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Seanad election 2020: First five people elected to upper chamber
Seanad
The contest for the Seanad has been heavily impacted by the coronavirus outbreak
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Coronavirus Ireland: Senators pass bill to give Government emergency powers to fight Covid-19
Coronavirus
The country’s second-tier politicians were called up to Dublin for an emergency session to give the nod to the special proposals
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Coronavirus Ireland: Emergency laws for 'unprecedented circumstances' pass through Dail and Seanad
Coronavirus
President Michael D Higgins will later sign the new Bill into law
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Coronavirus Ireland: Health Minister Simon Harris says this is 'not a weekend for socialising'
Coronavirus
'I am worried about the mental health of our nation'
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Coronavirus Ireland: Seanad holds special session to pass emergency Covid-19 legislation
Coronavirus
The Republic has taken strong measures on social distancing to try to curb rising numbers of those contracting the infection
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Coronavirus Ireland: Seanad candidate calls on banks to 'repay debt to taxpayers' and suspend mortgage and loan repayments for six months
Coronavirus
Peter Finnegan also called for a nationwide rent freeze and assistance for businesses to pay staff wages for the next three months
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Frances Black tells how she came from tenement home to Leinster House - with no Leaving Cert
Leinster House
The singer, who is a social justice campaigner, left school at 16
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Leinster House shelled out over €2.1million on printing and equipment in 18 months
Leinster House
A further €819,000 went on “normal printing” of documents for the first six months of this year
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Who is Pippa Hackett? New Green Party senator is beef farmer
Green Party
Ms Hackett got the new role when she went up unopposed for a recent Seanad by-election
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Stressed TDs and Senators will offered second mindfulness course at taxpayers' expense
Mental health
Exclusive: Sixty-two TDs and Senators signed up for the course earlier this year
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Travellers need to see their faces reflected in Oireachtas, Seanad hears
Travellers
Community representatives addressed senators for the first time since the State formally recognised Travellers as an ethnic minority in March 2017
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Dail and Seanad sells nearly €5,000 worth of branded Oireachtas merchandise
Oireachtas
The items include teddy bears, colouring pencils and playing cards
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Most Irish senators still on 'outrageous' five week Christmas break
Seanad
TDs have returned to the Dail after a lengthy break of their own
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Senator Gabrielle McFadden describes €5k taxpayer funded trip to Australia as 'arduous and difficult'
Seanad
She claimed the business class journey wasn’t as luxurious as it sounds
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Jerry Buttimer denies making 'misogynistic' comments to Lorraine Clifford-Lee in the Seanad
Seanad
Female politicians have come out to support him
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Irish politicians on holidays for 12 days as Dail and Seanad finish up until Tuesday, November 6
Politics
It's only a month since TDs and Senators came back from 10 weeks' holidays
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Revealed: The deal that lets Irish politicians and staff stay in the best hotels overseas
Oireachtas
Travellers must prove five-star hotels are the same price as other options
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Bill to pardon gay men convicted of sexual offences prior to decriminalisation of homosexuality to be debated
Seanad
It is estimated up to 2,000 Irish people might have been convicted on such charges prior to the law changing in 1993
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Senator David Norris 'had no sex for 40 years' in fear of damaging gay rights movement
David Norris
The gay rights activist 'lived the life of a bloody nun' in fear of bringing down the authorities and media on the campaign
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Ireland's political expenses shame: Government Ministers splash out on top-end gadgets - while taxpayers foot the bill
Politics
Find out who the worst offenders are in the final part of our exclusive data investigation
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Ireland's political expenses shame: Find out the details of how our politicians have been travelling in style
Politics
The taxpayer has funded luxury transport, accommodation and fine dining for our Dail deputies
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Ireland's political expenses revealed: Find out much your local leader has made since this Government took office
Politics
Discover the pay and perks bill for your deputy in seconds using our exclusive search widget
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Mother's Day: Senator Fidelma Healy Eames blasted on Twitter after same-sex marriage comment
Twitter
The controversial politician began trending after other social media users raised eyebrows at her tweet
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Senator sent sickening rape threat emails over motion on Palestine
Politics
Averil Power was shocked by the messages she received after the Seanad passed a motion to recognise the State of Palestine
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