Person: Elaine Loughlin

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<p>Four years after abortion services were supposedly rolled out in the country, Ireland has a disjointed network of GPs who are often overstretched and in some cases without local support should an emergency arise.</p>

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Elaine Loughlin: Abortion services in Ireland can feel like a black-market amenity

There is no list of who to go to if you need such care, you can’t simply Google GPs who provide abortion services

SElaine Loughlin: Background diplomacy helps to spread the Sinn Féin brand

SElaine Loughlin: Harris lays down a marker as he hones in on the top job

Elaine Loughlin: The Church was wrong but condemning all those within it is not so black and white

SElaine Loughlin: Opposition have little to add to positive moves on housing

Elaine Loughlin: In Deirdre Gillane, Watt chose the wrong adviser to cross

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Elaine Loughlin: Anti-transgender narrative seeping into the mainstream

There has been little thought or compassion shown towards those who have been singled out — a small cohort of extremely vulnerable people

Sun, 02 Apr, 2023

Housing motion just the beginning of campaign of pressure on Government and Independents

Many Government TDs must have been squirming in the Coalition back benches as they effectively endorsed the lifting of the eviction ban.

Wed, 22 Mar, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Retrofit plan will go up in smoke if we can’t find people to do the work

Elaine Loughlin: Fixing the housing shortage was never private landlords’ job

The Coalition is fixated on landlords leaving the market — when it should really focus on the undersupply of homes which in turn is creating generations of accidental tenants

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Sinn Féin hints at plan for Irish energy independence

Elaine Loughlin: Will Micheál Martin lead Fianna Fáil into the next election?

Jack Chambers is the name that comes up when succession is discussed as talk grows of general election on November 24

Tue, 14 Mar, 2023

'I don't own them': Mick Wallace clarifies wine bar controversy

Ireland South MEP Mick Wallace has confirmed he does not own three wine bars even though he always felt he did. It comes after the politician claimed in a Tiktok clip that he has three wine bars in Dublin.

Sun, 19 Feb, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Government trapped by its across-the-board cost-of-living supports

Advocacy groups say supports should be targeted at those most in need — but now that we're used to universal subventions, the Government will find it difficult to start saying no

Tue, 14 Feb, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Sinn Féin needs Paschal to survive too — nobody wants a snap election

Party badly calculated the numbers back in 2020 and cannot afford to make the same mistake again

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Taoiseach’s micromanaging could be a boost for Coalition ministers

Leo Varadkar's 'land grab' of key issues has ruffled feathers but some — notably including a Fianna Fáil minister — say his involvement could help them get crucial reforms over the line

Tue, 17 Jan, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: McDonald is seeking votes and transfers in fresh fields and pastures new

Aiming to form a coalition without the Civil War parties, Sinn Féin is going deep into 'their' turf with a transfer-friendly message to woo Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael voters

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Not every institution is being made pay for past mistakes

A levy for mica crisis — and rightly so — but redress scheme for mother and baby homes leaves a lot to be desired

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Greater good is served by ensuring families cannot be evicted this winter

This country has always had an uneasy relationship between tenant and landlord

Tue, 18 Oct, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Babies' visits to Oireachtas highlight childcare challenges that parents face

Parents — notably, both mothers — brought their babies along to their workplace in the Dáil and Seanad recently. Their visits underline how far we have to go to facilitate all working parents

Tue, 11 Oct, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Delay takes the good out of goodwill gesture to Ireland's frontline workers

What started as a way to honour healthcare staff now looks like a measly half-hearted afterthought — and it's still not been paid

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: We badly need the kind of political courage that delivered the Shannon Scheme

The current energy crisis requires the political will that delivered the Ardnacrusha hydroelectric scheme almost a century ago

Tue, 20 Sep, 2022

'Special' 9% hospitality Vat rate to be hiked in budget

Medical card to be extended to 500,000 more people by changing eligibility criteria

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Sinn Féin is keen to play but its team sheet is incomplete

Soaring in the polls, there is plenty of expertise among Sinn Féin's parliamentary party — but there are gaps too for a party seeking to field a team to take up ministerial office

Tue, 13 Sep, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Hard work and humility have brought Dara Calleary back in from the cold

Dara Calleary's response to Golfgate contrasts with Coalition colleagues such as Simon Coveney and Barry Cowen — and not least Robert Troy, who stood down with a classic non-apology

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Alison O'Connor: Jack Chambers is laying the groundwork, but doesn’t want Martin to go yet

Avidly pursuing a healthy version of the old chicken-and-chips circuit, the 31-year-old Fianna Fáil junior minister has also been growing politically and is now widely tipped for promotion

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

Greens worry that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are 'stealing their clothes'

Eamon Ryan's party colleagues say the larger two coalition partners are getting the credit for Green Party initiatives

Wed, 20 Jul, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Sinn Féin is all about change — except when it comes to climate

Despite its bid to become the party of government, Sinn Féin gives away precious little about its position on climate change

Tue, 19 Jul, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: When it comes to this budget, even an extra €2.3bn won’t make it easy

Take apart the detail of the summer economic statement and the billions begin to dwindle. In other words — not everyone will get what they want in Budget 2023

Tue, 05 Jul, 2022

As Sinn Féin prepares for pivotal election, voters north and south ask what the party stands for

Irish Examiner political staff Aoife Moore and Elaine Loughlin run the rule over Sinn Féin's policies on a number of key issues

Mon, 02 May, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Spare a thought for the Ministers of Zoom

Elaine Loughlin: What is costing our civil service so much?

Voices from both government and opposition benches are raising concerns about the way the State spends our money

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Single-sex education not conducive to a more equal, inclusive society

Single-sex schools hark back to the days of a church-controlled Ireland, an Ireland which banned contraception and gay relationships, and introduced the marriage bar

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: For once, let’s put rights and respect for survivors at the centre of redress

Ireland's litany of human rights abuses have left survivors retraumatised by poor official responses: The mother and baby homes redress scheme simply must be done differently

Tue, 16 Nov, 2021

Budget 2022: Here's everything you need to know

Paschal Donohoe said Budget 2022 'meets the twin goals of investing in our future while putting the public finances on a sustainable path'

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: How many derelict buildings are there in the State? The Government doesn't know

Refurbishing and renovating derelict and vacant buildings around the country is supposed to be a key plank of the State's housing strategy yet the Government has no idea how many of these vacant buildings exist

Tue, 27 Jul, 2021

Vigil Held For babies Buried At Tuam Mother And Baby Home Mass Burial Site

Historians seek new survivor-centred Mother and Baby Homes Commission

More than 30 leading historians have dismissed the final report, claiming 'best profession and ethical practice were not followed'

Thu, 03 Jun, 2021

How Irish politicians are adapting to social media

Social media is becoming an integral part of politicians' lives.

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Elaine Loughlin: Campaign to stop a literal digging up of a painful past

An Bord Pleanála will decide this week whether part of Bessborough land should be turned into housing. How in 2021 is a plan to build on a suspected mass infant burial site even being considered?

Tue, 20 Apr, 2021

Minister pledges dramatic cut in childcare costs

O'Gorman believes an entirely State-funded childcare system is the best model

Mon, 23 Nov, 2020

Simon Harris: €3k college registration fees 'too high' but they will have to be paid this year

However, students will have to pay the full €3,000 registration fee this year even if much of their learning is online

Mon, 31 Aug, 2020

Elaine Loughlin: Another inglorious year ends in Dáil Éireann

WITH politicians not set to return from their Christmas break until January 15, it’s easy to see how this has been dubbed the “do-nothing Dáil”, writes Elaine Loughlin.

Fri, 20 Dec, 2019

'Mass distrust': Cervical Check losing staff due to stress

All 15 of the doctors who oversee the running of CervicalCheck’s colposcopy services for women requiring further investigation following a smear test are considering resigning.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2019

Minister Eoghan Murphy faces heavy criticism at FG parliamentary party meeting

Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkan has launched a blistering attack on Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy during a private meeting of the parliamentary party.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2019

Daniel McConnell: ‘Absentee TD’ avoids inquiry and can expect another €500,000 in payments

After the Irish Examiner revealed his intention to resign his Dáil seat to take up a plum €150,000 job in Europe, Dara Murphy did the needful.

Wed, 04 Dec, 2019

CervicalCheck activist Lorraine Walsh quits panel

A leading campaigner in the CervicalCheck scandal has quit a key oversight committee in frustration at how a review of women’s smear tests was conducted.

Tue, 03 Dec, 2019

Elaine Loughlin: Are we in a new era of intolerant politics?

Verona Murphy performed well in the by-election, with no mass voter boycott of her after controversial migrant remarks, says political correspondent Elaine Loughlin.

Sun, 01 Dec, 2019

Byelections 2019: Fine Gael suffer blow after failing to win any seats

The Government has suffered a blow after failing to win any seats in four byelections which could provide clues before the whole country goes to the polls next year.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2019

'People are entitled to look for a head', PAC hears as printer costs hit €1.8m

The purchase and installation a new printer in Leinster House has cost €1.8m, a report reveals.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2019

Elaine Loughlin: Little gained, and much public support lost for farmers

The motley crew that caused havoc in Dublin did no favours for the majority of farmers who rightly want a fair price for produce, says Political Correspondent Elaine Loughlin

Thu, 28 Nov, 2019

Verona Murphy won't be axed from FG ticket as party disassociate themselves from comments

Ms Murphy has apologised for remarks made to multiple media organisations in which she suggested that those who seek asylum in Ireland need to be "deprogrammed".

Wed, 20 Nov, 2019

By-elections at right time for Greens

The Green Party expects to secure a sizeable chunk of the vote in the upcoming poll, says Elaine Loughlin.

Tue, 19 Nov, 2019

‘Swing-gate’ TD Maria Bailey axed from General Election ticket

[size= medium]Swingate TD Maria Bailey came out fighting for her political career tonight but was axed[/size] from the general election ticket for Fine Gael's campaign in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin.

Thu, 14 Nov, 2019

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