Public Affairs
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Seanad Cathaoirleach Jerry Buttimer: ‘Enhancing parliamentary democracy’
Fresh from his widely acclaimed speech during US President Joe Biden’s address to the Oireachtas, Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, Jerry…
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Referendum to remove ‘outdated’ Constitution articles
The Government, acting on the advice of a Citizens’ Assembly, will hold a referendum in November 2023 giving the electorate…
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Sláintecare and housing ‘red lines’ for new Social Democrats leader Cairns
In March 2023, Holly Cairns TD became the first sole leader of the Social Democrats, with the Cork South West…
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Labour’s renewed leftism
The Labour Party was keen to move beyond its erstwhile association with Fine Gael in government, with party leader Ivana…
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Joint Committee on Justice: 2023 work programme
Published in January 2023, the Oireachtas’ Joint Committee on Justice’s work programme for 2023 sets out the work that the…
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TRADE UNION DESK
It may not have dominated the news cycle, but a low-key press release that issued from Strasbourg in late March…
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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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