Miriam Lord’s review of the year: Long-awaited election brings more of the same
We saw shock resignations, ruptured relations and an over-eager new Taoiseach in a year of change but a future of more of the ...
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Bureaucratic delays tied up return of ‘Liberator’ painting
Newly released files from the National Archives in Dublin show a protracted process in which plans to display that original portrait in the Irish parliament buildings were changed, sparking some ...
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Michael Moynihan: Some advice to new TDs in Leinster House — if you’re from Cork then own it
That means in a couple of weeks some people are going to enter a different world in Leinster House, starting work as brand-new Deputies. Yours truly worked there once upon a time, and a Cork TD of ...
Verona Murphy becomes first female speaker of the Irish parliament
Verona Murphy has become the first female speaker of the Irish parliament as part of attempts to form a coalition government.
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Galway protesters among gathering outside Leinster House pushing for passing of Occupied Territories Bill
The protesters have Irish and Palestinian flags and signs with 'Enact the Occupied Territories Bill now' written on them.
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On This Day: James Hoban, the Kilkenny architect who designed the White House, died in 1831
Of course, seeing as the home of the President of the United States is based on Leinster House, the home of the Irish Parliament in Dublin, it seems obvious that it was an Irishman behind it.