Madam, - Seán Ó Loinsigh (Letters, October 31st), in seeking to reform the composition of Seanad Éireann, manages to ignore one simple fact. The current mechanism of electing the Seanad significantly ...

Entrepreneur Aubrey McCarthy has secured the final seat in the Trinity College constituency in the Seanad elections. Independent candidate Mr McCarthy took the seat following a full recount which was ...

Senator David Norris, 79, delivered his final address in the Seanad Éireann today, January 22, marking the end of his 36-year run as a Senator. After thanking his colleagues and all those who voted ...

US Congressman Richard Neal is leading a bipartisan delegation of members of Congress in engagements in the EU, UK, and Ireland this week before heading to Northern Ireland tomorrow, May 25. On ...

I think it's safe to say that most people would nod in agreement with any argument for fewer politicians, but capping the ...

Senator O'Loughlin slated the practice of sulky racing – which she said has started “again” in Kildare – as “absolute cruelty ...

The Seanad Éireann, Ireland’s legislature, passed a bill to establish specialized family law court divisions on Thursday, aiming to make an efficient and user-friendly family justice system. The ...

Sir, – While citing many valid reasons for reforming Seanad Éireann (August 24th), Kieran Mulvey’s tipping point for abolition appears to be the 25 per cent rate of absenteeism in the hurriedly ...

Dáil Éireann is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann .Article 15.1.2º of the Constitution of Ireland reads: "The ...