News & Statements
Buttimer Calls for rejuvenation of Noel Cantwell Walk
Leader of Seanad Eireann and Cork South Central Senator Jerry Buttimer has called for the Noel Cantwell Walk to be cleaned up and rejuvenated by Cork City Council.
Richmond encourages young graduates to apply for an EU traineeship
With just two weeks left to apply for a traineeship with the European Commission, Fine Gael Senator and spokesman on European Affairs, Neale Richmond, is encouraging Irish graduates to get their applications in on time.
Fans can wave goodbye to ticket touts- Rock
Fine Gael TD Noel Rock has welcomed the news that Ticketmaster is to shut down its ticket resale website Seatwave.
Unregulated social media networks among greatest threats to western democracy – Madigan
If left unregulated, social media networks could pose one of the biggest threats to western democracy according to Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD.
Survey highlights need to overhaul sex education – Noone
Dublin Senator, Catherine Noone has called for the adoption of ancillary recommendations laid out in the Committee on the Eighth Amendment’s Report.
Speech by Senator Jerry Buttimer, Leader of the Seanad, at the opening rainbow flag raising ceremony at the Provincetown pilgrim monument in Massachusetts, USA
It's a privilege to be here this morning standing in the shadow of the Pilgrim monument where the first pilgrims landed in 1620. Here overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, an ocean shared by both Europe and the USA, it occurs to me that the common values we share unite us more than an ocean divides us
Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor Launches Report on Sexual Consent among Third Level Students
The Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, TD, will today, Tuesday 7th August, launch a research report on sexual consent among third level students carried out by the NUI Galway SMART Consent research team in collaboration with their partners at four colleges.
Information Commissioner’s decision vindicates demand for greater transparency and accountability from HIQA- O’Dowd
The Information Commissioner has annulled HIQA’s decision to deny a Fine Gael TD information on how it dealt with nursing home complaints.
Nightlink bus service needed in Cork on busy weekends- Buttimer
Fine Gael Senator and Leader of Seanad Éireann, Jerry Buttimer, has called for a Nightlink bus service in Cork on busy weekends.
Hiding beyond the mantra of abstentionism is no longer credible for Sinn Féin – Richmond
Speaking at the Féile an Phobail festival in West Belfast today (Thursday), Fine Gael Senator and spokesman on European Affairs, Neale Richmond, has repeated the call for Sinn Féin MPs to take their seats in Westminster, citing the need to ensure any Brexit deal gets through the House of Commons as well as the European Parliament.