Miriam Lord’s Awards: Who gets the gongs for brass neck, cringe event and politician of the year?
It was a weird political year, featuring a humiliating presidential election for the Government parties and a far happier time for the Opposition
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Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethes
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
Maria Steen ‘hopeful’ she can still get on ballot paper for presidential election
But campaigner admits time running out to get 20 nominations needed from TDs, senators
Maria Steen: The Iona Institute barrister hoping to become president of Ireland
Iona Institute barrister was group’s foremost debater during marriage equality and abortion referendums
No gender parity in Dáil ‘until 2063’ at current rate of progress
Citizens’ Assembly also told of problems caused by gender imbalance in media
‘Pure joy’: The day Ireland said yes to marriage equality
On the fifth anniversary of the referendum, some of the activists involved revisit that time
Institution investigated by Ryan Commission should be memorial – priest
Fr Vincent Twomey called for annual Day of Reparation so clergy might repent for abuses
Iona Institute academic seeks to sue woman for defamation over tweets
Dr Angelo Bottone says posts wrongly accuse him of aiding man convicted of murdering abortion doctor
Facebook reverses decision on blocking image on Iona Institute advert
Computer-generated image of foetus had been blurred and users were given warning
Breda O’Brien: Marriage should not just be for the middle classes
If marriage is still an aspiration, the odds should not be stacked against working class
Iona Institute member sues Twitter over alleged defamation
Dr Angelo Bottone suing over several tweets in October 2017 which he alleges are untrue
Kathy Sheridan: Peter Casey’s flaws of ignorance
No heroic crusader, businessman knows very little and does not bother to find out
Candidate had not wanted daughter ‘dragged into campaign’
Aislinne Freeman spoke of same-sex relationship to ‘silence’ Iona Institute claims
‘No, I don’t want to do Electric Picnic. I’m middle aged’
In a horrible vision, Patrick Freyne is visited by the Ghost of Electric Picnic Future
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