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# Dominic Hannigan

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# On the campaign trail
In Navan, it's all about insurance and broadband (even if Peter Casey wants to talk immigration)
At a Midlands North-West hustings today, six candidates spoke about business in rural areas.
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May 14th 2019, 8:30 PM
# labour's way
Some Labour TDs could miss today's abortion vote, no whip on Fianna Fáil deputies
Meanwhile, Anne Ferris said she is willing to face the consequences of being expelled from the Labour Party.
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Feb 10th 2015, 12:14 PM
# Referendum
'Should we allow mothers to marry their daughters?'
The marriage equality debate has begun in earnest…
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Jan 22nd 2015, 10:10 AM
# Same-Sex Marriage
'There was no cake or anything': This Labour TD had a very small wedding last year
Dominic Hannigan wed his partner of over 20 years on New Year’s Eve.
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Jan 21st 2015, 1:17 PM
# 8th amendment
These Labour TDs and Senators think we should have another abortion referendum
There are growing calls for repeal of the 8th Amendment.
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Aug 19th 2014, 7:15 AM
# doing a 180
'Unacceptable': Fianna Fáil is NOT happy with Crowley's move to Eurosceptic group
The party has said that many ECR policies “directly contradict core principles of the Fianna Fáil organisation”.
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Jun 23rd 2014, 3:42 PM
# pointed
Labour TD: We need to get rid of people who have been in Leinster House for 25 years
“The arrogance needs to be removed,” said Dominic Hannigan.
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May 28th 2014, 9:39 AM
# Oireachtas
Central Bank governor Honohan to face TDs and senators
Patrick Honohan will discuss economic and monetary union with TDs and senators on the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee this afternoon.
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Apr 30th 2013, 6:30 AM
# Disclosures
8 things we learned from TDs' declarations of interests for 2012
How many deputies own property abroad? And where do those who keep their eyes on Ireland’s finances invest themselves?
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Mar 2nd 2013, 3:17 PM
# Meath East
FF and SF to confirm candidates as Meath East by-election looms
Fianna Fáil is set to confirm senator Thomas Byrne as its candidate on Thursday while Sinn Féin is expected to select local activist Darren O’Rourke as its candidate for the forthcoming vote.
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Feb 19th 2013, 9:06 PM
# By-election
Support for coalition faces test in Meath East by-election
April has been mooted as the possible month for the by-election to be held with Fianna Fáil hoping to capitalise on its growing popularity but could the promissory note deal change things?
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Feb 10th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Magdalenes
Labour TDs say government needs to apologise over Magdalene Laundries
Dominic Hannigan and Gerald Nash are among those calling for an apology to be made by the government for the State’s role in admitting thousands of women to the laundries.
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Feb 6th 2013, 10:15 AM
# Abortion
Where were the 38 TDs who didn’t vote on the abortion bill?
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.
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Nov 29th 2012, 4:49 PM
# Health Cuts
Unhappy Labour backbenchers to stand by Reilly, call FF motion a 'deflection'
The Fianna Fáil/Sinn Féin-tabled motion of confidence is “politics at its most unattractive”, according to Waterford TD Ciara Conway.
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Sep 4th 2012, 11:15 AM
# Jerry Buttimer
Jerry Buttimer: 'Being gay is not all of what I am'
The Fine Gael TD has disclosed that he is gay in interviews today saying that he thought it was right for the party and for the people he represents to come out.
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Apr 30th 2012, 12:00 PM
# Referendum
No vote on treaty would drive foreign investors away, warns Committee chair
Dominic Hannigan, who chairs the committee scrutinising the Fiscal Compact, also said that Europe needed to move away from right-wing economics that have been the focus in recent years.
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Apr 27th 2012, 6:45 AM
# Referendum
In their own words: What do TDs think of the fiscal treaty?
All this week, an Oireachtas sub-committee has been discussing the fiscal compact treaty with academics, civil society leaders, and other politicians. Here’s what they made of it.
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Apr 6th 2012, 5:55 PM
# Referendum
LIVE: Interest groups tell Oireachtas committee what Fiscal Compact means for Ireland
Today marks the third of three days of hearings of an Oireachtas committee examining the impact of the fiscal compact deal.
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Apr 4th 2012, 11:27 AM
# fiscal compact
Oireachtas committee to begin three-day hearings on fiscal compact referendum
The three days of hearings will hear input from MEPs, foreign politicians, ambassadors and leading voices from civil society.
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Apr 3rd 2012, 7:00 AM
# Constitution
People in Northern Ireland should have a say in new Irish constitution - TD
Labour TD for Meath East Dominic Hannigan says that the views of people in Northern Ireland has to be taken into account if there is a new constitutional convonvention.
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Jan 20th 2012, 1:01 PM
Voices
Column: Addressing the legacies of Northern Ireland's past and contributing to the future
Dominic Hannigan explains why former members of Northern Ireland’s fiercest paramilitary organisations are being invited to speak to TDs at Leinster House today.
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Oct 13th 2011, 7:30 AM
# GE11
The Half Past Fix: 10.30pm
Every hour – on the half hour – TheJournal.ie brings you your fix of election tallies, predictions and results. Here’s how the winners and losers of GE11 are playing out so far.
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Feb 26th 2011, 10:32 PM