Citizens Assembly
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Referendum Commission has no power over social media
- Opinion
- March 30, 2018, 00:46
The politicians have debated, the Citizens Assembly has had its discussions, the Oireachtas Committee has heard from various witnesses. Now, the decis(...)

Miriam Lord: Fine Gael’s big announcement fails to go to plan
- Oireachtas
- February 24, 2018, 01:00
Despite a snazzy unveiling in Sligo followed by slick infomercials and a chorus of praise from Government TDs, there wasn’t much talk of the new Natio(...)
Abortion: Temperatures rising
- Editorial
- February 23, 2018, 00:02
The chair of the Citizens’ Assembly, Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, has insisted the improper recruitment of seven replacement members last December was an “(...)

Citizens’ Assembly chair has ‘full confidence’ in recruitment process
- Irish News
- February 22, 2018, 17:53
The Citizens’ Assembly and the polling company Red C have defended the process by which members were selected for the assembly. A recruiter employed (...)

Seven Citizens’ Assembly members not randomly recruited
- Social Affairs
- February 21, 2018, 20:59
Seven members of the Citizens’ Assembly have been removed from the process after it emerged they were brought on board due to their personal connectio(...)

Committee 'couldn't find' any anti-abortion medical experts to argue for Eighth
- Irish News
- February 19, 2018, 18:28
The chair of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment has revealed the committee could not find a single medical expert in Ireland to argue th(...)

Coveney: repeal is necessary so women can get protection they deserve
- Irish News
- February 19, 2018, 13:17
Tánaiste Simon Coveney plans to campaign whole-heartedly to repeal the Eighth Amendment because he believes it is the only way women in Ireland can ge(...)

Both sides prepare for Eighth Amendment poll battle
- Politics
- February 10, 2018, 01:00
Groups campaigning to repeal and retain the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution are awaiting the official start of the campaign when the wording is (...)

Abortion poll findings dramatic but attitude change has been gradual
- Politics
- January 26, 2018, 05:00
Today’s Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll shows, 65 per cent of Irish voters who expressed a preference are in favour of and 35 per cent against repealing t(...)

Irish Co-operative Organisation Society says Irish milk ‘most carbon efficient in Europe’
- Environment
- January 24, 2018, 21:50
Every litre of milk produced in Ireland is the most carbon efficient in Europe, according to a report on how the Irish dairy sector should respond to (...)