Mingin’ jeans banned in Dáil dress code

Shabby TDs will have to look smart if they want to be heard when the Dáil returns next month.

A new dress code being finalised by the committee on procedures and privileges hopes to do away with deputies parading around the chamber in jeans and T-shirts.

New rules would see speaking rights withheld from TDs who do not abide by the stricter dress code, which will demand that male deputies wear formal trousers, a collared shirt, and a jacket while in the chamber or at committee meetings, while women members will be barred from wearing jeans.