FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 - Caught on Camera

Senator Fiona O’Loughlin: 'A lack of maternity leave should not be a barrier for women in public life - we can and should do better'

'Questions have been raised about whether a politician should be able to return to positions such as committee chairs after their maternity leave..Senator Fiona O’Loughlin outlines the case for legislation to protect and support members of the Oireachtas.'

Irish Mirror · Jun 5, 2023

Repeal the Eighth: how have abortion services changed in Ireland five years on?

Five years ago this week, Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to its constitution, which banned abortion except in cases of “real and substantial risk” to the woman’s life.

The Week · May 26, 2023

Oireachtas committee warned of ‘arms race’ with AI technologies

The Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence was holding a session on disinformation and hybrid threats in the context of geopolitical shifts.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Tánaiste backs Robert Watt to continue as Dept of Health Secretary General after committee appearance

During a fiery Oireachtas Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, Department of Health Secretary General Robert Watt said that he rejected most of the findings of a report into former CMO Dr Tony Holohan's secondment to Trinity

Irish Mirror · Apr 20, 2023

'Ta me sa bhaile, I am home' - Joe Biden delivers historic address to Oireachtas

Mr Biden became just the fourth president to address a joint sitting of the House of the Oireachtas as he delivered a special 31-minute speech in which he spoke about Ireland and America’s "partnership for the ages".

Irish Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

Biden casts US and Ireland as allies in quest for shared values

US president makes strong defence of democracy before the Oireachtas in Dublin and urges No 10 to work ‘closer’ with Irish government

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Seamus Heaney’s widow watches on as Joe Biden cites work of late Irish poet

Marie Heaney heard the US president cite one of the poet’s best-known works in his Oireachtas address.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Biden greeted by Irish President as day of ceremony in Dublin begins

Joe Biden is expected to set out a ‘shared vision’ for the future of US-Irish relations when he address both houses of the Oireachtas.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Watch full live stream as Joe Biden becomes fourth US president to address the Oireachtas

US President Joe Biden will become the 14th person ever to address the Oireachtas on Thursday, watch it live here

Irish Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

TDs must take antigen tests and Dáil bar to close for address by US President Joe Biden

Mr Biden will become the fourth US President to address a joint sitting of the Oireachtas

Irish Mirror · Apr 12, 2023