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# Ruth Coppinger

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2023
'Only a matter of time before someone is killed': Hundreds attend anti-racism event in Ashtown
Ruth Coppinger helped organise an anti-racist demonstration in Ashtown in Dublin yesterday evening.
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Jan 31st 2023, 12:52 PM
'Racist' attack on Dublin homeless camp described as a 'sickening low'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and integration junior minister Joe O’Brien have both condemned the incident.
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Ruth Coppinger to contest Seanad election after losing Dáil seat
A number of former TDs are expected to launch Seanad bids.
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Feb 14th 2020, 9:01 AM
Mary Mitchell O'Connor and Regina Doherty lose seats in first major Fine Gael casualties
Solidarity-People Before Profit’s Ruth Coppinger has lost her seat.
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Feb 9th 2020, 9:40 PM
Sex for rent: Case of landlord propositioning tenant 'not a once off or unusual'
Housing charity Threshold has said it is aware of several such incidents.
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Sep 19th 2019, 2:19 PM
Sex for rent: Coppinger tells Dáil of Rathmines landlord who propositioned tenant
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy said that the situation outlined by Coppinger “sounds disgusting”.
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Sep 18th 2019, 1:17 PM
Government plans to 'phase out' fur farming in Ireland
Government will consider an implementation plan to ban fur farming.
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Jun 24th 2019, 1:34 PM
FactCheck: Will children aged 4 and under be taught about masturbation if the sex education bill becomes law?
The claim was made by a Renua local election candidate.
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May 21st 2019, 12:05 AM
Ruth Coppinger calls on FAI Board to step down in wake of Oireachtas Committee frustration
She referred to John Delaney’s decision not to engage with all questioning as turning the meeting into ‘Hamlet without the Prince.’
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Apr 11th 2019, 7:03 AM
Pregnant woman with '15% chance of delivery' given list of UK hospitals to get abortion, Dáil hears
Ruth Coppinger TD told the Dáil she had been contacted by a woman who shared her story.
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Feb 19th 2019, 3:12 PM
OPINION: Ruth Coppinger TD on why she believes her 'thong stunt' can kickstart a movement around sexism and consent
The Dublin West TD says the reaction to the ‘stunt’ showed how people are wanting to create a change in society in regards sexism and consent.
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Nov 25th 2018, 7:30 PM
Nine in 10 people believe a person's underwear should not be discussed in a rape case
A barrister’s comments sparked outrage and led to protests last week.
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Nov 20th 2018, 12:00 AM
'Clothes are not consent': Thongs hung up at Spire to protest use of clothing as rape trial evidence
The protest was organised by ROSA and Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Ruth Coppinger.
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Nov 14th 2018, 3:14 PM
Black lace thong held up in the Dáil as TD raises controversial rape trial comments
TD Ruth Coppinger said it was time for ‘rape myths’ to be dispelled with in court cases,
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Nov 13th 2018, 3:10 PM
Harris says abortion legislation doesn't mention the word 'abortion' for legal reasons
The Health Minister also said he wants the Bill to be inclusive of members of the trans community.
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Nov 6th 2018, 2:06 PM
'Tell me what's offensive about this': Ruth Coppinger holds up Repeal sign in Dáil chamber
Coppinger held up the poster while asking the Taoiseach about the removal of a Repeal mural outside Dublin city’s Project Arts Centre.
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Apr 24th 2018, 5:31 PM
'You can't paint over a movement': Repeal mural removed from Temple Bar (again)
The Charities Regulator has defended its decision to say the Project Arts Centre could lose its charitable status if the mural remained.
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Apr 23rd 2018, 2:38 PM
'Religious groups shouldn't be involved in sex education'
Proposed legislation seeks to remove religious ethos from sex education in schools.
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Apr 4th 2018, 7:00 PM
FF councillor apologises for tweet telling Ruth Coppinger to 'please just keep your clothes on'
Patrick McKee says that no offence was intended.
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Feb 6th 2018, 10:45 PM
'See no homeless, hear no homeless, help no homeless': Paul Murphy hits out at government approach
Solidarity TDs have launched a Bill that aims to prevent the installation of anti-homeless devices.
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Nov 16th 2017, 12:50 PM
'You never know who would be after us': Security beefed up at Leinster House amid fear of threats
The Taoiseach has criticised security at Leinster House for being far less stringent as other national parliaments.
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Nov 5th 2017, 9:30 PM
Ireland needs to break EU rules in order to build more houses, says Solidarity-PBP
Richard Boyd Barrett said the government needs to declare Ireland’s housing crisis an emergency.
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Sep 13th 2017, 2:06 PM
'More censorship': Row in Dáil as TD asks why gardaí spoke to professor over Regina Doherty blog
Blogger and academic Catherine Kelly claims she was cautioned by gardaí about her social media posts and online articles which referenced Regina Doherty.
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Jul 6th 2017, 2:53 PM
'It's a huge loss to the community': Staff protest closure of drug treatment service in Dublin
Staff at Adapt in Dublin were told last month that the service was winding down.
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Jun 14th 2017, 6:01 AM
'All the children that live in our building got places in local schools - our daughter didn't'
The family’s story sparked a debate on the controversial ‘Catholics first’ policy in many primary schools.
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May 16th 2017, 6:05 AM
Solidarity-PBP TDs refuse to stand for Dáil prayer and hold up 'separate Church and State' posters
Last week the Dáil voted to retain the Dáil prayer and also to add a 30 second moment of reflection.
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May 9th 2017, 2:37 PM
Two TDs say they will break Dáil rules and refuse to stand during the daily prayer
It’s proposed a 30-second moment of silence will take place after the daily prayer.
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May 2nd 2017, 3:36 PM
'I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of special Dáil committee are anti-choice' - Smith
Solidarity-PBP says a referendum on abortion should be held before the autumn.
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May 2nd 2017, 1:44 PM
'He's a sexual predator': John Halligan is not happy with Kenny meeting Trump
Halligan will be heading to Brazil for St Patrick’s Day.
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Mar 11th 2017, 2:19 PM
'Fantastic progress' in 2016 but animals in Irish circuses 'continue to suffer'
Four circuses were inspected by officials in 2016, but the minister says “no significant animal welfare issues were identified”.
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Jan 2nd 2017, 7:30 AM
New proposals to prevent landlords using loopholes to evict tenants
The AAA-PBP will bring the motion to the Dáil today.
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Dec 15th 2016, 8:00 AM
14 TDs in Dáil chamber as Bríd Smith produces packet of abortion pills
The Dáil is this evening discussing an AAA/PBP Bill calling for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.
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Oct 25th 2016, 8:49 PM
Ruth Coppinger: 'The TDs who decided women's destinies in 1983 abortion debate still hold office'
Ruth Coppinger said her party will take the pay increase due to TDs, but it will go towards campaigns supports.
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Oct 23rd 2016, 7:00 AM
Coppinger on Zappone: 'She wore a Repeal jumper on the march and she won't vote for a repeal bill'
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, Coppinger said the AAA-PBP are calling on John Halligan, Shane Ross and Finian McGrath to stand by their principles and support the bill.
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Oct 22nd 2016, 10:15 PM
FactCheck: Is it cheaper for the State to build houses directly than to use the private sector?
FactCheck examines a big claim on one of the major issues of the day.
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Jul 24th 2016, 7:30 PM
FactCheck: Do EU rules prevent us from spending money to build more social housing?
FactCheck looks in depth at an AAA-PBP claim with big implications.
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Jul 1st 2016, 8:09 PM
FactCheck: Who got it right in this abortion debate between Ruth Coppinger and Cora Sherlock?
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck attempts to resolve an argument over abortion facts on Tonight with Vincent Browne last night.
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Jun 23rd 2016, 10:24 PM
FactCheck: Did Enda Kenny mislead the Dáil over the Eighth Amendment?
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck looks into the Taoiseach’s controversial claim on a controversial issue, last week.
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Jun 5th 2016, 9:00 PM
"Bullying the populace into submission" - TDs aren't happy about Enda's comments on water charges
Kenny has made comments in a newspaper interview about the controversial charges.
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Jun 4th 2016, 3:20 PM
Ruth Coppinger will become the first woman nominated for Taoiseach
The Dublin West TD says she represents an “alternative to the failed policies of the 1%”.
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Apr 5th 2016, 10:48 PM
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