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Thomas Pringle
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Donegal: Sinn Féin focused on gains as constituency may grow to six seats
Eclipsed mainstream parties contesting seats against backdrop of rampant SF and Independents advancing on the margins
No hotel rooms below €350 in Dublin during Taylor Swift concerts on booking site, Dáil hears
TD accused hotels of ‘rampant price gouging’ before tickets have even been released
Cuba could send doctors to help Irish health service, ambassador says
Separate proposal to recruit Cuban staff for Enniskillen hospital discussed by councillors in Fermanagh
Zelenskiy address: No pomp or frills, just a direct and uncompromising message
Inside Politics: Ukrainian leader’s speech to Oireachtas was unadorned and powerful
Dáil hears call for €15 per hour minimum wage in ‘cost of survival crisis’
Government did not oppose PBP motion but have ‘no intention of actually acting’, Boyd Barrett says
Sisters of Charity won’t have role in governing new maternity hospital – Rabbitte
Independent TDs call for compulsory purchase order of Elm Park site in Dublin
The Irish Times view on the ‘Brandon’ report: a devastating situation
Residents at a care centre in Co Donegal still do not live in a rights-based environment, according to a troubling new report
Publishing Brandon report in full could ‘compromise’ disciplinary review - Reid
Report on sex abuse at Donegal centre published before it was seen by all families
Brandon report: ‘Rights-based’ approach still absent at HSE centre
Report finds 18 intellectually disabled residents subjected to ‘sustained sexual abuse’
Report summary into abuse at Donegal disability centre to be published
Families of ‘Brandon’s’ victims to get advance notice of findings on Wednesday
Known abuser lived at home for 18 months before safeguarding plan was produced
‘Brandon’, who is now dead, found to have perpetrated 108 incidents of sexual abuse
Report into sexual abuse at disability centre should be published ‘without delay’ – Tánaiste
TD highlights ‘catastrophic failures’ by HSE, Hiqa and Garda over Co Donegal unit
Hiqa given names of sex abuse victims at HSE-run disability centre in Donegal in 2016
HSE spokesman confirmed it was first contacted by a whistleblower in 2011 about alleged sexual abuse by a resident
Donegal abuse: ‘You’ve got your apology. You can go now, that’s all you’re getting’
Investigation reveals sexual abuse in Donegal care home unchecked for years
‘Devastating’ sexual abuse of 18 residents in HSE-run centre in Donegal
Acts perpetrated with full knowledge of management for about 13 years, inquiry finds
HSE pushed to reveal alleged sexual assaults in Donegal care home, families claim
Assaults on 18 intellectually disabled adults happened over 13-year period, report says
Mica scheme ‘unlikely’ to be brought to Government before budget – Coveney
Mica scheme to be ‘one of the largest support packages ever announced’
Connolly presses for unconditional access for adoptees to their birth certs
Independent TD says obstacles are not about mothers but protecting system
Multiple incidents of alleged sexual assault at disabled facility raised in Dáil
HSE refused to give Minister report on alleged abuse in Donegal home, Independent TD says
Government supports Bill making Traveller history, culture part of school curriculum
Minister says legislation ‘speaks to opportunity and inclusion for all in education’
Miriam Lord: Angry homeowners gather at Government’s shining edifice
Rural TDs warn of crumbling support for parties unless mica redress issue dealt with
Donegal TD hits out at ‘ratline’ for public to ‘tout on neighbours’ over Covid breaches
Pringle says move ‘will do nothing but set back response’ to high virus case numbers
Former FF minister launches attack on Government’s ‘inept’ approach on climate
Growing importation of peat products ‘makes laugh and mockery of just transition’
Sharp Dáil exchanges during debate on land agency Bill
More bankers on 12-member board than women, says Green Party’s Neasa Hourigan
TD accuses PSNI of ‘failure of action’ over Belfast teen’s death
Police signalled corporate manslaughter inquiry into Noah Donohoe’s demise this month
Miriam Lord: Working-class hero shouts down the Culchie Whisperers
Labour TD reminds Rural Independents they don’t have a monopoly on country matters
Gardaí can now fine cross-Border travellers but confusion about enforcement measures
Unclear what will happen if person in North refuses to pay €100 fine
Miriam Lord: Well-mannered Taoiseach displays patience of proverbial saint
Micheál Martin has feathers ruffled by Pringle over his missing zero Covid strategy
Ireland ‘not at all happy’ about ‘disproportionate’ fish quota loss - Minister
Charlie McConalogue says EU members have not respected principle of post-Brexit burden sharing
‘Dangerous territory’ of expanding alcohol delivery services
Charity warns ‘risky practices’ are allowing underage drinkers to easily purchase alcohol
A bridge, a border and two Covid worlds
Cavan has got its Covid numbers down while Donegal lags behind
Miriam Lord: Unity and common purpose in spades but not for Covid fight
Taoiseach under pressure to bring on his Minister for Justice to answer questions
Miriam Lord: Kerry Senator Ned brings glad tidings as Santa cleared for travel
Ballybunion locals are on the ball as they fly the American flag for Joe Biden
Dáil hears claims TDs used racism to get elected
Debate hears call for new Seanad to include people of colour and Travellers
TDs call on Government to extend maternity leave benefits
Brid Smith says new mothers had been left ‘isolated’ from support services
Leaving Certs think teachers may give ‘unfair grade’ in predictive assessment - Taoiseach
Varadkar says proper procedures now in place to avoid Keelings ‘debacle’
Donegal results: Veteran FF TD Pat the Cope Gallagher loses seat amid SF surge
Final three seats go to Ind Thomas Pringle, Joe McHugh (FG), Charlie McConalogue (FF)
Donegal poll finds Sinn Féin may take seat from Independent or Fianna Fáil
Retiring Independents predict election will be difficult for non-aligned candidates
Election 2020: Donegal constituency profile
If Peter Casey performs as well as he did in presidential election, he could be elected
How foundations of minority FG-led Government were eroded
Past week saw rural Independents group confirm intention to table no-confidence motion in Harris
Critical role of homecare: ‘I don’t want to go into a home’
Vincent Deeley is ailing and the ‘longer I live’ the more hours he needs – but less is on offer
Cancelled operation for boy with 94 per cent curvature of spine to go ahead this week - Taoiseach
Varadkar says cancellation rate in Ireland around 2 per cent or 3 per cent
Paul Anthony McDermott made complicated legal issues ‘very digestible’, Dail told
Barrister remembered by TDs in debate on Bill to criminalise telling of lies on oath
Eoghan Murphy likely to survive Dáil motion of no confidence
Minister facing second motion of no confidence in his time at Department of Housing
New HSE staff ‘not allowed’ to work due to recruitment ban, TDs claim
Taoiseach denies ban in place but says HSE cannot hire staff it has ‘no budget for’
Gay Byrne: Dáil pays tribute to ‘change maker’ and ‘national treasure’
Colossus of international broadcasting was Ireland’s original ‘citizens’ assembly’
Miriam Lord: ‘Votegate’ takes a backseat as fobbing fever grips the Dáil
Do TDs fob each other into the chamber? Lt Columbo aka Paul Murphy cracks the case
Sinn Féin says budget favours bankers, insurance firms and other vested interests
Labour claims it is a ‘sham budget’ for health that will do nothing to deal with year-round winter conditions in hospitals
Budget excludes most vulnerable to hard Brexit - Joan Burton
Budget would mean frustration in many homes as there is ‘absolutely nothing for them’
Minister defends axing of training allowance for people with disabilities
Saving will be ploughed back into provision of day training places, says Simon Harris
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