Protest at Dáil gates for Synge Street Gaelcholáiste
Children from five Gaelscoileanna based in south Dublin gathered at the gates of Leinster House on Wednesday to protest over ...
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What is the Irish Seanad and how are senators elected?
The Seanad holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and 49 are elected. It sits ...
Miriam Lord’s Week: Who’s that brave England supporter among the guests of the Six Nations?
As the game went on, Labour leader Ivana Bacik – Lansdowne Road is in the heart of her Dublin Bay South constituency – ...
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First candidate elected as Seanad votes counted
McDowell, a former tánaiste (deputy prime minister), has been a senator for the National University of Ireland ... sits Leinster House in Dublin, the same building as Dáil Eireann (lower house).
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What is the Irish Seanad and how are senators elected?
It sits in Leinster House in Dublin, the same building as Dáil Eireann (lower house). The National University of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin elect three each while the rest are elected to ...
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Martin: Dáil chaos a 'subversion of the Irish Constitution'
Picture: Sam Boal/Collins Photos A group of opposition leaders - Mary Lou McDonald, Labour leader Ivana Bacik, Soc Dems deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan, Independent Ireland’s Michael Collins ...
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What is the Seanad? Oireachtas upper house explained as Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy elected
Ireland, like countries such as the UK and the USA, uses a bicameral (two-chamber) system of parliament. The Seanad and the ...
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ieExplains: What are Dáil speaking rights and what is the current row about?
Independent TD Michael Lowry arrives at Leinster House, Dublin, on Wednesday ... and Richard O'Donoghue became members of Independent Ireland in 2023. The Independents and Smaller Parties ...