Marie O'Halloran

Marie O'Halloran

Parliamentary Reporter

Marie O'Halloran is a parliamentary reporter with The Irish Times.

Simon Harris, Fine Gael TD. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Dublin City Council discriminating against Wicklow residents, TD claims

Less concern shown for Wicklow people with water supply problems in catchment area, says Simon Harris

Tanaiste Eamon Gilmore. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland
Gilmore expresses confidence in Minister for Justice

Garda issues should not be made public unless there is a prosecution, says Tánaiste

United Left Alliance TD Richard Boyd Barrett described the amendments as an abuse of process, giving the Minister “pretty draconian powers”
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The powers were for situations where a mobile phone might be used to detonate a device remotely, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter(...)

File image of Minister for Justice Alan Shatter. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / THE IRISH TIMES
Gilmore defends Shatter in penalty points controversy

Tánaiste says Garda activities should not be made public unless charges pressed

Barrister Simon Mills arriving at the Oireachtas health committee hearings, at Leinster House, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke
Punishment for abortion in new Bill goes ‘significantly’ further than current law

Call for an extension of the right to conscientious objection in the Bill to include trainee doctors, nurses, pharmacists and othe(...)

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill
Fitzgerald plans preschool inspections

Minister for Children says early-education training system to be reviewed

Screen grab of Minister for Justice Alan Shatter speaking in the Dáil this evening
Shatter says Commissioner told him about Wallace incident

Minister for Justice says ‘nothing sinister’ in getting information on TD

Health committee chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD. Photograph: Eric Luke /Irish Times
Abortion legislation ‘incompatible with the core values of human rights’

Prof William Binchy says Bill not necessary under the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in A, B, C cases

Prof Kevin Malone of UCD at the launch of his report Suicide in Ireland 2003-2008 yesterday. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland
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Prof Kevin Malone warns of sending wrong signal to vulnerable young men

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