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# John McGuinness

Last month
August 2023
# Electoral Commission
Commission had 'sleepless nights' over transferring Kilkenny's oldest GAA club into Tipperary
A staunchly black and amber area will now vote alongside their nearby rivals.
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Aug 30th 2023, 5:34 PM
# Bank Row
Opposition parties call on Govt to help households that are 'victims of profiteering banks'
Sinn Féin has called on the Government to convene a meeting with the Central Bank, and retail banks.
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2023
# Grace case
Government grants yet another year long extension to Grace case inquiry
The final report was due to be completed in May 2019, nearly four years ago.
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Mar 7th 2023, 7:57 PM
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2022
# CMO trinity job
'Who's running the country?': Sec Gen 'snub' of Oireachtas committee raised with Taoiseach
TD John McGuinness has written to Robert Watt to convey disappointment at the lack of response to an invitation.
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Apr 26th 2022, 4:10 PM
# Grace case
DPP explanation needed on why no charges brought in 'Grace' case, says McGuinness
FF TD John McGuinness says a change to the law should happen to ensure that agencies and individuals can be held accountable.
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Jan 31st 2022, 5:21 PM
All time
# Grace case
HSE workers who failed ‘Grace’ should be prosecuted, Dáil told
The Farrelly Commission has been investigating the case and has published two interim reports, which were debated by the Dail on Thursday.
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Nov 11th 2021, 8:11 PM
# Interview
FF's John McGuinness: 'If a motion of no confidence came up in the government, I would vote for that motion'
Varadkar said yesterday he would need assurances from Fianna Fáil that dissidents in the party could be counterbalanced.
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Dec 22nd 2019, 7:30 AM
# Public Services Card
Top civil servant not attending committee is 'an affront to democracy'
Chairperson John McGuinness says committee wants to discuss the cost of the PSC to date.
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Sep 21st 2019, 12:05 AM
# premiums
Insurance companies quizzed about why they aren't reporting fraudsters to the gardaí
Insurance premiums will fall if the cost of claims in Ireland falls, insurance companies told an Oireachtas committee today.
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Jul 4th 2019, 2:11 PM
# sell off
'The banks are dictating what happens': TDs say government relying on 'constitution' card to block vulture funds Bill
Officials were quizzed about their assertions the Bill is unconstitutional and would result in higher mortgage interest rates.
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Apr 3rd 2019, 6:15 AM
Taoiseach told that 'banks are as aggressive and as arrogant as the time of the crash'
Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness told the Taoiseach that people are crying out for help.
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Mar 3rd 2019, 6:00 AM
# Children's Hospital
Secretary General Robert Watt accused of 'playing games' with Oireachtas committees
Calls have been made by a number of committees for Watt to appear before them to outline DEPR’s role in the children’s hospital project.
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Feb 21st 2019, 12:22 PM
# confidence and supply
Fianna Fáil's McGuinness claims he was 'indirectly' asked to 'go independent' after clash with Cowen
McGuinness claims Cowen called him and others out for speaking in a personal capacity during interviews.
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Feb 13th 2019, 1:51 PM
# The things they said
How Peter Charleton found the fact among the rumour, gossip, lies and deceit
An analysis of how Peter Charleton came to believe some more than others.
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Oct 11th 2018, 6:01 PM
# sell off
Calls for Dáil to be recalled after PTSB sell thousands of home loans to vulture fund
The bank sold its controversial Project Glas loan portfolio to a so-called vulture fund for around €1.3 billion.
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Aug 1st 2018, 9:57 AM
# Housing Crisis
'Say no to vulture funds': Applause breaks out as TD calls for support for new law aimed at keeping people in their homes
The bill, written by the Master of the High Court Edmund Honohan, was introduced in the Dáil today.
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Jul 10th 2018, 4:44 PM
# Charleton
Evidence of four witnesses should be disregarded, Disclosures Tribunal told
The comment was made by a barrister for An Garda Síochána.
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Jun 29th 2018, 3:52 PM
# disclosures tribunal
'After everything, I don't know how the man is sitting here at the Tribunal today'
Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness again spoke of his admiration for Maurice McCabe today.
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Apr 10th 2018, 1:33 PM
# disclosures tribunal
'And the other fella fiddles with kids. They’re the kind of f*****g headbangers I’m dealing with'
Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness took to the witness box for another explosive day of testimony at the Disclosures Tribunal today.
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Apr 9th 2018, 3:25 PM
# Tracker Scandal
'Take a look in the mirror': Why didn't the Central Bank act earlier on the tracker mortgage scandal?
The Central Bank’s governor Philip Lane confirmed 13,000 impacted customers are still waiting to get their money back.
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Jan 18th 2018, 1:41 PM
# banking breaches
'Shocking': Central Bank governor meets whistleblower Jonathan Sugarman over bank probe
McGuinness said it’s “extraordinary” the Central Bank did not speak to the whistleblower who reported the breaches in Unicredit bank.
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Nov 15th 2017, 8:18 PM
# all in favour
Differences between the Grace terms of reference, before and after? There aren't many, but they mean a lot...
There aren’t many differences between the before-and-after terms, but what has changed matters.
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Mar 9th 2017, 2:35 PM
# another error
Tusla delivered Maurice McCabe's apology to his elderly neighbour 'in error'
Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness told RTÉ’s Six One News that “this is total incompetence”.
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Feb 10th 2017, 8:20 PM
# pac'ed courtroom
Timeline: Angela Kerins, charity salaries, and the saga of the baying PAC
Today’s High Court judgement against the former Rehab Group CEO brought to an end a saga that lasted almost three years.
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Jan 31st 2017, 4:22 PM
# Paperless
Your paper insurance disc could soon be a thing of the past
The committee chairperson had some harsh words for Insurance Ireland and the Central Bank yesterday.
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Nov 25th 2016, 6:01 AM
# Whistleblower
Nóirín O'Sullivan "was not aware" of secret meeting between former Garda Commissioner and PAC chairman
Fianna Fáil’s John McGuinness told the Dáil last week that he met with the former Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan in a hotel car park two years ago.
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May 30th 2016, 7:45 PM
# Whistleblowers
PAC chairman reveals secret Bewley's car park meeting with Garda commissioner
John McGuinness claims that meeting was about Maurice McCabe.
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May 29th 2016, 2:20 PM
# Foster Care
'They were tortured and degraded in unspeakable ways'
Social Care Minister Kathleen Lynch issued a statement today addressing allegations of physical and sexual abuse at a state-backed foster home.
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Jan 29th 2016, 11:07 PM
# rebuttal
Wallace claims about 'Project Eagle' trashed by Nama as “utterly disingenuous”
Nama executives fought back against claims by the Wexford TD.
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Oct 1st 2015, 3:08 PM
# After Micheál
Fianna Fáil's next leader, from most to least likely
Micheál Martin is safe for now but who’s in the running to replace him? Here’s our ranking of the contenders…
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Aug 23rd 2015, 10:00 PM
# chaotic delays
Taxpayers could end up footing €4.1m bill for student grant overpayment
The Department of Education has apologised for the error.
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Jun 11th 2015, 12:37 PM
# Social Welfare Fraud
€96m could have been overspent in dole payments
Also, 62 cases of people “claiming multiple identities” cost taxpayers a LOT of money.
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May 28th 2015, 1:19 PM
# Dáil bantz
Some serious shade was thrown as the Dáil welcomed a new TD today
They just couldn’t help themselves…
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May 26th 2015, 5:25 PM
# Graphic
This is why some TDs have to watch a video of thousands of pigs being slaughtered
Farmers have made claims against the Department of Agriculture.
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May 12th 2015, 10:56 AM
# Dáil Holiday
Fianna Fáil TD who went abroad during by-election says he only gets two weeks off
“Take your holidays whenever you want to – don’t let anybody put a straight-jacket on you.”
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May 3rd 2015, 2:35 PM
# election mode
8 things we learned at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis
As expected, there’s been new policies … and more in-fighting.
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Apr 26th 2015, 1:30 PM
# internal wranglings
Can Fianna Fáil stop the in-fighting and bounce back?
Analysis: Is the Celtic Tiger party ready to return to power?
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Apr 24th 2015, 1:00 PM
# Going menthol
Willie O'Dea thinks Fianna Fáil TDs should stay off the airwaves
The former minister was referring to growing internal problems in Fianna Fáil.
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Apr 1st 2015, 2:38 PM
# Dáil over
Seán Barrett got into another almighty row with a TD in the Dáil this evening
After a quiet few months, the Ceann Comhairle was back to his angry best this evening.
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Mar 31st 2015, 6:05 PM
# financial mystery tour
Two thirds of the money diverted to Irish Water came from your motor tax
Representatives from the Environment Department were questioned by the committee today.
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Feb 5th 2015, 2:00 PM
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