Seven women among Seanad Éireann nominees
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin and Tánaiste (deputy prime minister) Simon Harris have selected a majority of ...
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What is the Irish Seanad and how are senators elected?
The Seanad holds 60 members, 11of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and 49 are elected. It sits ...
What is the Seanad? Oireachtas upper house explained as Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy elected
Sinn Féin’s Conor Murphy was elected to the Industrial and Commercial panel. Nominees are elected by the incoming TDs, ...
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Seven Galway politicians elected to Seanad Éireann
The 2025 Seanad Elections have concluded and seven Galway candidates have been successful. These are Gerald Craughwell, Ollie ...
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What is the role of Seanad Éireann?
Bicameralism is not something you hear talked about much, but that is the parliamentary system we use in Ireland.
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Fine Gael candidate Eileen Lynch elected to Seanad Éireann
I intend to be a strong voice for Cork and Cork North-West in the Seanad,” said newly elected Fine Gael Senator Eileen Lynch.
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First candidate elected as Seanad votes counted
Independent Senator Michael McDowell has become the first candidate elected to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). McDowell, a former tánaiste (deputy prime minister), has ...