Person: Senator Michael McDowell

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Seanad pass 'draconian' emergency Covid-19 legislation despite 'serious concerns'

"I never thought I'd see a bill like this before us, but we know it must be passed," said Senator James Reilly. .

opinion

Letter to the Editor: Widespread amnesia when it comes to Sinn Féin

One of the most disturbing aspects of the ongoing general election campaign is that thousands of the younger generation may vote for Sinn Féin while being in absolute and complete ignorance of the true nature of this party

columnists

Gerard Howlin: Green leader Eamon Ryan will be Tánaiste this year. Well, maybe...

In 2020, Eamon Ryan will be Tánaiste and the general election result will be so close to 50:50 that the two main political parties will end up with 50 seats each. Those are my predictions for 2020.

news

Latest: Senator accuses minister of 'misleading the public' with Judicial Appointments Bill

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Lunney's brother says it was 'very difficult' to see Kevin recount ‘brutally specific’ torture

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Former Justice Minister: Arson attack 'disgusting and anti-democratic'

'Sickening': McDowell calls on Murphy to probe any role Housing dept had in 'protection money' racket

Former Minister for Justice Senator Michael McDowell has called on the Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy to investigate any role played by his department in the payment of “protection money” on social housing building sites.

Thu, 10 Oct, 2019

‘Injured party’ tone helps radio interview to backfire spectacularly

Maria Bailey's car-crash interview with Sean O'Rourke was meant to repair the damage done by last week's swing claim controversy, writes Daniel McConnell

Tue, 28 May, 2019

#Elections2019: TD's 'swing' controversy hurt FG at polls, Taoiseach says

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar admits that the controversy surrounding Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey and her injury claim after a fall from an “unsupervised” swing has damaged the party.

Sun, 26 May, 2019

Government deferred Local Property Tax review for political reasons, says FF

The Government is “treating the public like children” and deferred the review of the Local Property Tax (LPT) for naked electoral reasons, Fianna Fáil says.

Thu, 18 Apr, 2019

Blogger turned businesswoman Suzanne Jackson among guests on this Friday Late Late Show

Will you be tuning in?

Thu, 04 Apr, 2019

Young people ‘crowdsourcing self-esteem’ on social media

Young people are using social media to “crowdsource self-esteem” according to an online expert.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2018

LATEST: Taoiseach refuses to discuss departure plans

LATEST 8.30pm: The Taoiseach has refused to discuss any plans for his departure, saying he is focused on his job as leader of the country.

Thu, 16 Feb, 2017

Seanad reform moves debated

Moves to reform the Seanad may finally pick up pace with its members yesterday debating Senator Michael McDowell’s bill that would see half the house directly elected.

Thu, 14 Jul, 2016