#Oireachtas

"Hands off our Kids" rally. I don't doubt there are people who believe attending this rally is some kind of stand against child abuse. But please look at some of

Government publishes new Bill for fining Covid-19 breaches https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/bill/2020/42/eng/initiated/b4220d.pdf Allows Govt to prescribe rules with up to €500 on-the-spot fines Replaces original €2,500 fine wit

Terence Cosgrave

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I think one of the frustrating things for those not ‘connected’ is that organizations like #RTÉ still run interviews - as if the result was in question. Hard to believe

deirdre ní cheallacháin

Oireachtas Committee on COVID-19 response.Focus today: nursing homes and direct provision centres.Watching live here:https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/dail-eireann-live/ John McGuinness TD (FF) & David Cullinan TD (SF) have sta

eoinmauricedaly

This thread tries to explain the recent, controversial High Court judgment which ruled, as unconstitutional, legislation which allowed for the regulation of wages in specific economic sectors - Náisiúnta Leictreach

Sinéad Mercier

Today I formally left @greenparty_ie - I was a member for over 10yrs, its primary researcher in opposition from 2016-19 & an advocate for climate justice/just transition within and outside

Back in October 2019, I blew the whistle on the billion euro a year fraud which is Bogus Self Employment. I nailed it down for the Oireachtas Committee on Bogus

Brief thoughts on the place of Houses of Oireachtas.https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1252181093878575105?s=20 Much good has already been written. The following analyses all seem sound to me. http://constitutionproject.ie/?p=770 by @Caseyco2

Claire McGettrick

A thread in response to serious allegations made by @barrymward under privilege in the Seanad yesterday: https://youtu.be/b6feZkNlkU4 #Stand4Truth #UnsealTheArchive 1/ The allegations made by @barrymward are typical of the type

Katherine O'Donnell

URGENT: The Mother & Baby Homes Commission Archive is about to be Sealed for 30 years unless we act immediately: http://jfmresearch.com/commission-archive/ no-one will be able to access their personal records

We are very concerned that the National Marine Planning Framework is being pushed through this week without debate or Oireachtas oversight. This needs serious debate considering the scale of off-shore

I have testimony to the Oireachtas about a year ago where I said that there was no legal concept of "sealing" records under Irish law. https://www.kildarestreet.com/committees/?id=2019-11-26a.422&s=speaker%3A411 Here I say sea

The Countess Didn't Fight For This!

THREAD: If you have seen the film Philomena you will remember the devastating moment when it becomes clear that the nuns knew but kept the son, played by @stevecoogan65 from

[Thread] Solving the #housing crisis means facing facts#1 Planning Permission is not a barrier to housing in Dublin, there are over 40,000 ‘ready-to-go’ permissions for houses & apartments in Dublin

Dr Maeve O'Rourke

A thread in response to the Govt's plan to allow the Mother and Baby Homes Commission's archive to be sealed for 30 years (except for a database on mothers and

Prof Clare McGlynn QC (Hon)

Important article from @cathosx on the scandal of thousands of #IntimateImages being shared w/out consent & possible new criminal law. My concerns in #thread below on real risk that Ireland