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Housing grant increases welcomed by Kildare-based Senator

Housing grant increases which are being planned by the government have been welcomed by one Kildare-based Senator. Labour Party Senator Mark Wall welcomed the latest announcement, saying: "You will all be familiar that I have continually raised the ...

27 Sept 2024 at 12:30

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O'Loughlin confirms Seanad nomination

Fiona O'Loughlin, former Fianna Fáil TD for Kildare South confirmed she has been nominated for the Seanad. Speaking on social media this morning, Ms O'Loughlin stated: "Today I wish to announce that I have been nominated to run on the Admin panel ...

01 Mar 2020 at 16:10

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Seanad Éireann supports the extension of the short hop zone, Kildare Senator says

A Kildare-based Senator has said that Seanad Éireann supports the extension of the short hop zone. Newbridge based Fianna Fail senator Fiona O' Loughlin, has said that she has secured the support of the Seanad to call for the extension of the ...

11 Nov 2022 at 13:45

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25 separate illegal encampments on Curragh Plains, Kildare, last year, Seanad told

A Fianna Fáil Senator has raised in the Seanad the matter of illegal encampments on the Curragh Plains, Co Kildare. According to Senator Fiona O'Loughlin, last year there were 25 separate illegal encampments on the Curragh Plains, “one of ...

06 Mar 2025 at 13:00

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Seanad considering ban on protests outside homes of politicians

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is being urged to support a bill to ban protests outside the private homes of politicians, following a surge in recent protests. Fianna Fáil’s Senator Malcolm Byrne has brought a bill before the Seanad, ...

23 May 2024 at 10:29

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Youth activist from Newbridge, County Kildare, addresses Seanad on topic of Traveller mental health

A youth activist from Newbridge addressed the Seanad earlier today in relation to Traveller mental health. James Stokes, who is Sinn Féin’s youngest election candidate in the upcoming local elections at just 18 years of age, called for ...

18 Apr 2024 at 17:30

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WATCH: Seanad told three gay men were chased down and 'hunted' in Phoenix Park

A senator has claimed that three gay men were "hunted" in Phoenix Park in Dublin earlier this week by a group of men who were armed with knives. Speaking in the Seanad this Wednesday, Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward said one of the ...

19 Jun 2024 at 19:43

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'Crazy, turnaround times' in Streetscape scheme criticised by Kildare Senator

A Senator from Kildare recently voiced their displeasure with a new scheme designed to improve streets. Fianna Fáil Senator Fiona O' Loughlin said in a Facebook post on her official account that she raised the issue earlier ...

13 Oct 2021 at 16:20

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Extra exam time needed for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia at second level, Kildare Senator says

A Kildare-based Senator has called on the Department of Education to grant extra exam time for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia at second level. Fianna Faíl Senator Fiona O'Loughlin, who is her party's spokesperson ...

09 Oct 2024 at 15:00

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Kildare Senator: ‘Reform of the Seanad is long overdue’

A Senator based in Kildare has said that reform of Seanad Éireann 'is long overdue.' Fianna Fail Senator Fiona O’Loughlin called for the 'expanding of the democratic franchise' of Seanad. Her announcement follows after ...

25 Oct 2022 at 21:30

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Former Kildare North TD Anthony Lawlor elected to Seanad

Fine Gael's Anthony Lawlor, from Naas, has been elected to Seanad Éireann in a by-election today for the Agriculture Panel. It’s the first time Kildare has had a Senator since Mary Anne O’Brien held a position there ...

27 Apr 2018 at 16:46

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Seanad 'could do far more' to engage people on climate crisis, says Mary Robinson

Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson said people don't talk about the climate crisis enough, and called for the Seanad to play a role in bringing the issues into communities. The former senator said that the ...

15 Feb 2022 at 16:12

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