The Dail is back and protests signal some of the pressing issues
Inside politics: Pro-lifers vied for space with pro-choicers outside the Dail
ROSA (Reproductive Rights, against Oppression, Sexism and Austerity) organised a ‘Handmaids’ lobby. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill /
The Dail returned yesterday after the summer break, and the political world quickly reset itself into the familiar rhythms of the parliamentary week, with TDs scurrying from committee meetings in the morning to the Dail chamber in the afternoon, constantly interrupted by their mobile phones.