As it happened: 'In an ideal world abortion would never be needed, but we...
Today’s hearing focused on mental health, and medical and international law.
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Representatives from the Irish Family Planning Association and the HSE appeared before the Eighth Amendment Committee today.
View ArticleEighth Amendment Committee to publicly discuss allegations of bias this...
Two members of the committee have accused the proceedings of being biased.
View ArticleEighth Amendment committee to vote on repealing the Eighth today
After the vote, the committee will begin drafting a report on its recommendations.
View ArticleTracker scandal: Just a quarter of PTSB customers who lost homes have appealed
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said there was an “onus” on the banks to get in contact with these customers.
View Article'If everything's fine, why's it being investigated?' - Social Protection...
It emerged at today’s Oireachtas committee on social protection that roughly 450 people have had welfare payments suspended over failing to register for a Public Services Card.
View ArticleGarda analysts 'were belittled and disrespected when they tried to highlight...
Two senior analysts were addressing an Oireachtas committee this morning.
View ArticleTaoiseach declares homeless and housing crisis a national emergency
Leo Varadkar said the latest homeless figures are “disturbing”.
View ArticleEducation committee sex ed hearing delayed as not enough senators to reach...
Among those due to give evidence were the Rape Crisis Network Ireland.
View ArticleNumber of women affected by smear test scandal expected to increase
The Head of the National Screening Service Damien McCallion says more women will be contacted about their cancer test audits.
View ArticleUK and EU 'have spent only one hour' discussing how security is going to look...
A new report says that ‘time is running out’ to sort out what the security relationship between the two entities will be after March 2019.
View Article12 Russians accused of hacking Democrats in 2016 US election
The Kremlin denied anew that it tried to sway the election.
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