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Senator Sharon Keogan has railed against the government’s proposed hate speech laws, saying that they will turn Ireland into a “woke theocracy.” The comments were made this week in the Seanad during a debate on a new proposed hate speech law. Sharon Keogan on her opposition to hate speech legislation, warning that Ireland is sliding […]
Anyone who knows anything about the Titanic disaster will be familiar with the phrase “women and children first” – also known as the Birkenhead Drill. Today we’re all quite familiar with this concept – it was, obviously, a code of conduct from the 19th century onward for maritime disasters. It was expected that, if lifeboats […]
To fill the vacancy left by Labour TD Ivana Bacik
Senator Doherty’s bill does not really accomplish much
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan has been accused of “bullying” after talking over a pro-life woman’s story of her friend’s death. https://twitter.com/JRD0000/status/1484245189606916096 Speaking in the Seanad this week, Senator Sharon Keogan said there was evidence of the HSE’s MyOptions counsellors urging women to have an abortion, even when the woman was conflicted about the decision. […]
Met with mixed boos and cheers.
An Irish senator has warned that the government is making people’s fundamental freedoms reliant on the consumption of a private product, adding that people’s money is being “siphoned into the pockets of pharma and tech giants.” The remarks were made this week by Senator Sharon Keogan during a Seanad debate on the government’s extended Covid […]
Less than two years ago, a politician suggesting that citizens should be refused the right to “participate in society” on account of their medical choices would have been unthinkable. Now, it doesn’t even make the front page in most so-called news publications, and many outlets don’t report on it at all. The latest offender is […]
Irish senators have slammed Sinn Féin’s proposal to ban prayers and demonstrations outside of abortion clinics, asserting that such legislation is “unconstitutional” and “unnecessary.” The remarks were made yesterday during a debate on the proposal by Senator Sharon Keogan, who said that this piece of legislation “may be the first time a bill has sought […]
Senator says extending powers neither “necessary or proportionate”.
Senator Ronan Mullen has said that he “would support” those who choose not to pay their TV license fee, arguing that the State broadcaster’s bias on the issue of abortion would warrant it. Speaking in the Seanad on Tuesday, Senator Mullin spoke about the dramatic surge in abortions that took place since the 2018 8th […]
Photo credit: Houses of the Oireachtas There are, perhaps, few better jobs in Ireland than being a member of Seanad Eireann. It’s true, of course, that the salary (basic pay of €69,474) is not quite at the level of a TD (basic pay of €98,113), but that ignores quite a few other advantages. For example, […]
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