Government gender balance hands Opposition low-hanging fruit
”You’re very male,” Mary Lou McDonald said in the Dáil last week, after the Cabinet was announced, with the air of someone ...
Irish Independent on MSN20h
Meath East TD expresses delight at being appointed Sinn Féin education spokesperson
Meath East TD Darren O’Rourke has been reappointed to Sinn Féin’s front bench by its leader and party president Mary Lou ...
Brian Feeney: Unity can mean strength for Sinn Féin and the Dail’s emboldened Opposition
Last week’s chaotic scenes demonstrated that there is an opportunity for Opposition parties to come together and win public ...
Unveiling of new junior Ministers underlines Dáil sausage-fest
Women junior Ministers were placed in the front row at the Leinster House photocall but it fooled no one, as just six of the 23 appointees are women ...
Irish Mirror on MSN13h
23 Junior Ministers to get €45K salary boost but just six women appointed
The guaranteed salary of the Ministers of State will be €159,525, rising to €172,670 for Super Junior Ministers who attend ...
The Irish Echo16h
Mullane's fabulous 'Evoke' is in traditional music's avant garde
In the media yoke this week is Damien Mullane’s new album “Evoke.” An album of exceptional musicianship and extraordinary ...