Seán Sherlock

Cost of new houses in Dublin could be cut by €30,000, Dáil told

Labour Bill recommends compulsory purchase of land for current value plus 25 %

Could RTÉ ‘lift and shift’ out of Donnybrook to, say, Greystones?

Maths of a move might not add up right now, but that doesn’t mean they never will

Department officials refused to share illegal adoption files with Ministers, Dáil told

No delay should be allowed into inquiry of up to 20,000 ‘suspicious’ cases

Senators criticise Bank of Ireland over ‘cynical’ move to close branches

Senator Timmy Dooley says the closure of 103 branches is ‘appalling kick in the teeth’

HRI examining insurance options after €389k loss on cash transit

PAC hears 2019 liquidation of security transit company a ‘very unfortunate event’ for racing body

Scouting Ireland cannot afford ‘backsliding’ to past culture, committee chair says

TD Alan Farrell says he hopes line has been drawn in sand following expulsion of chief scout

Miriam Lord: Zooming in and out of reality at the Public Accounts Committee

The sitting is a bit like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? when they phone a friend

Department to get Mother and Baby Homes Commission archive next month

Government ‘must accept criticisms’ of report’s failure to accept survivors’ testimony

Disabled children ‘being left behind again’ by Covid-19 measures

HSE should not be taking staff experienced at assessing children’s needs, ombudsman says

Dáil debates Bill to give employees ‘right to switch off’ from online work

Alan Kelly cites ‘ludicrous’ law requiring employer to inspect employees’ homes

Miriam Lord: TDs do not speak as they do in the official Dáil record. It’s a shame

Political anoraks rejoice as the Nealon’s Guide to the 33rd Dáil and 26th Seanad lands

Tidy Towns contest to go ahead next year, says Humphreys

Competition cancelled this year due to pandemic may have to be altered, says Minister

Pandemic payment may be needed for ‘much longer’ than a year, Dáil hears

Minister rules out as unfair restoration of €350 benefit to live events sector

‘Bizarre’ regulations allow hotels host weddings of 50 but not funerals, Dáil told

Rural TDs appeal for end to contradictory rules but Minister insists they are saving lives

Dáil passes law to place PUP on statutory footing

Law criticised for stating people must seek work while waiting for workplace to re-open

Government must rethink frontline childcare scheme, INMO says

Scheme to offer childcare to frontline workers scrapped after only six providers apply

Labour TDs back going into opposition rather than into government

Results of Alan Kelly-Aodhán Ó Ríordáin leadership vote to be announced on Friday

Election 2020: Seán Sherlock (Labour)

Cork East – Elected on the eighth count

Cork East results: Final three seats decided on count eight

Surprise of the night is the non-election of Fianna Fáil’s Kevin O’Keeffe

Election 2020: Labour’s poor result reveals a party in need of renewal

Brendan Howlin presented the party with a challenge in terms of image

Election 2020: Cork East constituency profile

All the focus will be on the final seat, with Fianna Fáil targeting gain from Sinn Féin

Three embarrassing defeats for Government in last votes of the year in Dáil

Coalition outnumbered on smoky coal ban, pension protection, pay restoration but no obligation to enforce

AG tells Government not to ban smoky coal nationwide

Attorney General issues advice on coal ban following legal threats over the proposal

Kenny eased Facebook’s fears over EU copyright laws

Then-taoiseach told Sheryl Sandberg Ireland would take ‘minimalist’ approach to rules

Firearms carried by PSNI in Republic for last six years

Revelation comes amid concern at Drew Harris’s transportation south in PSNI vehicle

Climate change: Plotting an action plan for Ireland

Political bickering threatens to overshadow Oireachtas committee’s radical proposals

Parties divided on carbon tax ahead of committee report

‘It is beyond the means of many people to retrofit their homes,’ says Solidarity- PBP TD

Over 20 people alleged to have abused children in Scouting Ireland still alive

Several in the organisation who had sex abuse complaints made against them are in prison

‘Scrooge-like’ plan to cancel Dublin Christmas lights event criticised

Oireachtas committee hears city council not holding ceremony to avoid Luas disruption

Scouting Ireland child abuse cases expected to rise ‘quite considerably’

Audit reveals details of 71 alleged abusers ‘none of which are still working in organisation’

Money seized as evidence by gardaí goes missing 14 times in three years

One man charged with theft from Garda station last year but released

FF seeks answers from Garda on how intruder got into Áras

Woman who confronted President Higgins could have ‘wreaked havoc’ says Labour

Charlie Flanagan supports law against photographing gardaí

Minister for Justice says use of face coverings by gardaí disturbing

Labour members’ performance ‘not good enough’ – Alan Kelly

Private think-in hears calls for party leader Brendan Howlin to stand aside

Cancer warnings on labels: the latest battle in alcohol regulation

Ireland might be the first country to put cancer warnings on all alcohol products

Government must develop new approach to childcare funding – Siptu

Budget must address high childcare costs with an increased subsidy to parents and providers, says Labour spokesman

Taoiseach ‘confident’ broadband plan will be delivered as promised

Announcement of preferred bidder on track for September, Varadkar says

Future of national broadband plan thrown into doubt

Opposition claims trust in scheme ‘shot to pieces’ after SSE reportedly pulls out of bidding

‘Ask Facebook to leave Ireland if it won’t control content’

Dr Mary Aiken says asking company to self-regulate like asking drink drivers to award themselves penalty points

Parents ‘utterly disempowered’ by lack of screen time guidance

Parents have no idea how much smartphone usage is healthy for children, experts warn

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