Mícheál Lehane

2 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

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2 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

Sinn Féin has insisted that it would have abstained on the renewal of the Offences against the State Act but it was ultimately not put to a vote after the party's Justice spokesperson was outside the Dáil chamber when it was passed. Matt Carthy had "stepped out" for a few minutes during the debate on the emergency measures that are renewed by the Oireachtas annually. When he returned, to an almost empty Dáil, he was told by the Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy that the matter had been dealt with.

2 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

So-called 'dissident republicans', who have their origins in the Provisional IRA and the INLA, continue to pose a threat, the Dáil has heard. The Minister for Justice said that despite the progress towards peace made over the years, they continue to seek to return to the fruitless violence of the past. Minister Jim O'Callaghan was speaking in the Dáil ahead of a vote on the renewal of the Offences against the State Act.

2 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

Achieving zero-tolerance of violence against women requires a "step-change from Government", Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil, Ms McDonald said the Women's Aid report "makes for grim reading". She said that all the statistics around domestic violence are going in the wrong direction. Ms McDonald told the Dáil that 44% of victims found gardaí unhelpful. "Support services remain underfunded and overstretched ...

3 days ago | rte.ie | Mícheál Lehane

Households are being "hammered left, right, and centre" because food prices are "out of control", the Sinn Féin leader has said. A PWC report found that 70% of Irish consumers are worried about the cost of food, Mary Lou McDonald told the Dáil. She gave examples of increases including a hike of 54% in the cost of sugar, a 48% in the price of lamb and a 55% jump in the cost of a fillet of cod, according to CSO data.