
slow and steady
"The Taoiseach is moving far too slowly" - Labour senator hits out at Enda for delay in Seanad nominations
20 May 2016
12.2k
31
Donegal County Council
Fianna Fáil senator says he filed expense claims "as honestly as he could"
9 May 2016
25.0k
1916 pride
What does it mean to be a republican in 2016? We asked this Sinn Féin senator
1 May 2016
12.0k
112
seanad newcomer
Lynn Ruane: 'I never had a desire to move into politics'
29 Apr 2016
27.1k
64
gender recognition
'Young trans people don't turn trans when they're 18, they deserve so much better'
28 Apr 2016
16.8k
142
Upper House
Averil Power loses out to Lynn Ruane in battle for Seanad seat
27 Apr 2016
72.1k
111
Deadlock
Is today's Seanad election a pointless exercise in futility?
26 Apr 2016
15.4k
55
Counting Votes
This musician and LGBT activist is the first senator elected to the new Seanad
25 Apr 2016
27.3k
37
FactCheck
Seanad Debate FactCheck: Did David Norris really once get 1,000,000 retweets?
21 Apr 2016
21.9k
22
The other house
Everything you need to know about one of the most exclusive elections in Ireland
28 Mar 2016
39.8k
48
Next best thing
'I’m not going to lie to people, I’d much rather be in the Dáil'
22 Mar 2016
21.7k
79
Next best thing
Three Labour ministers who lost their Dáil seats are going for the Seanad
18 Mar 2016
24.7k
100
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