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Friday 25 September 2020
Jim Walsh has drawn condemnation for remarks made in the Seanad earlier.
Really, he actually said that.
Analysis: Micheál Martin has said Fianna Fáil “are not going there” on the 8th Amendment.
Do you support same-sex marriage?
Senator Jim Walsh told the Seanad the idea was put to him by a gay man he met last weekend.
He does not agree with certain aspects of new family law.
Encouraging LGBT people to believe full equivalence is possible will “only cause more harm than good to them” he said.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
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.
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.
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.
Tensions are running high in the Seanad as the debate on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill continues.
Walsh says his graphic description was based on the evidence of a US doctor who had carried out over 1,200 abortions.
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.
Jim Walsh was among those to contribute to the continuing debate on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill this afternoon.
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”.
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.
A cross-party group from both sides of the border says real-life examples illustrate the ‘floodgates’ effect.
Fianna Fáil Senator Jim Walsh said he was “extremely disappointed” that the motion had been defeated.
WELL, THE AUTUMN weather is certainly upon us this week and many people will no doubt have had to turn on their heating for the first time in months.
Met Éireann says the cool weather will continue today before turning cold tonight.
Temperatures will drop as low as zero overnight.
Now, for most people, this forecast is bad news. But for some, the cold weather is heaven.
Today we’re asking: Do you like cold weather?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Partly sunny, showers around in the p.m.
Max: 12 °C
Min: 1 °C
Mostly sunny
Max: 12 °C
Min: 2 °C
Times of sun and clouds
Max: 13 °C
Min: 8 °C
