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# Seanad

Last week
14th July 2024 - 27th July 2024
People who give character references for sexual offenders can now be cross-examined in court
Michael D Higgins signed the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023 today.
Mairead Maguire
18 Jul
15.5k
This month
July 2024
New senator says misuse of disabled toilets must end with roll out of access keys
10 Jul
22.7k
68
Motivational speaker Nikki Bradley appointed to the Seanad to replace Regina Doherty
Updated 9 Jul
17.9k
9
Last month
June 2024
Seanad told three gay men were chased by six men with knives in Phoenix Park
Updated 19 Jun
23.8k
This year
2024
Recently elected member of Seanad Éireann running for the House of Commons in UK election
31 May
15.5k
18
Calls for Seanad debate following Noteworthy cockfighting revelations
23 May
4.2k
The Green Party's Northern Ireland leader is set to take a seat in the Seanad
25 Mar
13.5k
Senator David Norris delivers his final Seanad speech as he retires after 36 years
22 Jan
14.7k
64
Last year
2023
Sinn Féin’s Belfast Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile resigns from the Seanad on health grounds
21 Dec 2023
11.4k
21
Tras Honan, the first and only woman to serve as Seanad Cathaoirleach, dies aged 93
26 Nov 2023
14.9k
6
Up to one million graduates could be eligible to vote under Seanad election reform plan
21 Nov 2023
9.2k
24
David Norris, the longest-serving Senator in Ireland, to retire in January
14 Nov 2023
31.8k
50
Dáil votes to restrict advertising of vaping products and ban the sale to under 18s
8 Nov 2023
11.2k
39
Government has two years to expand Seanad electorate, Supreme Court rules
26 Jul 2023
10.0k
24
Hate speech law won't progress further until autumn at the earliest
4 Jul 2023
21.3k
130
Oireachtas costs rose to €141.5m last year as more security was needed for politicians
3 Jul 2023
9.3k
47
Hate speech law 'not radical', says minister as senators highlight free speech 'chilling effect'
13 Jun 2023
14.2k
102
Seanad motion for government to 'keep their word' and disregard criminal records of gay men
17 May 2023
5.6k
0
Bertie Ahern to address Seanad next week for Good Friday Agreement anniversary
15 May 2023
10.1k
46
Report into 'serious welfare breaches' at Dublin Zoo deems majority of allegations to be 'unfounded'
11 Jan 2023
19.2k
8
All time
Fine Gael's Jerry Buttimer elected as new chair of the Seanad
Updated 16 Dec 2022
10.8k
20
Motion on Ireland remaining a militarily neutral state won't be opposed by Government
23 Nov 2022
18.4k
35
Seanad motion to call for breastfeeding lessons to be taught in Irish schools
12 Oct 2022
17.4k
85
LED billboards 'should be restricted to 6 hours of illumination a day' to save energy
14 Sep 2022
13.2k
10
Seanad committee to gather views from 'all traditions' on island of Ireland’s future
25 Jul 2022
11.7k
14
'Your friendship and generosity will never be forgotten': Ukrainian MPs praise Ireland's response to war
14 Jun 2022
24.3k
8
Minister for Children apologises on behalf of Government for illegal birth registrations
Updated 10 May 2022
26.9k
14
Ceann Comhairle to visit Kyiv and address Ukrainian Parliament
3 May 2022
13.5k
44
Security analyst Tom Clonan wins the Trinity Seanad by-election
Updated 31 Mar 2022
84.6k
81
'You could do it overnight': Referendum on letting TDs vote remotely described as 'unnecessary'
12 Feb 2022
12.6k
29
Bill seeking to remove 'child pornography' term from Irish legislation to be debated in Seanad
3 Feb 2022
16.8k
7
Date for Seanad by-election to fill Ivana Bacik's seat set for March
27 Jan 2022
10.2k
8
Seanad passes motion calling on Government to support vaccine intellectual property waiver
16 Dec 2021
12.0k
12
New peat legislation slammed as ‘incompatible’ with climate targets and EU law
29 Nov 2021
38.4k
31
Legislation to mandate companies to report emissions moves forward in the Seanad
24 Nov 2021
4.9k
6
The cost of funding TDs climbed to €47.49 million last year
7 Jul 2021
11.7k
36
Seanad passes extension of emergency Covid-19 powers until November, but SF to push for earlier July review date
24 May 2021
19.1k
41
FF-FG voting pact steamrolls two-seat Seanad race as there's disappointment for Hazel Chu 
21 Apr 2021
40.2k
40
Not so rosy in the garden: Why are the Greens arguing amongst themselves again and why does it matter?
25 Mar 2021
21.5k
26
Green senators table no confidence motion in Hazel Chu following decision to run in Seanad by-election
24 Mar 2021
50.3k
64
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