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Teen disability activist blasts 'national disgrace' as she begins third 50-hour sleepout outside Dail
Leinster House
Cara Darmody has staged two 50-hour protests already, including during Storm Bram last December
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‘It is awful what is happening, it is extremely sad’ - Seamus Coleman’s leadership shines like a beacon
Seamus Coleman
As Fifa flounders and the Irish government fumbles its way to a half-baked Occupied Territories Bill, the Ireland man’s leadership shines through.
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Newlyweds turn up at Dublin protest straight after saying 'I do'
Weddings
A Dublin couple made a surprise appearance at a pro Palestine protest outside Leinster House in their wedding attire shortly after tying the knot.
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Justice Minister speaks out on 'distressing' death of Yves Sakila and confirms investigation update
An Garda Siochana
The 35-year-old died on Friday following an incident on Dublin’s Henry Street
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'What was Jim Glennon thinking giving a reference to a suspected sex offender? And something else was as bad'
Fianna Fail
'What Jim Glennon did was really stupid'
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Prostitutes freely operating in private apartments near Leinster House, senator claims
Prostitution
Senator Sharon Keogan suspects many of the girls are being forced to work as prostitutes against their own will after being illegally smuggled into Ireland
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Warning issued for Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians fans as protest planned
League of Ireland
Friday night’s big League of Ireland derby is due to kick off at 8pm and a full-house is expected.
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'I had to bury him, yet the law says he doesn't exist' - Mum's heartbreak after unborn son died in crash
Leinster House
Saoirse Alyward lost her baby Jax at 31 weeks after being injured in a road crash
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Idiot of the Week contender unveils new government policy of collective punishment
League of Ireland
Minister Patrick O’Donovan was reacting to the damage done to the new €500,000 pitch during Dundalk’s League of Ireland game with Drogheda United.
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FAI are on their own as Micheál Martin shows no signs of flexing his political muscle like Bertie Ahern and his government 27 years ago
Republic of Ireland national football team
How Bertie Ahern’s government helped the FAI when they were due to face Yugoslavia in a Euro 2000 qualifier in June 1999.
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Teen disability activist will protest for 50 hours outside Dail during Storm Bram
Leinster House
Cara Darmody will protest from 10am on Tuesday until 12pm on Thursday, despite a wind warning being in place
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Hunger strike outside Leinster House hits 40 days as industrial school survivors refuse to give up
Micheal Martin
Four survivors have been sleeping rough without food for 40 days and 40 nights
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Motion of confidence in Tánaiste Simon Harris passed in Dáil
Simon Harris
The motion of confidence was debated in the Dáil for over two hours
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Leinster House politicians to have their hearing tested this week
Leinster House
A charity for Deaf and hard of hearing people will test the hearing of TDs and senators at Leinster House this week to highlight delays in Ireland’s long promised national hearing care plan.
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‘It would be huge’ - Shane Robinson makes final case for football academy funding ahead of Budget 2026
League of Ireland
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe will unveil his budget on Tuesday and all eyes in the FAI will be on Leinster House.
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Survivors of industrial abuse on sixth day of hunger strike outside Leinster House: 'We are getting triggered'
Leinster House
Six survivors have been sleeping rough since last Sunday and haven’t eaten in six days
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Government warned against punishing Irish football over Oireachtas debacle
FAI
The FAI appeared at Leinster House on Wednesday, but declined on legal advice against answering several questions put to them.
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FAI given funding warning after Oireachtas appearance slammed as ‘disrespectful’ to people of Ireland
FAI
Football’s governing body appeared at Leinster House on Wednesday to answer questions about safeguarding.
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Irish phone users warned their every move could be tracked in shocking new privacy alert
Mobile phones
The Data Protection Commission is 'extremely concerned' and is 'working to identify the data broker'
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Merrion Square shutdown recap after package containing 'anthrax' allegedly sent to Iona Institute CEO
Defence Forces
Gardai cordoned off Merrion Square in Dublin City Centre
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'Have you paid the electricity bill?' - Rooms plunged into darkness as power cut hits Leinster House
Leinster House
As the power went down during a motion on supermarket profits and the price of groceries, Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore asked, "Have you paid the electricity bill, Minister?"
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Anti-immigration protest gathers at Leinster House 'demanding' access to address parliament
Leinster House
TDs and Senators received a letter on Monday advising them of the protest and demanding that it be allowed into Leinster House.
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TD criticised for suggesting Irish people could become 'minority in our own country'
Irish presidential election
The comments were made on the plinth in Leinster House amid questions from the media regarding the upcoming presidential election.
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Housing protest expected at Dail as Government accused of 'assaulting' renters
Housing
The “Raise the Roof” protest will gather outside the gates of Leinster House from 6pm to coincide with a joint Dáil motion submitted by the opposition.
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