#Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

# aodhan-o-riordain - Monday 9 April, 2018

Apology

Labour senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin apologises for tweet sent after Belfast rape trial verdicts

Apr 9th 2018, 11:51 AM 28,742 Views No Comments

Ó Ríordáin tweeted a clarification and an apology for a tweet he sent on 28 March.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 15 July, 2017

Debt

'I couldn’t imagine being able to afford loans of €20,000 for my degree'

Jul 15th 2017, 6:15 AM 13,019 Views 41 Comments

Students in the UK are graduating with loans of £57,000, Labour says the same can’t happen here.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Sunday 23 April, 2017

Sisters Of Charity

Bishop says new maternity hospital should obey rules of Catholic Church

Apr 23rd 2017, 2:29 PM 40,328 Views 163 Comments

Health Minister Simon Harris has insisted the hospital will be independently run.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 11 April, 2017

Mental Health

National Museum 'working hard to fix prolonged, systemic bullying of staff'

Apr 11th 2017, 5:12 PM 20,716 Views 20 Comments

In an unusual event, senators on the committee said that they were uncomfortable with their Chair’s line of questioning.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Monday 13 March, 2017

Anti-trump Protest

'St Patrick's Day can't just be a parade, it has to be a stand': Senator goes on US TV to rally against Trump

Mar 13th 2017, 9:44 AM 26,304 Views 111 Comments

Irish Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin explained that the ‘Irish Stand’ event in New York aims to show solidarity with immigrants.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Friday 30 December, 2016

My Social Media Life

Aodhan Ó Riordáin's life online: 'I accidentally tweeted one word - #horny'

Dec 30th 2016, 12:00 PM 19,150 Views 36 Comments

Well-known Irish names tell us about their life on the internet.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Friday 11 November, 2016

Not My President

'An ugly crossroad': Trump promises unity as outrage continues across US

Nov 11th 2016, 10:34 PM 23,787 Views 140 Comments

Meanwhile, Irish Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin criticised the Irish government’s reaction to Trump’s election.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Friday 30 September, 2016

Well Holy God

A date for the blasphemy referendum still hasn't been decided on

Sep 30th 2016, 6:05 AM 14,755 Views 116 Comments

Preliminary consultations and preparatory work have been undertaken on the issue.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 9 July, 2016

How Bizarre This post contains videos

RTÉ's political coverage went all 3am-at-an-Irish-wedding this afternoon

Jul 9th 2016, 3:11 PM 39,583 Views 29 Comments

Saturday with Claire Byrne signed off for the season with a massive Oireachtas sing-song. Some were a little better than others…

# aodhan-o-riordain - Sunday 27 March, 2016

Drugs

Those big plans for injection centres and decriminalisation could now be reversed

Mar 27th 2016, 8:30 PM 32,475 Views 52 Comments

The warning has come from the outgoing Drugs Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 22 March, 2016

The Post Mortem This post contains videos

This outgoing minister gave us a brutal assessment of where it all went wrong for Labour

Mar 22nd 2016, 8:30 PM 27,648 Views 74 Comments

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin explained why the seeds of Labour’s demise were sown in 2011 in a wide-ranging interview with TheJournal.ie this week.

Next Best Thing This post contains videos

'I’m not going to lie to people, I’d much rather be in the Dáil'

Mar 22nd 2016, 6:06 AM 21,179 Views 79 Comments

Last month Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he wasn’t going to “kick around the Seanad’ if he lost his Dáil seat. Now he’s changed his mind.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Friday 18 March, 2016

Next Best Thing

Three Labour ministers who lost their Dáil seats are going for the Seanad

Mar 18th 2016, 6:08 PM 24,275 Views 100 Comments

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Kevin Humphreys and Ged Nash are all seeking a Leinster House comeback.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 1 March, 2016

At Last

No TDs for days, then three in a minute - rollercoaster of emotions at a crazy count in Dublin Bay North

Mar 1st 2016, 2:16 PM 26,677 Views 92 Comments

It was jubilation for three candidates, and total desolation for Labour’s Aodhán Ó Riordáin.

Dublin Bay North

'Group of Death': Minister for Drugs Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has lost his Dáil seat

Mar 1st 2016, 12:50 PM 94,416 Views 235 Comments

As rules stand now, it looks like Labour will lose its speaking rights in the chamber.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Thursday 18 February, 2016

Labour's Way

Labour wants to replace the Eighth Amendment with a UK-style abortion law

Feb 18th 2016, 4:36 PM 15,703 Views 91 Comments

The party has outlined its plans to hold a referendum on the abortion ban if returned to government.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 13 February, 2016

Canvassing With Aodhán

"I just want to convince people that the place for Labour is in government"

Feb 13th 2016, 10:00 PM 19,111 Views 121 Comments

TheJournal.ie joined Aodhán Ó Riordáin pounding the pavements of Dublin Bay North.

Drug Use

Where do Ireland's political parties stand on decriminalising cannabis?

Feb 13th 2016, 9:00 PM 52,949 Views 96 Comments

Could Ireland go down the Portuguese route?

# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 16 January, 2016

Analysis

How two Labour ministers turned death threats into a political weapon

Jan 16th 2016, 2:49 PM 35,842 Views 213 Comments

Now one TD says they owe “hundreds of thousands of people” an apology.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 1 December, 2015

Streets Of Dublin

The needles on the cobbles are nothing new - but the human excrement is shocking

Dec 1st 2015, 10:00 PM 58,448 Views 101 Comments

A grim tour of the backstreets of the capital…

# aodhan-o-riordain - Thursday 26 November, 2015

ST ANNES PARK

Plans for a 381-home development beside a Dublin park are not going down well

Nov 26th 2015, 6:06 PM 37,360 Views 46 Comments

Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has joined the campaign against it.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Thursday 5 November, 2015

Portuguese Model

Most men think decriminalising drugs is a good idea - but women aren't so sure

Nov 5th 2015, 6:00 AM 12,079 Views 67 Comments

The government is considering decriminalising the possession of a small amount of drugs like heroin, cannabis and cocaine.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 26 September, 2015

8th Amendment This post contains images

'Women must decide their fate': Thousands attend pro-choice march

Sep 26th 2015, 7:49 PM 27,712 Views 325 Comments

Pro-life campaigners have said organisers of the demonstration are in “absolute denial”.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 8 September, 2015

Chaos

Gardaí called after Vincent Browne debate descends into mayhem

Sep 8th 2015, 1:00 PM 85,925 Views 130 Comments

A female audience member claimed to have been threatened for applauding a government minister.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Sunday 30 August, 2015

After Joan

Labour's next leader, from most to least likely

Aug 30th 2015, 9:30 PM 19,534 Views 115 Comments

Joan Burton is safe for now but who’s in the mix to replace her? We rank the contenders…

# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 11 July, 2015

Drugs This post contains videos

Dublin's new mayor wants supervised injection centres for drug addicts

Jul 11th 2015, 8:50 AM 9,081 Views 81 Comments

Críona Ní Dhálaigh has backed an initiative that the government could legislate for in the coming months.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 4 July, 2015

Relaxation

Carrying drugs for personal use is illegal. But politicians are looking at changing that

Jul 4th 2015, 9:30 AM 15,449 Views 63 Comments

The Portuguese approach could be considered here.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Wednesday 24 June, 2015

Too Many Tweets This post contains videos

Mattie McGrath wants 'twatters' regulated

Jun 24th 2015, 5:35 PM 23,033 Views 81 Comments

The independent TD is not happy about a certain government minister’s tweets.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 23 June, 2015

Spat

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Rónán Mullen are having a bit of a row on Twitter

Jun 23rd 2015, 3:18 PM 23,366 Views 110 Comments

The Equality Minister’s tweet about “extremist right-wingers” got this one going…

# aodhan-o-riordain - Wednesday 17 June, 2015

Berkeley

The New York Times says it never intended to blame victims of the Berkeley tragedy

Jun 17th 2015, 7:45 PM 82,903 Views 113 Comments

The paper said the deaths “cast a pall” on the J1 visa programme, which the students were travelling on.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Sunday 10 May, 2015

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Was RTÉ right to ask a minister to remove his Yes pin?

May 10th 2015, 10:04 AM 43,791 Views 112 Comments

There were some strange scenes on The Saturday Night Show.

From The Daily Edge

Pingate

Here's why #Pingate was trending in Ireland this morning

May 10th 2015, 9:38 AM 6,868 Views 2 Comments

Facepalm.

Pingate

Ireland's Equality Minister was asked by RTÉ to remove a Yes Equality pin

May 10th 2015, 7:28 AM 47,913 Views 207 Comments

Brendan O’Connor made the request of Aodhán Ó Ríordáin last night.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Wednesday 6 May, 2015

Addiction This post contains a poll

Injection centres could soon arrive in Dublin - would you agree with that?

May 6th 2015, 9:42 PM 18,176 Views 70 Comments

Minister of State Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said he will be attempting to bring forward legislation to introduce them this year.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Thursday 23 April, 2015

Inhalation

The new drugs minister describes his trip to Amsterdam as a young student

Apr 23rd 2015, 10:44 PM 23,100 Views 71 Comments

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he did what “most students” do.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Wednesday 22 April, 2015

Appointment

Here's the new minister for drugs

Apr 22nd 2015, 8:33 PM 16,993 Views 65 Comments

The government has agreed the appointment of a minister to deal with the National Drugs Strategy.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 31 March, 2015

Not Happening

'A major distraction': It looks like there'll be no Royals at the 1916 centenary

Mar 31st 2015, 8:04 AM 16,733 Views 120 Comments

A junior minister pretty much confirmed it won’t be happening last night.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 3 March, 2015

Direct Provision This post contains videos

"We have a love affair with incarcerating people in Ireland"

Mar 3rd 2015, 1:00 PM 10,748 Views 81 Comments

Aodhan Ó Riordáin expects a report on reforming the Direct Provision on his desk by Easter.

# aodhan-o-riordain - Sunday 1 March, 2015

Just Plain Mean This post contains videos

Watch this Labour TD read mean tweets about himself

Mar 1st 2015, 6:00 PM 10,516 Views 35 Comments

Poor Aodhán Ó Ríordáin gets an awful time on Twitter…

Back To The Kingdom

Here are 10 things we learned at the Labour conference

Mar 1st 2015, 11:50 AM 22,999 Views 139 Comments

The junior coalition party has gathered in Killarney this weekend to take stock. Here’s what we found out…

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