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# Jim Walsh

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'The abortion holocaust': Senator condemned for 'horrific' language
Jim Walsh has drawn condemnation for remarks made in the Seanad earlier.
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Dec 10th 2015, 5:29 PM
Senator Jim Walsh tells Senator Ivana Bacik to "get treatment for haemorrhoids"
Really, he actually said that.
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Dec 10th 2015, 2:41 PM
Is Fianna Fáil really completely opposed to abortion?
Analysis: Micheál Martin has said Fianna Fáil “are not going there” on the 8th Amendment.
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Oct 27th 2015, 2:30 PM
Politicians tell us why they're voting Yes or No
Do you support same-sex marriage?
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May 17th 2015, 1:30 PM
Senator suggests marriage referendum money better spent testing gay people for HIV
Senator Jim Walsh told the Seanad the idea was put to him by a gay man he met last weekend.
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Mar 31st 2015, 7:38 PM
Conservative senator Jim Walsh resigns from Fianna Fáil parliamentary party
He does not agree with certain aspects of new family law.
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Mar 26th 2015, 4:30 PM
Senator warns against encouraging gay people to believe "sameness" achievable
Encouraging LGBT people to believe full equivalence is possible will “only cause more harm than good to them” he said.
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Mar 25th 2015, 10:21 PM
The Brian Crowley debacle is yet another blow to Micheál Martin's authority
Analysis: Defiance of the party leader is now a common occurrence in Fianna Fáil and it’s not good in the long run for the former Cabinet minister.
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Jun 25th 2014, 11:01 AM
‘Fannies’, ‘prats’ and ‘clowns’: 10 bizarre moments from the 24th Seanad
From the Justice Minister’s laughing fit, to Jim Walsh’s controversial comments on abortion. Say what you like about the chamber’s effectiveness; so far the current crop of senators have been anything but boring.
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Oct 6th 2013, 8:30 AM
'Disgusting and insensitive': Fianna Fáil senators condemn... Fianna Fáil senators
Meanwhile, the Seanad has passed committee stage of the abortion bill by 33 votes to 14 meaning it moves to its final stages next week.
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Jul 18th 2013, 10:17 PM
Video: Labour senator in emotional appeal over graphic abortion language
Tensions are running high in the Seanad as the debate on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill continues.
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Jul 18th 2013, 2:05 PM
Senator Jim Walsh criticised for abortion description
Walsh says his graphic description was based on the evidence of a US doctor who had carried out over 1,200 abortions.
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Jul 17th 2013, 4:20 PM
Here are the 15 senators who opposed the abortion legislation
There was opposition from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and independent senators as the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill passed second stage in the upper house today.
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Jul 16th 2013, 5:27 PM
Fianna Fáil senator: 'I oppose this legislation because it is anti-women'
Jim Walsh was among those to contribute to the continuing debate on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill this afternoon.
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Jul 16th 2013, 4:32 PM
Pro-life TDs and Senators to host cross-party meeting ahead of abortion vote
A number of TDs and Senators have organised a cross-party meeting for colleagues tomorrow evening, billing it as “one of the last occasions to discuss one of the most important decisions of your political life with like-minded colleagues”.
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Jun 24th 2013, 2:33 PM
Revealed: At least 6 Fianna Fáil TDs and most senators to oppose abortion bill
With a free vote, at least a dozen TDs and senators from the main opposition party are likely to oppose the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, according to a survey carried out by TheJournal.ie.
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Jun 8th 2013, 8:15 AM
Laws will make abortion ‘pervasive’ in Ireland: Warning from pro-life TDs
A cross-party group from both sides of the border says real-life examples illustrate the ‘floodgates’ effect.
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Apr 27th 2013, 7:45 AM
Seanad rejects motion calling for Pope visit to Ireland
Fianna Fáil Senator Jim Walsh said he was “extremely disappointed” that the motion had been defeated.
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Feb 9th 2012, 8:33 PM