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The property at 40 Herbert Park was bulldozed this morning.
Duffy has acknowledged the “grave distress” caused to the Dublin South Central TD.
23 of the drug takers had to buy their way out of their military contracts.
The Public Holidays Bill 2016 is being brought before the Dáil today by Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh.
It’s long been Sinn Féin policy that Dáil deputies are asked to accept a salary of around €38,000 – far short of the Dáil salary of €87,000.
What if 24 April was a national public holiday every year?
Gerry Adams has led Sinn Féin for over three decades. But who succeeds him?
Party whip Aengus Ó Snodaigh was responding to more allegations of bullying in Sinn Féin.
That’s out of more than 1,200 who have completed placement with county councils.
One intern said he was told almost immediately that there was no chance of a job.
The party thinks too many employers abuse the current system.
The party has written to Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett over last week’s row at Leaders’ Questions.
Carers are calling for the respite care grant to be reinstated in 2015.
Concerns have been raised about whether interns are being covered by their employers.
And not for the first time either.
Mary Lou McDonald’s usual Thursday afternoon rumble with the Tánaiste didn’t go ahead today. Here’s why…
The party opposes water charges but is not actively encouraging householders to boycott their bills.
Sixty-eight per cent of companies who advertised over 9,000 posts on the JobBridge asked to remain anonymous.
Joan Burton came under fire in the Dáil this week for cuts to grants and delays in social welfare decisions.
Lorcan Ó Snodaigh had been missing since an incident in which his brother Fearghal was stabbed on Sunday night.
The Sinn Féin TD said his son is recovering well after being stabbed in his home at the weekend.
Everyone’s been talking about the Pope in Ireland, a TD’s son and opinion polls.
The 18-year-old man was stabbed at a house in the Bluebell area of Dublin.
Richard Bruton’s lack of Irish annoyed the opposition at Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today.
The application of PRSI means that a parent with two children will take home less than €5 extra if they participate in the Gateway scheme, not the €20 that has been widely flagged.
The party’s Ard Fheis is under way in Wexford with delegates voting down a motion to allow members to vote with their conscience on the issue of abortion.
Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh said some of the companies who expressed an interest in this scheme have “dubious records” in England where they provide similar services.
Rather than vote Yes or No, a deputy will be able to officially abstain from a vote on a piece of legislation or a motion under changes likely to be implemented later this year.
It’s no surprise that the opposition doesn’t think the government has done enough Dáil reform, but TDs think that even some changes that have been introduced aren’t working.
Deck the Dáil with boughs of holly…
The only problem was they were pronouncing it ‘amazey-balls’.
A slight difference of opinion over Budget cuts in the Dáil chamber today…
A great insight into how politicians get things done for the people who elect them or a demoralising portrayal of Ireland’s ‘parish pump’ politics.
The photo of the party’s newest member was taken when the former Fianna Fáil TD visited Syria in 2009 and has re-emerged online in recent days.
It’s coming up to St Patrick’s Day – and Sinn Féin has published a bill to make April 24, when the Easter Rising began, a holiday.
April 24 would become ‘Lá na Poblachta’ – or ‘Republic Day’ – under a Bill introduced by Aengus Ó Snodaigh today.
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has rejected Sinn Féin’s proposal for a social welfare amnesty for those who have been overpaid or have defrauded the State.
Sinn Féin wants to make it legally possible for someone to declare a welfare overpayment without penalty.
The Meath West TD did not vote with the party on a motion to legislate for the X Case and has been disciplined for breaking the party whip.
The government has made it clear that it isn’t happy to keep footing the bill for employee sick pay – so we’ve asked Sinn Féin, TASC and IBEC what they think should be done about it.