TD Verona Murphy was scandalised by the allocation of school buses in Kilkenny, but her fellow Senators and TDs were in a more celebratory mood with May Day, Mary-Lou’s birthday and Lyric FM all on the list
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Michael McDowell columns and stories
Discussion of gender identity among children and adolescents has become much more prominent in the last decade. Questions remain about the extent to which schools should deal with such complex issues
Compromise should never be a dirty word in any true democrat's lexicon, says former tánaiste as he unveils plaque to War of Independence hero, Sean O'Donoghue
Expectation is Dáil and Seanad will vote in favour of opting into pact, but volatility of views on immigration issues means outcome is far from certain
The Irish State now has fewer than 10,000 trained military members that it could call up in the event of an emergency
Independent Senator Michael McDowell said he was ‘most anxious’ that the ‘very serious constitutional consequences’ of the pact be investigated
A massive black hole has opened up between the Oireachtas and the EU legislative process
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu may have calculated that widening the conflict frames him as someone fighting an existential war for Israel’s survival
If Irish voters are shifting to the right, that would place a premium on the powers of Independents such as Verona Murphy and Michael McDowell
Commemorative and funeral marches by non-State actors wearing uniforms are polarising, ridiculous and ultimately unrepublican
The effects of the Provisional movement’s fundraising campaign are still visible in Irish politics, north and south
Cynically choking off food, water and medical supplies to defenceless, vulnerable and suffering people is utterly unforgiveable
The sneering backfired on the Yes side
A short history of political advisers in Ireland, from the early 1990s to today
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