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

Former All-Ireland winning Galway manager and current Fine Gael Senator John O’Mahony has raised the possibility of playing the Allianz League finals behind closed doors.

Two white men in their late-70s will now battle it out to become the standard-bearer for an increasingly diverse Democratic party in the US. Julie Pace reports from Washington

Party leader Mary Lou McDonald and the party's Ard Chomhairle met over the weekend and agreed on seven candidates who have been backed ahead of voting opening for the race later this month.

Right now the US democratic primaries are well underway with the first three states having voted.

Party stipulates that Oireachtas members donate €2,500 of salary.

Mr Doherty said he welcomed the fact that Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin has apparently softened his stance towards coalition with Sinn Féin

"My door is open. We will have to look at the issues that affect Cork South West."

The outgoing independent TD from Schull swept through on 11,712 votes, easily exceeding the quota of 11,085.

Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire looks set to top the poll in Cork South Central, where Simon Coveney, Micheál Martin and Michael McGrath are also running.

A woman dressed as celery was ejected from a polling station in Kilgarvan as she attempted to accompany the TD Danny Healy Rae in to vote in his home village.

The Fine Gael candidate posted a video this morning of the smashed window in his Douglas office.

Fianna Fáil members who would consider entering Government with Sinn Féin should either remove Micheál Martin as leader or else rule out such a coalition, Fine Gael senator Jerry Buttimer says.

Fianna Fáil members who would consider entering Government with Sinn Féin should either remove Micheál Martin as leader or else rule out such a coalition, Fine Gael senator Jerry Buttimer has said.

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Ms Noone was quoted while on a canvass in her constituency of Dublin Bay-North by a reporter the Times Ireland website.

Fianna Fáil could win two seats in the five-seater constituency with Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher and Charlie McConalogue.

The motion said the councillors have “a responsibility to show leadership in efforts to improve the civility of public discourse on political matters”.

"It's the culture around him. It's his leadership team."