# sean-barrett - Thursday 6 October, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
Fine Gael TD Seán Barrett made the claim over the airwaves recently. Is it true?
# sean-barrett - Saturday 14 May, 2016
# Barrett And Kitt
# Barrett And Kitt
As Ceann Comhairle and Leas Ceann Comhairle, Seán Barrett and Michael Kitt continued to be paid salary and expenses, even when the Dáil was broken up for the election.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 13 April, 2016
# Your Say
# Your Say
Senator Sean Barrett claims this morning that the UK leaving the European Union would spell disaster for Ireland’s economy.
# sean-barrett - Thursday 10 March, 2016
# Meet The New Boss
# Meet The New Boss
The 32nd Dáil has completed its first act in electing a new chairperson.
# sean-barrett - Thursday 3 March, 2016
# New Chair
# New Chair
Before they try to elect a Taoiseach, TDs will have to elect a new Ceann Comhairle next week.
# sean-barrett - Tuesday 26 January, 2016
# Say Hello Wave Goodbye
# Say Hello Wave Goodbye
The independent TD was given his marching orders from the Dáil yet again today.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 9 December, 2015
# Silenced
# Silenced
The independent TD’s spat with the Ceann Comhairle rumbles on.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 25 November, 2015
# Taking A Walk
# Taking A Walk
The independent TD was ordered out of the Dáil for the second time in two weeks this afternoon.
# sean-barrett - Friday 13 November, 2015
# Heroes
# Heroes
42 people received awards from Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett at today’s ceremony at Farmleigh House in Dublin.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 11 November, 2015
# Rowdy
# Rowdy
The independent TD’s refusal to stop talking landed him in trouble today.
# sean-barrett - Sunday 13 September, 2015
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Banking inquiry members have faced a heavy workload this year, but has it damaged their chances of re-election?
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
# Dáil Scenes
# Dáil Scenes
“I wish you wouldn’t interrupt my flow.”
# sean-barrett - Thursday 18 June, 2015
# Inquir-lol-y
# Inquir-lol-y
It got fierce exciting for a minute there.
# sean-barrett - Tuesday 31 March, 2015
# Dáil Over
# Dáil Over
After a quiet few months, the Ceann Comhairle was back to his angry best this evening.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 4 February, 2015
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# sean-barrett - Tuesday 3 February, 2015
# That's The End Of That
# That's The End Of That
Earlier, Sinn Féin’s leader said the dispute was deflecting from the real issue.
# State Of The Nation
# State Of The Nation
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s happening in Irish politics right now…
# sean-barrett - Friday 30 January, 2015
# Dáil Over
# Dáil Over
Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett has defended his decision not have a debate on an inquiry into Garda malpractice last Wednesday.
# sean-barrett - Saturday 24 January, 2015
# No Dice
# No Dice
Suggestions that Pat Rabbitte could replace Seán Barrett have been shot down.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 21 January, 2015
# To Join Or Not To Join
# To Join Or Not To Join
So, are any Senators going to join the new alliance or party?
# sean-barrett - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
# FREE VOTE
# FREE VOTE
Speaking to The Irish Times, the Ceann Comhairle expressed his views specifically in relation to the Eight Amendment.
# sean-barrett - Saturday 20 December, 2014
# Face Off
# Face Off
The Sinn Féin leader said he has been writing to Barrett for “months”.
# sean-barrett - Thursday 18 December, 2014
Seán Barrett ’s had a long day.
# sean-barrett - Friday 12 December, 2014
# Ceann Comhairle
# Ceann Comhairle
Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett is increasingly unpopular amongst opposition TDs.
# Charade
# Charade
The dispute over the cost of the water charges grant has been the subject of heated exchanges this morning
# sean-barrett - Thursday 11 December, 2014
# Hunger
# Hunger
The founder of the charity is today receiving a human rights award on behalf of the Oireachtas-based Human Dignity Group.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
# Mary Lou Claims
# Mary Lou Claims
Several former TDs and ministers have strenuously denied any wrongdoing, after Mary Lou McDonald read out their names in the Dáil today.
# sean-barrett - Thursday 13 November, 2014
# Goodbye Mary Lou
# Goodbye Mary Lou
It’s the second time in a month the Sinn Féin TD has been suspended from the chamber.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 8 October, 2014
# Unparliamentary
# Unparliamentary
The Ceann Comhairle had to give out to deputies again this morning.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 17 September, 2014
# Awkward
# Awkward
Much confusion as to whether the former Fine Gael TD is now part of the loose alliance of independent deputies.
# sean-barrett - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
# Ructions
# Ructions
“Quiet now, you’re new in the job,” was the advice from Enda, setting off a reaction of Bishop Brennan-style proportions from John O’Donoghue.
# sean-barrett - Sunday 20 July, 2014
# Seanie Says Relax
# Seanie Says Relax
The Dáil is over for the summer so here’s a look back at deputies getting told off by the principal.
# sean-barrett - Tuesday 1 July, 2014
# Dáil
# Dáil
Dáil procedure got in the way during Questions to An Taoiseach today.
# sean-barrett - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions
The Sinn Féin president got a telling-off from the Dáil Ceann Comhairle this afternoon.
# sean-barrett - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
# Analysis
# Analysis
The government messed up in not ensuring it had a majority on the inquiry in the first place, but now its attempts to reverse this threaten to undermine the whole process of finding out what happened to the Irish banking system.
# Row
# Row
The first meeting of the special Oireachtas Committee was due to get underway tomorrow but has now been postponed indefinitely amid a row over the number of government members on the inquiry.
# sean-barrett - Saturday 7 June, 2014
# Not A Great Start
# Not A Great Start
With membership of the committee still not finalised the inquiry into the collapse of the Irish banking system is already facing a race against time.
# sean-barrett - Friday 6 June, 2014
# Committee Wars
# Committee Wars
The Oireachtas Health Committee is seeking to change the rules that currently prevent any other Oireachtas committee from investigating matters that are already being probed by the powerful Public Accounts Committee.
# sean-barrett - Saturday 31 May, 2014
# Not His Problem
# Not His Problem
The former European Central Bank president has has said he will not appear before the forthcoming inquiry citing ECB rules.
# sean-barrett - Friday 2 May, 2014
# Banking Inquiry
# Banking Inquiry
Who is in the running to be part of an unprecedented Oireachtas inquiry into the collapse of the Irish banking system? We’ve been finding out.
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