Claire Kerrane

Musicians and artists can earn up to €960 for gigs and keep pandemic payment

Minister accepts Opposition amendment to earn more over 8 weeks without affecting social welfare benefit

Record €389 million in social welfare Christmas bonus to be paid next week

Seven years’ worth of jobseeker applications processed in eight months, says Minister

Social Welfare Bill to keep pension age at 66

Pension costs quadrupled since 1997 says Minister, as Sinn Féin calls for age to be 65

Remote working hubs for public servants to be rolled out across rural Ireland - Minister

Humphreys encourages employees of multinationals to work from islands off coast

Taoiseach says ‘difficult and tough six weeks ahead’ as country begins lockdown

Independent TDs Fitzmaurice and McNamara appeal for marts to be allowed to remain open

Minister questions why Aer Lingus has difficulty with social welfare scheme

Humphreys says she knew of no other company in the State that had a problem

Miriam Lord: Empty-theatre eeriness as Cabinet takes their seats

Convention Centre houses high drama as political voices cry out in the social distance

Parties did not co-ordinate on Cabinet appointments, says Varadkar

Tánaiste believes lack of Minister from west will be ‘rectified’ during reshuffle

‘Paltry’ increase in women in the Dáil ‘quite a blow’, conference told

NWCI hears Ireland now ranked 99th in the world for female representation

The shape of the 33rd Dáil - gender and age

Less than a quarter of TDs in the 33rd Dail are women and the average age is 48.5

Younger voters consider IRA past to be ‘history’, say new Sinn Féin TDs

Newly elected deputies said voters were more concerned about housing and health issues

Election 2020: Claire Kerrane (Sinn Féin)

Roscommon-Galway candidate elected on the sixth count

Roscommon-Galway results: No FF or FG candidate elected

Sinn Féin’s Claire Kerrane (27) becomes first woman elected in constituency since 1981

Roscommon Galway result: 57.21% to 42.79% in favour of Repeal

Overall turnout at 65.7% from electorate of 63,158, with 111 invalid ballots cast

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