# TD

Last week

12th March 2023 - 18th March 2023

Bríd Smith: If we did free transport right, we can convince more than 1% of car users to switch

We need better, more frequent and efficient public transport in rural and urban areas and we need to make it free, writes Bríd Smith.

12.5k

Mar 13th 2023, 7:00 AM

Last year

2022

# Courts

Man gets suspended sentence after sending sexually explicit videos to Fine Gael TD

The TD had safety concerns, particularly as she was meeting with members of the public during an election campaign

32.7k

Oct 21st 2022, 1:14 PM

# factfind

FactFind: How many current TDs own houses that they rent out?

Some TDs who had residential tenants let did not declare the rental income

There are 160 TDs in the Dáil - but it isn't entirely straightforward to find out which of them also derive an income from renting houses.

An analysis by The Journal sought to find out, using the Dáil register of interests and by contacting individual TDs.

41.4k

Sep 17th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Dáil

Investigation: TDs who own rental property but haven't declared rental income

One TD registered 18 properties and no rental income.

TDs are required to declare any additional incomes above €2,600.

Six TDs did not mention any rental income, despite their declaration of ownership of rental properties.

A seventh said he had declared rental income correctly but this was not reflected.

86.9k

Sep 14th 2022, 12:01 AM

# Court

Man (43) pleads guilty to harassing TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

The court has ordered a victim impact statement.

44.3k

Jan 27th 2022, 1:04 PM

All time

# European Parliament

Billy Kelleher will run as an MEP candidate for Fianna Fáil

Galway TD Anne Rabbitte has also been selected as an MEP candidate for the party.

15.3k

Mar 22nd 2019, 6:26 PM

# Consent

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,

79.6k

Nov 13th 2018, 3:10 PM

# Peter Fitzpatrick

Louth TD says he won't run for Fine Gael again

He took the last seat in both 2011 and 2016 as a Fine Gael member.

23.9k

Aug 10th 2018, 9:52 AM

# Brexit

Time for Irish unity referendum is drawing near, says Mary Lou McDonald

Earlier this week, McDonald said that a ‘chaotic brexit’ is not the time to seek a united Ireland.

19.3k

Aug 5th 2018, 6:31 PM

# housing committee

Eoghan Murphy accused of being either 'not competent' or 'not fit for office' over homeless figures

Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin levelled the charge at Minister Eoghan Murphy as the minister appeared before the Oireachtas Housing Committee this afternoon.

16.0k

May 17th 2018, 6:11 PM

# Cork

Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley apologises for verbally abusing gardaí while drunk

The party’s junior spokesperson on mental health said that his behaviour towards Gardaí “was not what it should have been”.

22.5k

May 11th 2018, 4:34 PM

# jobstown

Paul Murphy complaint about Irish Times article not upheld by Press Ombudsman

Murphy appealed to the Press Council of Ireland but it found there was insufficient evidence to support the appeal.

14.2k

Nov 9th 2017, 3:02 PM

Voices

Mary Lou McDonald on Dáil debate: 'Playing the woman and not the ball is a tactic'

The deputy leader of Sinn Féin writes for TheJournal.ie on her frustration with the ‘arrogance and entitlement’ of establishment parties.

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Sep 29th 2017, 12:50 PM

# line of duty

Over 290 gardaí injured while on duty so far this year

That’s according to new figures shared by the Minister for Justice and Equality.

11.3k

Sep 24th 2017, 7:30 AM

# rural ireland

'If a pilot had two or three glasses to drink I'd still get on the plane' - Danny Healy Rae on drink driving limits

A new bill sponsored by Minister for Transport Shane Ross would see mandatory bans implemented for all drink drivers.

25.7k

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Jul 11th 2017, 4:42 PM

# Housing

Paying over €2,500 a month rent in a house share? Then you should be paying stamp duty

Stamp duty is the fee payable on the instruments used to transfer property.

65.9k

Jul 1st 2017, 6:30 AM

# 'boxer' moran

'I had a loaded gun and all sorts of thoughts' - TD opens up about struggles with depression

Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran described his struggles in an emotional Late Late Show interview.

22.0k

May 20th 2017, 10:03 AM

# Minister for Education

Richard Bruton rules himself out as Fine Gael leader - and will back Leo Varadkar

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald announced she wouldn’t be running earlier this morning.

15.3k

May 18th 2017, 12:10 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you think TDs should stand during the Dáil prayer?

The prayer is read by the Ceann Comhairle at the beginning of each day.

26.3k

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May 4th 2017, 9:55 AM

# siobhán phillips

Family of woman shot at same time as Garda Tony Golden to sue Gardaí

An RTÉ Investigates programme broadcast last night called into question whether the man who shot Garda Golden and Siobhán Phillips was in fact a Garda informer.

35.0k

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Apr 21st 2017, 3:50 PM

# Public condemnation

Dáil called on to condemn persecution of Christians in the Middle East

TD Mattie McGrath says that he and other deputies have been trying to get the Dáil to issue an explicit motion on the issue.

9.5k

Apr 14th 2017, 3:23 PM

# red rock

A TD went undercover to tackle touts charging €600 for Ireland v England tickets

The first clip shows Rock meeting a man in Dublin city, who was selling two tickets in row Q in the north stand for €550.

32.7k

Mar 16th 2017, 6:27 PM

# To be Frank

"Fully vindicated" - Frank Feighan is set to contest the next election for Fine Gael

Feighan had chosen to not contest last year’s general election after spending nine years in Dáil Éireann.

13.4k

Mar 6th 2017, 11:52 AM

# RIP

Former Fine Gael and Independent TD Peter Mathews has died aged 65

The former Dublin South TD announced last year he had been diagnosed with cancer.

34.9k

Feb 28th 2017, 9:58 AM

# Criticism

Bank of Ireland 'Fomo' loans for students branded as 'irresponsible'

The loans were only offered to a select number of students at Dublin City University.

26.2k

Feb 20th 2017, 11:01 PM

# occupational hazard

An unfortunate place to sit, Enda - but photos like this are harder to avoid than you might think

When it comes to sitting under unfortunate words or phrases, it’s a case of ‘win some, lose some’ for politicians.

26.6k

Feb 16th 2017, 1:37 PM

# Moving Forward

After nine-year wait, Ireland to strengthen rights of people with a disability

A bill has been approved by Government which will enable ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

8.9k

Dec 21st 2016, 11:03 AM

# on the air

Musicians hold sing-song outside Leinster House in bid to get more radio play

They were there to launch a new bill from Labour TD Willie Penrose.

18.4k

Sep 28th 2016, 1:40 PM

# Facts

Danny Healy-Rae says Noah's Ark is "a fact"

The TD made headlines earlier this year when he asserted that “God above” is in charge of the weather.

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Aug 18th 2016, 12:10 AM

# Recruitment Drive

Search begins for new officers with "tolerance and humanity" to work in Irish prisons

The first recruits are expected to enter prison service college in early 2017.

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Jul 8th 2016, 11:35 AM

# Ivor Callely

Ex-Fianna Fáil TD dodges jail - but judge says he led court on "merry dance"

The former junior minister paid a debt he owed for more than three years – but came in for criticism from the presiding judge.

27.3k

Jun 8th 2016, 7:12 PM

# Abortion

We asked every TD if they want to repeal the Eighth Amendment - here's what they said

A lot of them don’t want to talk about it.

63.5k

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Jun 7th 2016, 6:05 AM

# Privacy

GSOC says details of Clare Daly's arrest were leaked by gardaí - but no one will be punished

Daly was arrested in 2013 after a breathalyser failed to register a reading, but was later cleared.

31.3k

May 18th 2016, 5:22 PM

# Courts

19 accused in Jobstown trial to have separate trials

They had previously asked that they go on trial together. The trials will most likely be broken up into blocks.

8.9k

May 12th 2016, 2:00 PM

# Expenses

'There's no wrongdoing here': Katherine Zappone defends Dáil travel expenses

Zappone said the route she uses is the fastest and most efficient in terms of saving time.

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Apr 24th 2016, 3:48 PM

# rawhide

"She was giving me a right doing" - Healy-Rae has his say on his close encounter with a cow

The TD is due to be released today from Cork University Hospital.

29.1k

Mar 22nd 2016, 1:40 PM

# the man in the van

Not to be outdone by the Healy-Raes, Mattie McGrath's released a pizza-based election song

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA MATTIE MCGRATH!

12.1k

Feb 22nd 2016, 2:45 PM

# the man in the van

Tipp TD Mattie McGrath's election song is all kinds of cringe

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA MATTIE MCGRATH!

4.4k

Feb 21st 2016, 4:06 PM

# IN COURT

Former Fine Gael TD Sean Conlan charged over pub assault

The deputy resigned from his party last month, citing concerns over the North-South Interconnector project.

11.5k

Dec 2nd 2015, 2:25 PM

# Resignation

Sean Conlan thinks Fine Gael is out to get him

The TD, who resigned from the party yesterday, claimed figures in Fine Gael are attempting to silence him.

11.2k

Nov 25th 2015, 10:30 AM