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# Party Whip

All time
Micheál Martin removes party whip from three Fianna Fáil senators who attended golf event
21 Aug 2020
42.3k
70
Lucinda: Party will have free vote on 'life' issues like euthanasia, abortion
17 Jan 2015
7.1k
52
Enda: 'If there's no structure to get cattle into the ring then you have a fight every morning'
22 Dec 2014
9.7k
29
Whips will not be imposed on Fine Gael and Labour members of banking inquiry
15 Jun 2014
7.0k
84
'The elephant in the room': Government's Dáil reforms do little to appease opposition
15 Jan 2014
3.7k
8
Column: Give the Dáil a conscience – let our representatives speak their minds
Colm Bergin
15 Jan 2014
43
35
Leo Varadkar: The government has too much control over the Dáil
22 Nov 2013
7.0k
30
"One cannot have instability": Taoiseach rules out loosening the party whip
9 Oct 2013
4.6k
83
Brian Walsh: 'Seanad abolition is Enda Kenny's baby and I won't go against it'
12 Sep 2013
5.8k
35
Aaron McKenna: We need more Lucinda Creightons – politicians who actually believe in something
Aaron McKenna
13 Jul 2013
38
121
Column: Rebel Rebel – why are Irish politicians so whipped?
Dr Matthew Wall
7 Jul 2013
208
42
Four Fine Gael rebels will lose committee memberships... and their offices
2 Jul 2013
11.4k
76
These TDs are voting against the proposed abortion laws
2 Jul 2013
7.4k
149
Free vote for TDs among radical proposals for Dáil reform
18 Apr 2013
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70
Toibín dismisses talk of SF rift after defeat on abortion 'free vote' motion
16 Apr 2013
4.4k
12
Labour chairman Colm Keaveney wants party conference held in April
14 Jan 2013
5.4k
47
Labour senator James Heffernan resigns party whip
19 Dec 2012
9.4k
65
Junior Minister wants free Dáil vote on any X Case legislation
26 Nov 2012
3.3k
17
Poll: Should there be a free vote on the Dáil X Case motion?
20 Nov 2012
5.8k
85
Ridge resigns from Fine Gael in the wake of disciplinary proceedings
7 Jul 2012
3.5k
22
“Therese Ridge is not a crook” – FG cllr appeals party action after Mahon
16 May 2012
1.6k
9
Ó Cuív to Fine Gael TD: look before you leap
23 Mar 2012
3.2k
12
Column: Nobody likes the party whips – but our democracy needs them
Eoin O'Malley
27 Jan 2012
1.0k
36
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
1 Dec 2011
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3