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# aodhan-o-riordain - Monday 9 April, 2018
Labour senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin apologises for tweet sent after Belfast rape trial verdicts
Ó Ríordáin tweeted a clarification and an apology for a tweet he sent on 28 March.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 15 July, 2017
'I couldn’t imagine being able to afford loans of €20,000 for my degree'
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
Bishop says new maternity hospital should obey rules of Catholic Church
Health Minister Simon Harris has insisted the hospital will be independently run.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 11 April, 2017
National Museum 'working hard to fix prolonged, systemic bullying of staff'
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
'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
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
Aodhan Ó Riordáin's life online: 'I accidentally tweeted one word - #horny'
Well-known Irish names tell us about their life on the internet.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Friday 11 November, 2016
'An ugly crossroad': Trump promises unity as outrage continues across US
Meanwhile, Irish Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin criticised the Irish government’s reaction to Trump’s election.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Friday 30 September, 2016
A date for the blasphemy referendum still hasn't been decided on
Preliminary consultations and preparatory work have been undertaken on the issue.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 9 July, 2016
RTÉ's political coverage went all 3am-at-an-Irish-wedding this afternoon
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
Those big plans for injection centres and decriminalisation could now be reversed
The warning has come from the outgoing Drugs Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 22 March, 2016
This outgoing minister gave us a brutal assessment of where it all went wrong for Labour
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.
'I’m not going to lie to people, I’d much rather be in the Dáil'
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
Three Labour ministers who lost their Dáil seats are going for the Seanad
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Kevin Humphreys and Ged Nash are all seeking a Leinster House comeback.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 1 March, 2016
No TDs for days, then three in a minute - rollercoaster of emotions at a crazy count in Dublin Bay North
It was jubilation for three candidates, and total desolation for Labour’s Aodhán Ó Riordáin.
'Group of Death': Minister for Drugs Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has lost his Dáil seat
As rules stand now, it looks like Labour will lose its speaking rights in the chamber.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Thursday 18 February, 2016
Labour wants to replace the Eighth Amendment with a UK-style abortion law
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
"I just want to convince people that the place for Labour is in government"
TheJournal.ie joined Aodhán Ó Riordáin pounding the pavements of Dublin Bay North.
Where do Ireland's political parties stand on decriminalising cannabis?
Could Ireland go down the Portuguese route?
# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 16 January, 2016
How two Labour ministers turned death threats into a political weapon
Now one TD says they owe “hundreds of thousands of people” an apology.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 1 December, 2015
The needles on the cobbles are nothing new - but the human excrement is shocking
A grim tour of the backstreets of the capital…
# aodhan-o-riordain - Thursday 26 November, 2015
Plans for a 381-home development beside a Dublin park are not going down well
Minister Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has joined the campaign against it.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Thursday 5 November, 2015
Most men think decriminalising drugs is a good idea - but women aren't so sure
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
'Women must decide their fate': Thousands attend pro-choice march
Pro-life campaigners have said organisers of the demonstration are in “absolute denial”.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 8 September, 2015
Gardaí called after Vincent Browne debate descends into mayhem
A female audience member claimed to have been threatened for applauding a government minister.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Sunday 30 August, 2015
Labour's next leader, from most to least likely
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
Dublin's new mayor wants supervised injection centres for drug addicts
Críona Ní Dhálaigh has backed an initiative that the government could legislate for in the coming months.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Saturday 4 July, 2015
Carrying drugs for personal use is illegal. But politicians are looking at changing that
The Portuguese approach could be considered here.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
Mattie McGrath wants 'twatters' regulated
The independent TD is not happy about a certain government minister’s tweets.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 23 June, 2015
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Rónán Mullen are having a bit of a row on Twitter
The Equality Minister’s tweet about “extremist right-wingers” got this one going…
# aodhan-o-riordain - Wednesday 17 June, 2015
The New York Times says it never intended to blame victims of the Berkeley tragedy
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
Poll: Was RTÉ right to ask a minister to remove his Yes pin?
There were some strange scenes on The Saturday Night Show.
Ireland's Equality Minister was asked by RTÉ to remove a Yes Equality pin
Brendan O’Connor made the request of Aodhán Ó Ríordáin last night.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Wednesday 6 May, 2015
Injection centres could soon arrive in Dublin - would you agree with that?
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
The new drugs minister describes his trip to Amsterdam as a young student
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he did what “most students” do.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Wednesday 22 April, 2015
Here's the new minister for drugs
The government has agreed the appointment of a minister to deal with the National Drugs Strategy.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 31 March, 2015
'A major distraction': It looks like there'll be no Royals at the 1916 centenary
A junior minister pretty much confirmed it won’t be happening last night.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Tuesday 3 March, 2015
"We have a love affair with incarcerating people in Ireland"
Aodhan Ó Riordáin expects a report on reforming the Direct Provision on his desk by Easter.
# aodhan-o-riordain - Sunday 1 March, 2015
Watch this Labour TD read mean tweets about himself
Poor Aodhán Ó Ríordáin gets an awful time on Twitter…
Here are 10 things we learned at the Labour conference
The junior coalition party has gathered in Killarney this weekend to take stock. Here’s what we found out…
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Poll: Should homework be banned at primary school level?
THE GREEN PARTY’S election manifesto was launched at the weekend, and one of its standout points was a proposal to phase out homework for primary school pupils.
Some academics have argued that there is no evidence to support the benefits of giving young children homework, and others have suggested that it may even be detrimental to their development.
The move was previously explored by an Oireachtas committee, while at least one Irish school has already stopped giving homework to primary school pupils.
But what do you think? Should primary schools stop giving pupils homework?
Poll Results:
No (5556)
Yes (5288)
I don't know/No opinion (466)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
By Evgeny Shtorn
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
By TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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