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# Seanadigans

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The government is having a really bad day in the Seanad
The coalition has a minority in the upper house at present.
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Jul 15th 2015, 8:13 PM
'The Greek people needed the steady hand of Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan'
Fianna Fáil senator Terry Leyden made his comments as the Seanad discussed the Greek crisis this morning.
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Jul 14th 2015, 1:30 PM
A senator is worried about Yanis Varoufakis' wife riding on a motorbike without a helmet
Yep, really.
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Jul 8th 2015, 4:01 PM
The government got a (very brief) scare in the Seanad today
The opposition has managed to force Arts Minister Heather Humphreys to come into the house later today.
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Jun 18th 2015, 1:45 PM
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
Fine Gael's John McNulty has lost the Seanad by-election - and here's who beat him
Former TUI president Gerard Craughwell is the country’s newest senator.
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Oct 10th 2014, 11:00 PM
Here's why Enda Kenny now has a BIG problem in the Seanad
Analysis: The coalition does not have a majority in the upper house and won’t now that John McNulty has withdrawn from the by-election race.
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Sep 30th 2014, 5:30 PM
None of Enda Kenny's cabinet colleagues asked him to explain 'McNulty-gate' today
Meanwhile, Brendan Howlin has announced changes to the way state board appointments are made today.
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Sep 30th 2014, 3:13 PM
John McNulty quits controversial state board job... but will continue his Seanad bid
The controversy surrounding Fine Gael’s nominee for the upper house is rumbling on today.
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Sep 25th 2014, 11:00 PM
Overlooked Seanad hopeful Samantha Long quits Fine Gael, says party is ignoring females
Meanwhile, Micheál Martin has called for the Seanad by-election process to be re-run.
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Sep 25th 2014, 11:39 AM
Lots of Fine Gael and Labour people are angry about this man’s appointment to a state board
Seanad hopeful John McNulty addressed members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party in Leinster House this evening.
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Sep 24th 2014, 10:00 PM
Stroke politics? The controversy over Fine Gael's Seanad hopeful isn't going away
John McNulty was appointed to a state board days before Fine Gael nominated him for the Seanad.
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Sep 24th 2014, 12:40 PM
Here's how Fine Gael landed itself in an unnecessary Seanad shambles
Analysis: What should have been a routine filling of a Seanad vacancy has turned into a a bit of a mess for the government party.
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Sep 24th 2014, 7:30 AM
Enda Kenny dismisses 'hysterical' senators
The Taoiseach took a dim view of events in the upper house earlier as he insisted the government majority on the banking inquiry reflects the will of the people.
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Jun 12th 2014, 6:01 PM