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1916 Rising

Sinn Féin disappointed with ‘inadequate’ protection of Moore Street

Yesterday, 10:44 AM 2,201 Views 28 Comments

The Government amended a Sinn Féin/Fianna Fáil motion about the protection of the 1916 battlefield site.

# dail - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

Referendum

Proposal to bring Bill to move referendum date rejected

Yesterday, 10:18 PM 2,755 Views 38 Comments

The proposal by Independent TDs was voted down in the Dáil this evening.

Leinster House

No sittings: Dáil in recess all next week

Yesterday, 2:30 PM 3,320 Views 30 Comments

Giving TDs time to campaign for their respective sides in next Thursday’s referendum.

# dail - Sunday 20 May, 2012

Moore Street

Dáil proposal calls for greater protection of 1916 Rising HQ

Sun, 8:31 PM 5,747 Views 103 Comments

Sinn Féin is bringing a private members’ motion calling for the protection and full preservation of the Moore Street site.

# dail - Thursday 17 May, 2012

Dáil This post contains images

Shane Ross proposes bill to allow delay to referendum

17/05/12 1,883 Views 47 Comments

Ross’s suggestion was dismissed by the Tánaiste who said that Ross couldn’t make up his own mind on how to vote on the Treaty.

Alcohol

Sports sponsorship by alcohol brands to be phased out

17/05/12 2,268 Views 38 Comments

The move has been welcomed by TD Charlie McConalogue, who said that one one night in Donegal, 26 young people were taken to the Emergency Department with alcohol poisoning.

# dail - Thursday 10 May, 2012

Opinion

Column: ‘I sat in his chair and it suited me’ – my day shadowing the Taoiseach

10/05/12 4,011 Views 26 Comments

Cian O’Connor received a round of applause from the Dáil and got to try out the Taoiseach’s chair for size as part of national Job Shadow Day. Here, he writes about what his day in Leinster House was like.

Social Welfare This post contains videos

VIDEO: What happens when a TD faces the social welfare system?

10/05/12 7,463 Views 51 Comments

Independent TD Stephen Donnelly told the Dáil last night:”The system is not working.”

X-Rated Dáil This post contains videos

Video: Tánaiste and Boyd-Barrett spar over a ‘fetish for orgies and arousal’

10/05/12 3,004 Views 26 Comments

There was some choice language in the Dáil during Leaders’ Questions this morning.

# dail - Wednesday 9 May, 2012

Posters This post contains a poll

‘What are we at?’ – Labour TD criticises number of election posters

09/05/12 4,281 Views 55 Comments

Alex White said he wasn’t against the posters themselves, but asked why they needed to be ‘festooned’ on every lamppost.

Hold The Phone

Love it when you call: Taoiseach speaks with Hollande on the phone

09/05/12 2,061 Views 18 Comments

Kenny said he spoke with French president-elect Francois Hollande this morning ahead of meeting him in person at an EU summit later this month.

# dail - Sunday 6 May, 2012

Occupy

Occupy The Dáil action shut down by gardaí

06/05/12 8,031 Views 75 Comments

But an activist said the group are planning a “substantial” action before the fiscal treaty referendum.

# dail - Friday 4 May, 2012

Cuts

Opposition TDs force Dáil debate on domiciliary care allowance

04/05/12 1,632 Views 4 Comments

The allowance is given to the carer of children with severe disabilities who need close supervision. Opposition TDs say there have been significant problems with the payment recently.

# dail - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

Opinion

Column: The social welfare bill – ‘I wonder what this button does?’

01/05/12 7,949 Views 59 Comments

Independent TD Stephen Donnelly laments “a series of policy mistakes” embedded into our legislation tonight as the Social Welfare Bill is signed into law.

# dail - Saturday 28 April, 2012

Young Offenders

40 per cent of prisoners in St Patrick’s are on protection

28/04/12 2,628 Views 10 Comments

Prisoners at the institution, which houses offenders aged 16 to 21, are placed on protection when they are under threat from other inmates or pose a risk to the prison population.

# dail - Thursday 19 April, 2012

Abortion

The Dáil and the word ‘fornication’: a brief history

19/04/12 6,789 Views 70 Comments

Before today, the words ‘fornicate’ or ‘fornication’ had only been used in six debates in the Dáíl’s 93-year history.

Fornication

Mulherin: ‘We need a discussion around who, in this day and age, is having unprotected sex’

19/04/12 13,681 Views 160 Comments

The Fine Gael TD at the centre of the ‘fornication’ remarks defends her comments, saying: “It’s not a word I invented.”

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

19/04/12 5,677 Views 11 Comments

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

Fornication

TD: ‘Fornication most likely cause of unwanted pregnancies’

19/04/12 16,949 Views 211 Comments

Michelle Mulherin TD said during today’s Dáil debate that “fornication… is probably the single most likely cause of unwanted pregnancies in this country”.

Abortion

Dáil rejects proposals to allow limited abortion in Ireland

19/04/12 5,440 Views 112 Comments

The Dáil votes by 111 votes to 20 not to approve Clare Daly’s legislation; Fianna Fáíl joined the government in defeating it.

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LIVE: Dáil debates bill allowing limited access to abortion

19/04/12 3,743 Views 23 Comments

Clare Daly’s proposals would provide limited access to abortion when the life of the mother is in “real and substantial danger”.

# dail - Wednesday 18 April, 2012

Abortion

Government “cannot accept” current version of proposed abortion law

18/04/12 4,362 Views 45 Comments

James Reilly says there are difficulties in Clare Daly’s Bill, but affirms the government’s intention to follow the ECHR ruling.

Opinion

Column: It’s not too late to save the Social Welfare Bill

18/04/12 3,316 Views 41 Comments

Tonight’s debate in the Dáil will slash eligibility for the one parent family payment to save a mere €7.6 million – but it’s not too late to stop this, writes Patrick Nulty TD.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

18/04/12 4,790 Views 12 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

Dáil

Dáil set for debate on bill to legislate X-case ruling

18/04/12 2,074 Views 37 Comments

The bill introduced by TD Clare Daly would provide limited access to abortion in cases where the mother’s life is in “real and substantive danger”.

# dail - Sunday 15 April, 2012

Water Charges

Sinn Féin calls on Government to clarify water meter charges

15/04/12 4,693 Views 114 Comments

Party spokesperson Brian Stanley has said any attempt to bill households for water meters will be “fiercely resisted”.

# dail - Thursday 5 April, 2012

From The Daily Edge Pic Of The Day

Look who’s off on holidays…

05/04/12 11,846 Views 34 Comments

So, what’s on in the Oireachtas next week?

# dail - Tuesday 3 April, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

03/04/12 6,443 Views 7 Comments

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.

# dail - Wednesday 28 March, 2012

Women

Female genital mutilation officially banned in Ireland

28/03/12 6,589 Views 66 Comments

Over 3,000 women living in Ireland are believed to have undergone FGM.

# dail - Tuesday 27 March, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

27/03/12 4,935 Views 5 Comments

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.

Mahon Tribunal

Dáil to begin debate on Mahon Tribunal findings

27/03/12 877 Views 16 Comments

Legislation has been largely abandoned this week with TDs set to discuss the corruption revelations in the Tribunal’s final report.

# dail - Monday 26 March, 2012

Summer Time

No plans to change daylight saving time system, says Shatter

26/03/12 3,214 Views 15 Comments

However, if the UK move forward with it, the Government will review the issue.

# dail - Saturday 24 March, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Have you paid the household charge?

24/03/12 12,541 Views 145 Comments

There’s exactly one week to go before the deadline for paying the charge and the government insists there’ll be a last minute rush. So we’re asking – have you paid it?

# dail - Friday 23 March, 2012

Opinion

Column: If we’re going to have gender quotas, why not quotas for everyone?

23/03/12 3,750 Views 73 Comments

Dividing us along gender lines might be well-intentioned but it undermines the very principle of democracy, writes Simon Tuohy.

# dail - Sunday 18 March, 2012

Crackdown

Govt may change data protection law to collect household charge – Hogan

18/03/12 8,191 Views 225 Comments

The Minister for the Environment said that people who don’t pay “won’t get away with it”.

# dail - Thursday 15 March, 2012

Health

Dáil hears calls for justice for survivors of symphysiotomy

15/03/12 4,688 Views 28 Comments

Symphysiotomy was a practice used during childbirth during the last century before the advent of safe Caesarean sections. However, it was used for longer in Ireland because of Catholic religious and ideological circumstances.

Oireachtas

Open democracy: Leinster House to offer public tours from tomorrow

15/03/12 2,506 Views 34 Comments

Members of the public can now tour the houses of the Oireachtas every Monday and on non-sitting Fridays without having to book beforehand.

# dail - Wednesday 14 March, 2012

Survivors

Dáil to debate symphysiotomy tomorrow

14/03/12 3,693 Views 45 Comments

The 18th century practice of unhinging women’s pelvises after childbirth has left many survivors with permanent damage.

# dail - Saturday 10 March, 2012

One Year In This post contains images

In pics: Tensions, visits and tantrums – the new Dáil’s first year in photos

10/03/12 2,299 Views 5 Comments

It’s been exactly one year since the current crop of TDs took their seats in Leinster House for the first session of the current Dáil. Here’s what’s happened over the year in photographs.

# dail - Friday 9 March, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

09/03/12 4,178 Views 1 Comment

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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referendum

fiscal compact

NTMA: No access to ESM would mean no access to markets either

Patricia McKenna and Thomas Pringle are both seeking a referendum on the ESM treaty.
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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

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Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
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Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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Column: Some talk about the ‘magic’ of childbirth. To me, it was horrific.
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For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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