Organisers called the turnout a huge show of unity for churches across the country.
Following Dublin City Council’s release of social housing data broken down by nationality, a Fianna Fáil councillor has said other local authorities should follow suit.
WATCH: An Irish Government politician has said he “abhors” the view that Irish taxes should be spent fixing crises at home before being spent on foreign aid.
Tánaiste Simon Harris says he would not support randomised drug testing for all politicians, but says the normalisation of drugs in society is a serious issue.
Sean McNamara, President of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association, says that farmers “have no other choice” but to see a continuation of the fuel protests later this year if the Budget does not adequately address the major problems facing the sector, with protester John Dallon claiming that “Eamon Ryan has had devastating effects […]
Fewer than 72,000 people have registered to vote in Ireland’s new Seanad Higher Education constituency despite an estimated eligible electorate of up to a million.
Sinn Féin’s meeting with Scottish and Welsh Independence campaigners may have “set back Irish Unity” and represents a strategic error, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has claimed.
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At the Oireachtas Health Committee today, the ICGP were asked why they did not consult with their membership, or with women who had changed their minds, before supporting a bill to scrap the 3-day wait before abortion.
“Answers needed on Garda corruption charges,” says Cllr Malachy Steenson.
“The era of cheap food is actually over”: Consumers should prepare themselves for increases in grocery prices due to rising food production costs, ICMSA chief Denis Drennan has warned. https://youtu.be/0bU3uYg55aE
Organisers say another wave of widespread demonstrations is very likely, warning that the state is failing ordinary citizens while actively reaping record tax revenues from fuel sales.