# senator - Sunday 17 January, 2021
# Dublin City Council
# Dublin City Council
The former Tánaiste called on the Government to intervene to stop the tendering process.
# senator - Monday 28 September, 2020
# Senator
# Senator
D’Arcy is set to resign his Seanad seat to become chief executive of the Irish Association of Investment Management.
# senator - Wednesday 24 June, 2020
# Law
# Law
Eleven seats in the Seanad are vacant as a new Taoiseach has not yet been elected.
# senator - Monday 20 January, 2020
# Colm Burke
# Colm Burke
Tánaiste Simon Coveney called the incident “a kind of thuggery” that “should not be part of elections or politics”.
# senator - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
# Opinion
# Opinion
New research being launched today shows how vulnerable adults are falling through the cracks when it comes to safeguarding.
# senator - Friday 4 January, 2019
# James Heffernan
# James Heffernan
Heffernan appeared in court on charges brought following events relating to 31 July/ 1 August 2016.
# senator - Friday 23 November, 2018
# Middle East
# Middle East
Despite government opposition, the Bill has cross-party support from Labour, Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil as well as independent senators.
# senator - Wednesday 7 November, 2018
# Comeback
# Comeback
The former presidential nominee lost out to Barack Obama in 2012.
# senator - Saturday 4 August, 2018
# Defamation
# Defamation
The lawsuit is over what Leyonhjelm said in the media, as his upper house comments are protected by parliamentary privilege.
# senator - Monday 23 July, 2018
# Gone
# Gone
The senator had previously been vocal about his desire to run against Michael D Higgins.
# senator - Tuesday 10 July, 2018
# Rás To The Áras
# Rás To The Áras
Michael D Higgins confirmed this morning that he would seek a second term in the Áras.
# senator - Tuesday 27 March, 2018
# Maire Devine
# Maire Devine
Máire Devine has been suspended from Sinn Féin over her tweets about the late Brian Stack.
# senator - Wednesday 14 March, 2018
# Lgbtq Rights
# Lgbtq Rights
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said today that he would raise LGBT rights issues with the vice president.
# senator - Thursday 22 February, 2018
# Investigation
# Investigation
The issue was raised as a passing comment at a private meeting where there was a larger debate about women in politics.
# senator - Thursday 18 January, 2018
# On The Clock
# On The Clock
Senator Gerard Craughwell said an email he sent to local politicians was in the public interest.
# senator - Thursday 4 January, 2018
# St Joseph's Street
# St Joseph's Street
The medical device is worth in the region of €2,000, and had been made available on the public street following a local fundraising drive.
# senator - Thursday 30 November, 2017
# Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
# Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh claims there were “serious breaches” of Sinn Féin’s code of conduct in Galway West.
# senator - Wednesday 22 November, 2017
# Disqualified
# Disqualified
Senator Skye Kakoschke-Moore found out on Friday that her mother was born with a British citizenship.
# senator - Thursday 16 November, 2017
# Inappropriate
# Inappropriate
Leeann Tweeden also accused Al Franken of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept.
# Sexual Harassment
# Sexual Harassment
Two more women have accused US Senate candidate Roy Moore of inappropriate conduct.
# senator - Friday 10 November, 2017
# Roy Moore
# Roy Moore
Senate candidate Roy Moore has denied the allegations; his campaign called the story “fake news”.
# senator - Tuesday 15 August, 2017
# Hat In The Ring
# Hat In The Ring
Michael D Higgins has refused to rule out the possibility of a second run for Áras an Uachtaráin.
# senator - Saturday 13 May, 2017
# Vandals
# Vandals
New legislation could also see vandals hit with a €50,000 punishment.
# senator - Tuesday 9 May, 2017
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Senator Joan Freeman originally praised the Taoiseach for his involvement, but took a different view today in the Seanad.
# senator - Sunday 30 April, 2017
# Pieta House
# Pieta House
Senator Joan Freeman talks to us about mental health services and being ‘a pain in the government’s neck’.
# senator - Monday 6 March, 2017
# To Be Frank
# To Be Frank
Feighan had chosen to not contest last year’s general election after spending nine years in Dáil Éireann.
# senator - Thursday 23 February, 2017
# Your Say
# Your Say
A senator has tabled a bill to end the practice of having to close pubs on that day.
# senator - Monday 30 January, 2017
# Pay Back
# Pay Back
Senator Ray Butler received the payment after he lost his Dáil seat in Meath.
# senator - Sunday 22 January, 2017
# Donegal County Council
# Donegal County Council
Sipo has ruled that Brian Ó Domhnaill contravened ethics legislation, something he has strongly denied.
# senator - Friday 30 December, 2016
# My Social Media Life
# My Social Media Life
Well-known Irish names tell us about their life on the internet.
# senator - Thursday 15 December, 2016
# Donegal
# Donegal
Brian Ó Domhnaill denied any wrongdoing and told the hearing he filled out his expense claims “as honestly as he could”.
# senator - Monday 21 November, 2016
# Social Media
# Social Media
A Fine Gael senator has hit out against the level of abuse politicians receive online.
# senator - Saturday 22 October, 2016
# SIPO
# SIPO
The disputed expense claims date back to 2006 and 2007, when Brian Ó Domhnaill was a member of Donegal County Council.
# senator - Saturday 23 July, 2016
# Tim Kaine
# Tim Kaine
Virginia senator Tim Kaine is seen as a popular centrist choice for a brutal electoral campaign.
# senator - Wednesday 13 July, 2016
# Donegal County Council
# Donegal County Council
Legal and translation fees connected with the case have added up to a significant amount.
# senator - Thursday 30 June, 2016
The independent senator has spoken of his family situation ahead of a campaign for more funding for sufferers.
# senator - Wednesday 1 June, 2016
# Suicide Prevention
# Suicide Prevention
Joan Freeman was named as one of the Taoiseach’s nominees to the Seanad last week.
# senator - Monday 9 May, 2016
# Donegal County Council
# Donegal County Council
Brian Ó Domhnaill claimed expenses for attending events in different locations on the same days.
# senator - Sunday 1 May, 2016
# 1916 Pride
# 1916 Pride
Fintan Warfield thinks ‘you don’t have to be a Shinner to be a republican’.
# senator - Thursday 28 April, 2016
# Gender Recognition
# Gender Recognition
Newly-elected Sinn Féin senator Fintan Warfield thinks a lot still needs to be done to help young trans people living in Ireland.
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