Michael Ring
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Miriam Lord’s Week: A win for the invisible women of Leinster House
- Politics
- March 13, 2021, 03:16
Leinster House is a big old building, and big old buildings are a devil to keep clean. The cleaners – almost all women – are on the go from the crack(...)
Fine Gael TD confirms he did not attend Dáil vote on new Covid powers for gardaí
- Politics
- October 23, 2020, 14:21
Government backbencher Michael Ring has confirmed he did not attend the Dáil for the vote on the emergency legislation introducing on-the-spot fines f(...)
The granny state – An Irishwoman’s Diary on a Clare Island reunion
- Opinion
- July 16, 2020, 20:01
It is Mini Madam’s maiden voyage and she is the only one onboard not wearing a mask as the Clew Bay Queen slips out of the little harbour at Roonagh p(...)
Sport crosses its fingers yet again as ministerial merry-go-round gets another spin
- Sport
- July 4, 2020, 06:00
The minister for sport stood at the top of the room and gave his usual minister for sport speech. Politicians generally do little to hide their ennui (...)
Junior ministerial appointments: Martin’s task was leaders’ hardest
- Politics
- July 1, 2020, 21:59
The junior ministerial appointments were the last chance Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar and, to a lesser extent, Eamon Ryan, had to calm the anger among(...)
Many contenders for junior minister jobs, but not enough room in the tent
- Politics
- July 1, 2020, 01:00
Groups of TDs gathered around Leinster House and the National Convention Centre for nervous conversations about their prospects, conscious that they a(...)
Eight high-profile Fine Gael ministers have lost their Cabinet positions
- Politics
- June 28, 2020, 16:20
Eight high-profile Fine Gael ministers have lost their Cabinet positions following the carve-up of roles between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green (...)
Cabinet carve-up: Jobs in new government handed out but no ministry for Varadkar ally Eoghan Murphy
- Politics
- June 26, 2020, 11:24
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy is not expected to be a senior or junior minister in a new coalition government between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and (...)
Making a Cabinet: Eamon Ryan set to head up new department of climate action and transport
- Politics
- June 26, 2020, 01:00
The Green Party is set to have four TDs at the cabinet table if the party approves the programme for government today and the coalition is formed over(...)
Covid-19: People in rural areas should be allowed travel further than 5km - Minister
- Politics
- June 3, 2020, 18:24
Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring has called for a tweaking of the Covid-19 regulations to allow people in rural areas travel (...)



