What is the Seanad? Oireachtas upper house explained as Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy elected
More: Stormont restoration - Rate the minister Seanad Éireann, or the Senate, is the upper house of the Oireachtas (parliament) in Ireland. Ireland, like countries such as the UK and the USA, uses a ...
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At least eight TDs employed family members as assistants with Oireachtas salaries
At least eight TDs have employed family members as their assistants in roles funded by the taxpayer. TDs are given an ...
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What is the Irish Seanad and how are senators elected?
The Seanad holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and 49 are elected. It sits in ...
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Irish Office Collection
The reformer, James Connery. 1833. From the Irish Office collection. Image and data provided by the Oireachtas Library. Copyright in this scan is held by the Houses ...
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ieExplains: How do you get elected to the Seanad?
The election to the upper house of the Oireachtas is taking place, with all seats to be filled by January 30 With the general election in the rear view mirror, attention now turns to Ireland's ...
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New Oireachtas members congratulated
Words of congratulations were also extended to Lynda McGavigan, SEO at Human Resources and Corporate Services, on her ...
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Explainer: What was the Doncaster deal and was Michael Lowry involved?
Deputy Lowry had 57 meetings in relation to the Doncaster deal, including here in the houses of the Oireachtas. “Maybe he should explain why he and two others went to a rural farm, in August ...
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Watch: What you need to know about the Seanad election
After the drama of a new Government being formed last week, the spotlight turns to the Seanad and who will take a seat in the Upper House of the Oireachtas. When the Seanad election votes begin to ...
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Dáil row over ‘telling lies’ referred to Oireachtas committee
A Dáil exchange in which the Taoiseach is accused of charging Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald with “telling lies” has been ...
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Deadline for nominations to Seanad Vocational panels
There are 60 seats in the upper house of the Oireachtas, the primary function of which is to debate legislation. Unlike local and Dáil elections, the pool of voters is much smaller. Eleven ...
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What is the Seanad? Oireachtas upper house explained as Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy elected
While the Seanad is the upper house of the Oireachtas, most laws are proposed and passed in the Dáil. As with other bicameral parliamentary systems, the upper house acts alongside the lower house ...
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What is the Irish Seanad and how are senators elected?
The upper house of Oireachtas is located inside Leinster House, the same building as Dáil Eireann Counting is continuing for nominees to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament).