Seamus Woulfe
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Cabinet agrees heads of Bill for referendum on abortion
- Politics
- February 21, 2018, 01:00
, The Government has agreed voters should be asked to repeal the Eighth Amendment and allow the Oireachtas to legislate for the provision of abortio(...)

Court of Appeal rules Moore St buildings not 1916 national monument
- Courts
- February 14, 2018
The Court of Appeal has overturned a declaration that buildings and sites on and around Dublin’s Moore Street are a 1916 Rising battlefield site compr(...)

Attorney General says Eighth Amendment should be replaced if it is repealed
- Politics
- January 30, 2018, 17:21
The Attorney General has advised the Government that while no approach to the abortion issue “can be completely free of risk of legal challenge” the l(...)

Cabinet choreography more about politics than substance
- Politics
- January 29, 2018, 15:46
This evening’s special Cabinet meeting, expected to formally signal the Government’s commitment to liberalising Ireland’s laws on abortion, is more an(...)

Government to agree to hold abortion referendum
- Politics
- January 29, 2018, 00:00
The Government will on Monday agree to hold a referendum on repeal of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution and replacement of it with an enabling (...)

FF TDs who oppose Martin on abortion seek hearing
- Irish News
- January 20, 2018
Fianna Fáil TDs who are against changing Ireland’s abortion laws are demanding that their voices be heard in the referendum campaign as divisions open(...)

Appeal over ruling in 1916 Rising Moore Street case to be heard next week
- High Court
- December 14, 2017, 16:32
The Court of Appeal will next week hear the State’s appeal against a High Court declaration that various buildings and sites on and around Moore Stree(...)

Minister to reform District Court following drink-driving conviction revelations
- Oireachtas
- December 12, 2017, 18:28
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has said he intends to change the way the District Courts works so that the public can have greater confidence i(...)

Mary Mitchell O’Connor: ‘I’m happy to forgo salary increase’
- Politics
- September 26, 2017, 01:00
Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor has said she is happy to forgo a salary increase for her new role as a super junior Mini(...)

Senior judges criticise planned reforms to judicial appointments
- Irish News
- August 18, 2017, 01:00
Senior judges have compared reforms to judicial appointments championed by Minister for Transport Shane Ross to choosing a cardiac surgeon on the opin(...)