Almost all 60 senators spoke on first day of new Seanad as Irish unity, disability and housing among platforms for future ...

FF-FG want to place their independent cronies ... and ultimately preventing a majority of the democratically-elected representatives of Dáil Eireann to discharge their duty and their mandate ...

The leaders of the new Irish coalition government confirm 11 nominees to Seanad Éireann (Irish Senate). The Dáil has not sat for two weeks following a dispute over speaking rights for a group of ...

Calls for the Fine Gael leader to come into the Dáil and “clear up serious questions that are in the public domain” about Senator Martin Conway have been ruled out of order by the Ceann ...

Dáil Éireann delivered that assembly. Who attended the first meeting of Dáil Éireann? All victorious candidates in the 1918 election from Irish constituencies were invited to attend the First ...

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What does the Seanad do? The main function of Seanad Éireann is to vote on or amend legislation. Bills can start and end in the Seanad as well as in the Dáil. However, the Dáil has the power to ...

‘These meetings were held to ­enable the democratic process of this House and do what we were all elected to Dáil Éireann to do, that is, to elect a Taoiseach and Government. ‘All parties ...

The leaders of the new Irish coalition government have confirmed 11 nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). The nominations follow last November's general election ...

The Seanad election must take place up to 90 days after Dáil Éireann has dissolved. This means that the new Dáil is formed before the Seanad election. Forty-nine of the Seanad's 60 members are ...