Please urge our senators to support the Arms Embargo Bill tomorrow to stop shipment of weapons to #Israel through #Ireland

Link to full motion, moved by the Seanad Civil Society Engagement Group, and a fact sheet in link

Please share widely

#ArmsEmbargoBill
#StopGenocide #StopArmingIsrael
#Gaza #Palestine #Seanad #IPSC #IrelandPalestineSolidarityCampaign

https://www.ipsc.ie/action-item/armsemb

[23:25] Govt response to SJAI inquiry 'shocking' - survivor

The Government's response to a call in the Seanad for a public inquiry into St John Ambulance Ireland (SJAI), has been described by one abuse survivor as "a bureaucratic checklist".

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0325/1504046-sjai-public-inquiry/

#Government #Seanad #StJohnAmbulance #one

[19:56] Flynn to stand for Leas Cathaoirleach position in Seanad

The Independent Senator Eileen Flynn is to stand for the position of Leas Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, which will be decided by a vote tomorrow.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0218/1497506-leas-cathaoirleach-seanad/

#EileenFlynn #LeasCathaoirleach #Seanad #tomorrow

[20:51] Labour councillor to challenge Seanad vote count

Labour councillor Angela Feeney is seeking permission from the High Court to be allowed a full recount of the Seanad agricultural panel result.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0214/1496893-labour-seanad-vote-count/

#AngelaFeeney #theHighCourt #Seanad

[16:22] Senator Mark Daly elected as Seanad Cathaoirleach

Senator Mark Daly has been appointed Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, as it sits for the first time since elections last month.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0212/1496369-senator-mark-daly-elected-as-seanad-cathaoirleach/

#MarkDaly #Cathaoirleach #Seanad #first #lastmonth

I do love how sleeping tablets in these sorts of stories take the place of absinthe, LSD or psilocybin in explaining away the mundanity of being drunk and disorderly...

https://www.thejournal.ie/martin-conway-fine-gael-resigns-arrest-6617971-Feb2025/

[02:19] Taoiseach to announce Coalition's 11 nominees to Seanad

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will announce the Coalition's 11 nominees to the Seanad this afternoon, following the election of the other 49 members last week.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0207/1495235-politics/

#MicheálMartin #Coalition #11 #Seanad #thisafternoon #49 #lastweek

[19:56] All seven seats filled on Seanad's Administrative Panel

All seven seats on the Administrative Panel have been filled in the Seanad elections.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0203/1494508-seanad-elections/

#seven #theAdministrativePanel #Seanad

[11:27] Counting continues on Labour panel in Seanad elections

In the Seanad elections, counting is continuing on the Labour Vocational Panel.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0202/1494316-seanad-count/

#Seanad #theLabourVocationalPanel

[18:13] McCarthy secures final seat in DU/TC Seanad constituency

Independent candidate Aubrey McCarthy has secured the final seat in the Dublin University/Trinity College constituency in the Seanad elections.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0131/1494125-seanad-election/

#AubreyMcCarthy #theDublinUniversity/TrinityCollege #Seanad

[13:50] Seanad elections: Hazel Chu seeks recount in Trinity and Lorraine Clifford-Lee loses her seat

Lorraine Clifford-Lee of Fianna Fáil has lost her Seanad seat — and must now pin her hopes on being directly nominated by the Taoiseach.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/seanad-elections-hazel-chu-seeks-recount-in-trinity-and-lorraine-clifford-lee-loses-her-seat/a1100571945.html

#LorraineClifford_Lee #FiannaFáil #Seanad

@HarriettMB @aliceeire @sadhbhoneill @gavreilly @HazelChu RTE news : Chu requests recount in DU/TC Seanad constituency

http://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0130/1493729-seanad-elections/

Looking at the Seanad results from Dublin University and NUI, I presume the point of “reform” is to make the merged and extended constituency much more friendly to right wing candidates and get rid of pesky Trinity lefties? #Seanad