Colm Keaveney resigns as chairman and as a member of the Labour Party
The Galway East TD and chairman of the party is quitting six months after voting against the Budget.
View ArticleRóisín Shortall has pop at “arrogant” Government
The former junior minister said it was clear the Government would brook no Opposition changes to abortion legislation from the outset.
View ArticleCatch-up: The things you should know about final Dáil abortion vote
A ministerial rebellion and a new minister within hours; anger at criminalisation of and lack of advocacy for women; the Dáil bar can stay open until 5am.
View ArticleAnother one bites the dust? Róisín Shortall considers quitting Labour
The former junior health minister says she is “semi-detached” from the party.
View ArticleTDs speak of ‘need for an alternative’ amid moves to create new Dáil group
Attempts are being made to form a new Technical Group in the Dáil but reports of a new political party have been dismissed by several TDs who were said to be involved in talks.
View Article‘Fundamentally undemocratic’: Ex-Labour TDs want Yes vote in Seanad referendum
Róisín Shortall, Patrick Nulty and Tommy Broughan want people to vote Yes in just over a week’s time.
View Article‘I binge drink myself, and I’m ashamed of that’: TDs debate alcohol...
Alcohol and fluoridation of the Irish drinking water supply were discussed by a small number of TDs in a new-look Friday sitting in the Dáil today.
View Article‘No comment to make’ on reports Kathleen Lynch threatened to resign
The junior health minister was reported in yesterday’s Sunday Business Post to have threatened to quit the government at a meeting over a fortnight ago.
View Article‘His situation is untenable’: Eight TDs say Alan Shatter should go
The call was made at a press conference in Dublin today.
View ArticleTDs will provide ‘support system’ for election candidates – but insist...
Six independent TDs, including former Labour minister Roisin Shortall, are among those working together to provide a support system for independent candidates in the local elections.
View ArticleSix TDs will launch a network of independent election candidates later this...
Amid much talk of a new political party, a press conference will be held later this month where further details of the loose alliance of independent TDs will be revealed.
View ArticleDavid Hall insists he’s finished with Fianna Fáil as he launches by-election...
Hall, a former member of Fianna Fáil, launched his bid for the Dáil seat in Dublin West in the capital today.
View ArticleRóisín Shortall: I’m surprised the ‘very inexperienced’ James Reilly wasn’t...
The former junior health minister also says she could have worked with new minister Leo Varadkar.
View ArticleRóisín Shortall: We need more than just politicians to start a new political...
The former Labour TD is “very open” to the idea of a new political party, she told TheJournal.ie.
View ArticleRóisín Shortall thinks Eamon Gilmore was out of touch, in denial and should...
The former junior minister and Labour TD gave a wide-ranging interview to TheJournal.ie this week.
View ArticleIs one inspector for 21,000 kids good enough?… Fresh questions raised over...
New figures show huge inconsistencies in the number of creche inspectors, with Dublin and the north-east faring worst.
View ArticleTaoiseach “dismissed” Shortall’s concerns over Reilly’s health service reforms
New Health Minister Leo Varadkar was recently told Reilly’s HSE reforms were “unworkable”.
View ArticleHere’s What Happened Today: Sunday
Everyone’s talking about Phil Hogan and Irish Water, Ukraine truce, and an Irish criminal being shot dead in Costa del Sol.
View Article‘Conflict of interest’ in RTÉ board nomination of alcohol group boss
Fionnuala Sheehan is currently chair of MEAS, and has been nominated for a position.
View ArticleThis wasn’t the first time a TD refused to leave the Dáil…
Can you guess which current TD refused to leave the chamber back in 1999?
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