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Saturday 26 September 2020
Anne Ferris said she could wallpaper a room in her house with the abuse she has received.
The party is proposing a radical overhaul of the tax system and the introduction of a single 23% rate.
Ferris lost the whip in February but the Labour party agreed to let her come back in a unanimous vote taken today.
A very passionate debate has just taken place in the Dáil.
The Tánaiste is on the by-election campaign trail in Carlow-Kilkenny.
* As long as Anne Ferris votes with the government she will return to the parliamentary party in the autumn.
We’re relatively unique in terms of developed countries.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
The Dáil has voted to reject a bill providing for abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities.
Meanwhile, Anne Ferris said she is willing to face the consequences of being expelled from the Labour Party.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
Labour TD Anne Ferris abstained from the vote criticising the lack of objectivity of the investigation.
A large number of Labour deputies missed the vote on a bill to hold a referendum on repealing the 8th Amendment.
The Oireachtas Justice Committee thinks so.
Anne Ferris was opening a world adoption conference in UCC today.
There are growing calls for repeal of the 8th Amendment.
She was speaking during a Dáil debate on mother and baby homes.
The Irish Institute of Naturopathic Medicine is calling on the government to support its pilot programme to help reduce suicide in prisons.
The body was set up in the wake of the controversies that surrounded the CRC and Rehab.
Gilmore says a reshuffle of the Cabinet is something that will most likely be discussed later this year.
The bill will allow adoptive parents and close blood relatives of an adopted child to agree access arrangements.
Lead author of a policy paper, TD Anne Ferris, denied this was an attempt by the party to take charge of government discussions on the establishment of the new body.
A Bill put forward by Labour TD Anne Ferris would see the current compulsory retirement age of 65 scrapped.
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin was one of two Labour TDs whose views on abortion were secretly recorded and published in a Sunday newspaper earlier this year.
Vice Chairperson of the committee, Anne Ferris, has urged victims to get in touch to share their experiences and tell them how the system can be improved.
Labour TD Anne Ferris says a Sunday Independent article ‘revealing’ her beliefs about abortion is irrelevant because she has gone on public record expressing her pro-choice beliefs.
A Sunday newspaper published transcripts from taped conversations between Anne Ferris and another Labour TD regarding their views on abortion legislation – but Ferris says the supposed ‘sting’ adds nothing new to her public position on the matter.
Slashing the time these crucial records stay secret would help the cause for transparency, writes Labour TD Anne Ferris.
A TV interview, planting a tree, “official business” and committee work in Mozambique are among the reasons for some TDs not voting on last night’s abortion bill.
Enda Kenny told the Dáil today that the government intends to introduce legislation to clamp down on the prostitution industry in Ireland.
Details provided to Wicklow TD Anne Ferris show that the ‘Teflon Taoiseach’ has claimed over €10,000 in phone expenses alone.
The Labour TD for Wicklow / East Carlow says women face five particular challenges they need met, before they can consider running for election, and we can achieve balance.
A full recount will get underway in Galway West this afternoon with five candidates already elected but not yet declared.
AFTER A COLD week, another frosty few days are ahead of us.
Temperatures are set to drop to as low as -2 degrees tonight, according to Met Éireann.
Conditions will be dry and clear, but there will be widespread frost.
So, as the autumn weather is most certainly upon us, we want to know: Have you turned the heating on this week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Sunshine and patchy clouds
Max: 13 °C
Min: 1 °C
Clouds and sun
Max: 14 °C
Min: 6 °C
Mostly cloudy with spotty showers
Max: 16 °C
Min: 6 °C
