Public Affairs
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Political Platform: Mary Butler TD
Mary Butler describes becoming the first female Waterford TD to be appointed minister since the State’s inception as the greatest…
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New evidence shows it is past time to tackle epidemic of sexual violence in Ireland
With new official statistics highlighting that 40 per cent of adults in Ireland experience sexual violence in their lifetime, Noeline…
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President of the European Court of Human Rights: Síofra O’Leary
In November 2022, Dublin-born Síofra O’Leary was appointed the President of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), becoming the…
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33rd Government of Ireland
The planned resignation of Micheál Martin TD as Taoiseach on 17 December 2022 allowed for an orderly handover of power…
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Spring Legislative Programme
Published by Government Chief Whip Hildegarde Naughton TD in mid-January 2023, the Spring Legislative Programme contains 38 bills for prioritisation…
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Oireachtas Library and Research Service: ‘The vision remains the same’
The Oireachtas Library and Research Service (L&RS) provides objective information services to Oireachtas members and committees. Ciarán Galway discusses the…
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Seanadóir Niall Ó Donnghaile: Passport office in the North ‘a necessity’
The recent disruption of passport services for Irish citizens in the North has served to emphasise that the establishment of…
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TRADE UNION DESK Why we pay Child Benefit to all families
The new Taoiseach’s priority to tackle child poverty alongside a double Child Benefit payment to ease the cost of living…
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Political Platform Patrick Costello TD
Green Party TD for Dublin South-Central, Patrick Costello was elected to Dáil Éireann in February 2020. Previously, he worked as…
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Gender Equality Report ‘momentous and historic’
The launch of the Gender Equality Report in the Leinster House AV room was momentous and historic. That is not…
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