Labour politicians speak out against Dáil prayers

PRAYERS should no longer be said when Dáil and Seanad business begins each day, two Labour politicians have said.

In a joint statement, TD Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Senator Ivana Bacik said the prayers were inappropriate and disrespectful.

“It is not appropriate for a Christian prayer to be used to commence each sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas in a republic,” Mr Ó Ríordáin said.