Public Affairs

Ray Murphy: ‘Ireland should retain the triple lock’

Ireland should retain the triple lock mechanism for Defence Forces deployment on peacekeeping missions writes Ray Murphy, professor in the…

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Mairead McGuinness: 50 years of Ireland in the EU

The 50th anniversary of Ireland’s accession to the European Union is a great opportunity to reflect on where we stand…

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Ireland’s EU membership: A timeline

1957 Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands form the European Economic Community and European Atomic Energy Community.…

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Oireachtas.ie: Helping communicate the work of parliament

Karin Whooley, web manager with the Houses of the Oireachtas Service, sits down with Ciarán Galway to discuss Oireachtas.ie –…

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More TDs in next Dáil

An Coimisiún Toghcháin has concluded a consultation on the makeup of constituencies for the 34th Dáil ahead of the next…

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Summer Legislative Programme

Published by Government Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton TD on 19 April 2023, the Summer Legislative Programme contains 39 bills for…

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Seanad university panel elections deemed unconstitutional

The Supreme Court has ruled that university electoral panels for election to Seanad Éireann are unconstitutional. Six members of Seanad…

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New Seanad EU committee established

Having been hampered by a number of fines and court cases, the Government will be hoping that the newly established…

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TRADE UNION DESK: A woman’s place is in her union

There are now more women than men in Ireland’s trade unions, representing a potential game changer for the movement, writes…

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Political Platform: Rose Conway-Walsh TD

First elected to Mayo County Council in 2009, becoming the first ever female councillor elected in Béal an Mhuirthead, Rose…

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