6 h. ago McDonald says all rights should be respected after Sinn Féin TD criticised

The Sinn Féin leader spoke out after a social media post by David Cullinane.

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7 h. ago In Trump’s America, it can be dangerous to criticise the president’s friends

Worldview: The administration has rescinded the legal status of close to 1,000 international university students since mid-March

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12 h. ago Sinn Féin’s John Brady ready to ‘get stuck in’ to new role as chair of Public Accounts Committee

Sinn Féin’s John Brady ready to ‘get stuck in’ to new role as chair of Public Accounts Committee  The Irish Independent

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15 h. ago McDonald says discussion on equality and LGBTQ+ issues must start from a ‘position of respect’

Mary Lou McDonald said on Friday evening that every individual “has the right to respect”, following last week’s fallout from David Cullinane backing a UK court ruling on transgender.

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16 h. ago McDonald says conversations about trans rights need to happen respecfully, referencing her trans sister

Mary Lou McDonald was speaking on the Late Late Show tonight.

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20 h. ago Leaving Cert student killed after car entered river in Co Tipperary named

Brónagh English (18) remembered as a ‘beautiful and highly respected person’

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20 h. ago Queue to pay respects to Pope Francis closes ahead of casket

Camerlengo and Irish-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell will preside at the ceremony this evening.

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21 h. ago Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell appointed chairperson of Oireachtas Finance Committee

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell has been appointed chairperson of one of the most powerful Oireachtas committees The Sinn Féin TD will head up the Finance Committee Deputy Farrell, who has a professional background in finance, previously served on the Dáil’s Finance Committee and the Budgetary Oversight […] The post Galway West TD Mairéad Farrell appointed chairperson of Oireachtas Finance Committee appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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21 h. ago Sinn Féin TD John Brady named as Public Accounts Committee chairperson

He replaces Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell who held the position for less than a month.

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21 h. ago Oireachtas committees crank back into gear as chairs appointed (four months later)

He replaces Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell who held the position for less than a month.

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22 h. ago Eoin Ó Broin says some constituents 'very upset' over colleague David Cullinane's trans comments

Last week Cullinane described the UK Supreme Court ruling as a “common sense” judgment.

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23 h. ago Garda Commissioner seeks to overturn demand for officers to give evidence at Gerry Adams libel trial

Former Sinn Féin leader alleges he was defamed in a 2016 BBC Spotlight programme

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23 h. ago Garda Commissioner seeks to prevent two officers from having to give evidence in Gerry Adams case against BBC

Former Sinn Féin leader alleges he was defamed in a 2016 BBC Spotlight programme

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24 h. ago New Public Accounts Committee chairman to be Sinn Féin TD John Brady

High-profile committee oversees public spending in State bodies and convenes hearings into expenditure controversies

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26 h. ago President Higgins attends lying in state of Pope Francis in St Peter's Basilica

He and his wife Sabina paid their respects to the late pontiff this afternoon.

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31 h. ago President Higgins to attend lying in state of Pope Francis later today

He and his wife Sabina have travelled to Rome and will attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday.

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32 h. ago President Higgins to pay his respects to Pope Francis later today

He and his wife Sabina have travelled to Rome and will attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday.

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36 h. ago ‘I got paid in cash, I knew it was below minimum wage, but I had no right to speak up’ – former undocumented on work in Dublin

‘I got paid in cash, I knew it was below minimum wage, but I had no right to speak up’ – former undocumented on work in Dublin  The Irish Independent

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42 h. ago New bill calls for Irish Presidential voting rights for Northern Ireland's Irish citizens

New bill calls for Irish Presidential voting rights for Northern Ireland's Irish citizens  IrishCentral

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43 h. ago Over 90,000 people have filed into St Peter's to pay their respects to Pope Francis

Organisers were forced to keep the doors of St. Peter’s Basilica open overnight due to unprecedented crowds.

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