Holly Cairns’ first speech as Leader of the Social Democrats

This week, Holly Cairns was officially announced as Leader of the Social Democrats in front of a room packed with family, friends and members of the Party in The Tara Building, in Dublin city centre. In her opening address to members as Leader, she said: How on earth did I get here? That’s a question […]

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Sligo-Leitrim branch of Social Democrats to be established

A Zoom meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 17, at 7pm, with the intention of establishing a Social Democrats branch in the Sligo-Leitrim constituency. Leitrim-based Social Democrats member, Thomas Creamer, who is assisting efforts to set up the branch, commented: “The Social Democrats trebled their number of TDs from two to six in last […]

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Serious cracks in Brexit optimism need to be addressed, says Aengus Ó Maoláin

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to intervene to compel the HSE to release smear slides to women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy so they can be independently reviewed. “I heard recently the disturbing phrase: Small businesses can’t afford to prepare for a no-deal Brexit, while big business […]

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Sports funding needs to be put on a different track, says Garrett Mullan

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to intervene to compel the HSE to release smear slides to women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy so they can be independently reviewed. “We need more people active in sport, and in particular young people. The investment in sports is made up […]

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Let’s ditch the public service stereotyping, says Sinéad Gibney

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall TD today called on the Minister for Health to intervene to compel the HSE to release smear slides to women affected by the CervicalCheck controversy so they can be independently reviewed. “Contrary to the myth, our civil servants are definitely not all ‘pale, male and stale’ lifers. We must hold […]

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Paper trails are vital for acountability, says Catherine Murphy TD

Catherine Murphy TD outlines our proposals to combat ‘off the record’ government with a new legal duty on senior officials to make and keep written records of meetings with ministers. A legal duty to document meetings, with sanctions for failing to do so, would put an end to ‘off the record’ government. Opinion: Catherine Murphy […]

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