Bríd Smith

Abortion reform unlikely before next general election

Opposition accuses Government of delaying on proposals, but Ministers reluctant to bring in legislative change before next election

Harris rejects claims he is sitting on his hands in relation to abortion services reform

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says women still being treated as criminals for accessing reproductive healthcare

Reallocating road space rather than penalising motorists is best fix for congestion, says Eamon Ryan

Sinn Féin accuses Coalition of adopting London-style congestion charges in the absence of adequate public transport

Five reasons why the Yes side failed and the No campaign won the day

How the Government lost - and the No side won - the care and family referendums

Council’s ‘à-la-carte’ relationship with Government ‘not tenable’, says Varadkar

Taoiseach hits out at Mayo councillors over anti-refugee motion as Opposition deputies criticise Government in Dáil over management of refugee crisis

Dáil briefly suspended on first day back dominated by immigration, housing and Gaza

Ceann Comhairle suspends chamber after People Before Profit TDs, calling for a debate on Gaza, fail to resume their seats

Echoes of ‘Nazi supporters’ lies’ about refugees from members of Rural Independent group, TD claims in Dáil

Bríd Smith accuses some TDs of echoing far-right, while Ceann Comhairle says her claims diminish ‘appalling nature’ of Nazism

Micheál Martin ‘very open’ to recommendations to change Ireland’s abortion law

Tanáiste says Government giving ‘very serious consideration’ to proposals to amend abortion laws

Woman carrying baby with fatal foetal anomaly is denied a termination, Dáil hears

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says woman will be forced to travel to UK for abortion

Public sector worker living in emergency accommodation has to share bed with teen son, Dáil told

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith was speaking as Sinn Féin put forward a motion condemning Budget 2024′s housing measures

No way of recording ‘warnings’ issued to protesters outside abortion clinics, Committee told

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says it would not be appropriate for him to be involved in regulating Garda operational matters

Should more politicians step aside to ‘make way for the next generation’?

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith won’t contest the next election because she believes it’s time to make way for younger politicians

‘A model socialist’: People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith to retire from politics at next election

Ms Smith (61) is a former trade unionist and veteran of many campaigns ran by People Before Profit and the Socialist Workers Party over the past three decades,

‘I’d say the f***er would have come through the window’: angry bulls test Colm Ó Mongáin on Liveline

Radio: The current affairs host faces his toughest Radio 1 test yet as he fills in for Joe Duffy

PBP abortion Bill ‘goes miles beyond what people voted for’, Stephen Donnelly says

Minister for Health one of a number of Government members who abstained from Dáil vote

Government not putting review of abortion law on ‘long finger’, Dáil told

Immediate priority must be to expand availability of termination in hospitals and tackling ‘uneven geographic spread’ of GPs providing services, Tánaiste says

Proposed changes to abortion law may not be made until new year

Government seeks to stall progression on legislation People Before Profit TD is due to table in Dáil this week

Abortion review finds providers are being shunned and service considered an ‘indulgence’

Split in Cabinet among Ministers around some of the recommendations made by Marie O’Shea in her review of the State’s abortion law

Abortion review to recommend sweeping changes to existing law

Recommendations for widespread changes by report chair expected to reignite debate on abortion provision in Ireland

Free public transport would incentivise excessive travel, says report

Eliminating fares for buses and trains would result in just 1% reduction in car travel, Ernst and Young tells NTA

Varadkar ‘not overly concerned’ about unnecessary public transport trips

Taoiseach said free public transport would create ‘genuine problems’ after Minister Ryan raised objections

Oliver Bond flats: ‘I had to move my room around to keep the baby away from the mould’

Dublin City Council has a regeneration plan for the flats but it could take up to 15 years to complete; meanwhile, mould and damp are making many children ill

Children missing school because of mould and damp in flat complexes, Dáil hears

People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith says residents of Emmet Buildings and Oliver Bond flat complexes in Dublin living in ‘disgracefully damp and mouldy conditions’

Drimnagh protests fuelled by ‘misinformation’, according to local politicians

Ukrainian refugees billeted at Mourne Road school over Christmas, leaving before start of the new term

Return to ‘normal’ rate of refugees may take years, McGrath says

Deputy Bríd Smith claims some TDs are feeding into a ‘racist, ugly narrative’ about refugees

State must act against landlords ‘exploiting housing crisis’ with unsafe rentals, Dáil told

Labour leader Ivana Bacik and PBP TD Bríd Smith highlighted unauthorised accommodation after Irish Times report

Right to union recognition may be meaningless as ‘good faith’ negotiation cannot be enforced, Tánaiste says

Oireachtas committee hears right to representation is important issue for women working in low-paid sectors

Decision to approve NMH move criticised as ‘bad day for Ireland’ and ‘mistake’

Deal unchanged following intense debate over ownership and ethos of new hospital

Minister has ‘absolute certainty’ all procedures to be permitted in new NMH

Language in new hospital documents subject to recent scrutiny over potential influence of Church

Miriam Lord: Maternity hospital drama a turn-off for target audience

Ongoing saga of the new National Maternity Hospital has a rather convoluted plot

Zelenskiy address: No pomp or frills, just a direct and uncompromising message

Inside Politics: Ukrainian leader’s speech to Oireachtas was unadorned and powerful

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

Progress on gender equality wanted ‘urgently’

New Oireachtas committee hears recommendations to ‘force’ change quickly

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

Energy company profits not tied to prices says watchdog

Families see 27.4% rise in bills as profits at ESB Networks increased by €74 million

Stephen Donnelly may be having his own Zappone moment

Appointment of chair of abortion legislation review receives almost no scrutiny

McEntee calls for ‘societal and cultural change’ to tackle violence against women

Killing of Ashling Murphy has been a ‘watershed moment’, says Taoiseach

Miriam Lord: TDs fume as Antigen 4 All in the Dáil gets noses out of joint

Elsewhere this week, Bertie Ahern’s comments on the North go completely south

Cop26: Ireland among backers of pledge to cut methane emissions by 30%

Gas linked to livestock seen as being behind about half of global average temperature rise

Taoiseach accused of ‘spin’ on climate action

Opposition suggest free public transport and car scrappage scheme to cut emissions

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