# parliamentary privilege

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# Bloody Sunday

SDLP leader names 'Soldier F' under parliamentary privilege in House of Commons

Soldier F has been facing charges of murder on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972.

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Jul 13th 2021, 6:00 PM

# parliamentary privilege

Topshop billionaire Philip Green named as businessman at centre of UK #MeToo gagging order

Labour peer Peter Hain named Green in the House of Lords today.

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Oct 25th 2018, 4:51 PM

Voices

Ordinary people - and not judges - should police our politicians' powerful privilege

For our parliament to work, there must be freedom for representatives to speak without fear of legal consequences, writes David Kenny.

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Apr 3rd 2017, 8:30 PM

# Dáil privilege

Frank Flannery says Denis O'Brien is 'not above or below the law'

“People in the Third Reich thought what’s happening to the Jews would never happen to them, but finally the knock came.”

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Aug 9th 2015, 4:27 PM

# Denis O'Brien

Enda Kenny silence on Dáil privilege controversy 'extremely worrying'

Media outlets have been warned not to report Catherine Murphy’s allegations about Denis O’Brien’s dealings with IBRC.

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Jun 1st 2015, 6:41 PM

# new claims

Mary Lou claims PDs implicated in tax evasion dossier as PAC told it can't investigate

The Public Accounts Committee has been told it cannot investigate a dossier containing allegations of tax evasion by senior politicians.

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Nov 12th 2014, 6:30 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think TDs should be allowed to say what they want in Leinster House?

The system of parliamentary privilege means politicians have immunity to defamation suits and so can say what they want in the Dáil, do you think that’s fair?

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Nov 12th 2014, 9:18 AM

# parliamentary privilege

Gardaí say TDs are allowed to make 'unfounded, unsubstantiated and malicious allegations'

Should politicians be allowed to say what they want in the Dáil and Seanad?

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Nov 12th 2014, 6:31 AM

Voices

Opinion: Parliamentary privileges extended to TDs and Senators should be reconsidered

Parliamentary privilege allows TDs to make ‘unfounded, unsubstantiated or malicious allegations against any member of the public’, writes John Jacob of the AGSI.

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Nov 12th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Seanadigans

There was an almighty row over Phil Hogan and Irish Water in the Seanad today

The upper house was suspended three times this afternoon. Here’s what happened….

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Nov 5th 2014, 3:30 PM

# that's that then

Nessa Childers says the legal, er, 'situation' between her and Phil Hogan is over

Hogan sent legal letters to the MEP last month.

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Oct 21st 2014, 5:37 PM

Voices

Column: 'Ming' case demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of parliamentary privilege

The that fact a garda believes TDs are exempt from penalty points, and a TD evidently agreed, shows a basic misunderstanding of the purpose of parliamentary privilege, writes Eoin O’Malley.

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Mar 13th 2013, 1:00 PM

# suspended

Sinn Féin to take legal advice after TD is stopped from voting

Padraig Mac Lochlainn, who is serving a three-day suspension, was let vote once – but not a second time.

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Dec 13th 2012, 3:19 PM

# Penalty Points

TD claims sports star and journalist had penalty points cancelled

People Before Profit TD Joan Collins has used parliamentary privilege to reveal the names of an Irish sports star and journalist who allegedly had penalty points struck-off their licence.

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Dec 11th 2012, 6:54 PM

# Penalty Points

ULA TDs name judge whose penalty points were allegedly terminated

A garda and a sergeant have reportedly blown the whistle on the practice of penalty points on drivers’ licences being terminated inappropriately for some high-profile figures.

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Dec 4th 2012, 3:31 PM