Latest Activities Archives - Social Democrats

2 March 2023

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 […]

5 February 2021

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 […]

14 March 2019

Should I encourage my students to strike against climate change, asks Ronan Moore

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”excerpt” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”3.9″ disabled=”on”] 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. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Ronan-Moore-Headshot-2.jpg” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”84%” /][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” […]

18 February 2019

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

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”excerpt” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”3.9″ disabled=”on”] 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. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Aengus.jpg” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”84%” /][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” […]

23 January 2019

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

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”excerpt” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”3.9″ disabled=”on”] 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. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Garrett-Mullan.jpg” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”84%”] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text […]

9 January 2019

Dear Late Late Toy Show: Please consult parents before inviting our disabled children, says Samantha Kenny

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”excerpt” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”3.9″ disabled=”on”] 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. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Samantha-Kenny.jpg” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”84%”] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text […]

6 December 2018

Leo Varadkar channelling his inner Bertie Ahern with tax cut promises

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”excerpt” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”3.9″ disabled=”on”] One of the “most read” articles on The Irish Times website last week ran under the headline: “No way in hell would I move back to Ireland: Emigrant builders have their say.” [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/RSweb.jpg” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”84%”] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” _builder_version=”3.9″] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body Text” […]

3 December 2018

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

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”excerpt” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”3.9″ disabled=”on”] 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. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SineadGibneyWebsite.jpg” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”84%”] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” […]

5 November 2018

Paper trails are vital for acountability, says Catherine Murphy TD

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.8″ custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.8″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”excerpt” disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”3.9″ disabled=”on”] 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. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/catherine-iv-1.jpg” align=”center” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”3.9″ max_width=”84%”] [/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline” _builder_version=”3.9″] [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Body Text” […]

30 October 2018