Sex education cannot be taught on a one-size-fits-all basis
The terror that posed as SPHE education in the past was undoubtedly deeply harmful to adolescents
Regina Doherty
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Irish MEPs sitting in centre coalition among the few to publicly break ranks to oppose Ursula von der Leyen
The Irish Times view on Fine Gael and the Dublin Transport Plan: populist posturing
If Fine Gael favours slowing down investment in cycling infrastructure or stymieing better public transport, it should make that clear to voters
Some free advice for Fine Gael on Dublin’s transport plan
Junior minister Emer Higgins’s attempt to stall the Dublin Transport Plan is short-term, reactionary populism
Regina Doherty comparing bike lanes to Berlin Wall a symptom of deeper divisions on climate
New research highlights fundamental conflicts between Ireland’s planned industrial development and climate targets
European election results: Who is still in line for a seat and where will the transfers flow?
Slow race towards European Parliament restarts this morning as counts in Dublin, Midlands-North-West and Ireland South resume
Mary Lou McDonald is the chief mourner at RDS as local elections throw up an unexpected result
Local and European elections: Taoiseach Simon Harris does lap of honour at count centre as Sunday’s tale of two parties came with an ending neither was expecting
European elections: Fianna Fáil’s Barry Andrews tops the poll in Dublin constituency
FG’s Regina Doherty comes in second but candidates placed third to sixth separated by less than 5,000 votes after first count
Local and European election results: Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil battle it out to be largest party
Sinn Féin leader says ‘it hasn’t been our day’ while Harris says view on Government going full term not changed despite positive results
Local election results: Hundreds of seats yet to be filled as FF and FG set to battle it out to be largest party
Election results: Sinn Féin will make gains in comparison to 2019 result but TD David Cullinane says ‘obviously we expected to do better’
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Election results: Independents the big winners as voter volatility and declining party loyalty show more prominently in our politics
Election results: The candidates and constituencies to watch and what the main parties are hoping for
The only certainty is uncertainty, but here are the key bellwethers and battlegrounds in the European and local elections
From blueshirts on bikes to a talking point gone awry: The election’s all TBD
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up: Local and European election voting finally begins
Being favourite in opinion polls makes Barry Andrews nervous
The Dublin MEP says he will have to fight to retain his seat despite being seen as the frontrunner
‘Think more about Crumlin and not the Kremlin’: Five takeaways from European election Dublin debate
All eight Dublin MEP candidates were very well briefed, armed with immediate data and quotable quotes, and did not hold back during a spiky debate
War of words erupts between Coalition partners Fine Gael and Green Party on election trail
Tense exchange between Dublin MEP candidates Regina Doherty and Ciarán Cuffe over climate actions
Regina Doherty beats Josepha Madigan to get Fine Gael European election nomination
Fine Gael leader in Seanad aims to retain seat held by Frances Fitzgerald, who is retiring at next election
Number of GoSafe speed detection vans should be increased by 100%, committee hears
New road safety Bill will introduce extra penalty points for road taffic offences on bank holiday weekends
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil: is there any difference? Two party loyalists argue it out
Budget 2024 highlighted how entwined the parties have become - and the challenge they face to distinguish themselves in an election
Online abuse, sexist structures, night shifts: no wonder more women don’t go into politics
In terms of gender, the Dáil is barely more representative than the ascendancy parliament in the eighteenth century. A culture change is needed
Government needs to make sure survivors of mother and baby homes not ‘left behind’
FG leader in the Seanad Regina Doherty said she did not see ‘any logical reason’ why 24,000 survivors were being excluded from redress scheme
Campaign for service charges to be shared fairly reaches a tipping point
From Thursday diners should be able to see how tips are distributed to staff
Senators call for public inquiry into sexual abuse at St John’s Ambulance first aid organisation
Minister confident that review into abuse in the 1990s at the organisation will be published ‘swiftly’
‘If someone is going to give a reference, they should stand over it,’ says retired judge
Legislation would mean anyone seeking to introduce character witnesses for a convicted sexual offender would need court permission, and witnesses could be cross-examined
Eoin Ó Broin’s day as a Newstalk presenter sees an elephant in the studio
Radio: The very first item of the Sinn Féin TD’s stint on Newstalk’s drivetime show gets to the crux of the problem
‘Male toxic’ environment contributing to inequality in schools
Girls are being put off studying subjects such as woodwork, says Fine Gael’s Regina Doherty
Behind Ireland’s Covid response: ‘We were going to be building morgues for people’
Key Irish figures recall the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic’s early days
Government’s help for Moldova an ‘absolute disgrace’, says FG senator
Regina Doherty tells Oireachtas committee State’s €1 million contribution is ‘buttons’
‘They need money’: Irish politicians call for support for Moldova’s refugee crisis
Oireachtas visitors fear for strain at border with Ukraine if Russian advances westwards
Irish politicians to visit Moldova to study influx of refugees
Delegation will seek to learn how other countries are providing humanitarian services
Government welcome to attend but not speak at Saturday women’s rally
The National Women’s Council of Ireland rally will mark International Women’s Day
National Women’s Council of Ireland will continue to get State funding, Minister says
Government criticism of council over forthcoming rally leads to questions in the Dáil
Stephen Donnelly may be having his own Zappone moment
Appointment of chair of abortion legislation review receives almost no scrutiny
Companies could soon close unless way is cleared for limited peat extraction - claim
‘If no other action happens we will have mushroom companies in Monaghan closing down in three to six months,’ says senator
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