Seanad
TD expresses concern about aggression toward politicians outside Oireachtas
Green Party representative Marc O Cathasaigh said politicians must feel they can interact safely with their constituents.
Seanad passes motion calling for re-establishment of political institutions in Northern Ireland
A MOTION calling for the re-establishment of the political institutions in Northern Ireland has been passed unanimously by the Seanad.
Dublin senators to gather views from all traditions on Ireland’s constitutional future
Three days of hearings will be held in the Seanad chamber this autumn and a report of the findings will be published.
Linda Ervine: Irish language activist to address the Seanad today
IRISH language activist Linda Ervine will address the Seanad today to mark Irish week.
Halting Brexit checks would be a breach of international law, warns Simon Coveney
Dublin's foreign affairs minister said the protocol was part of an international agreement.
Jim Gibney: Ian Marshall's absence from Seanad is a national disappointment
The political and geographical journey from Ian Marshall’s Armagh home in Markethill, to Dublin and Leinster House is better known to him today after serving four years as a Seanadoir (Senator) in the Seanad.
Senator Eileen Flynn: I was told all my life, 'You’ll never be anything but a Traveller'
IF EVER Senator Eileen Flynn thinks she is in danger of becoming “big-headed” with her grand new title, a trip back home to Labre Park – Ireland’s first purpose-built housing scheme for Travellers – in Ballyfermot, west Dublin, quickly disabuses her of any ‘notions’.
Brian Feeney: Seanad picks show north lies nowhere in Martin's to-do list
SO Micheál Martin has finally made it.
Michelle O’Neill accuses new Dublin government of ‘ignoring the people of the north’
DEPUTY first minister Michelle O'Neill has accused the new Irish government of "ignoring the people of the north" in one of its first actions.
'Missed opportunity' over failure to nominate northerners to Seanad
THE new Irish government has been criticised for failing to nominate a northern voice to the Seanad.