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The Seanad Referendum: Why I’m Voting “Yes”

It will come as no surprise to regular readers to find out that I am planning to vote “Yes” to the Seanad Abolition referendum this coming Friday. It was, for me, an easy decision to come to, as I have … Continue reading

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The Seanad Referendum

And so, the Seanad referendum is upon us, at last. It seems like I have spent several years looking at constant suggestions, vague promises and outright lies about calling a vote on whether or not to retain the upper house, … Continue reading

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Constitutional Convention: Dail Electoral Reform

Its constitutional convention time again, as “ccven” gears up for the first of two meetings to discuss the issue of Dail electoral reform. Seeing as how the convention will be taking two meetings to discuss this topic, I figured I … Continue reading

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The Constitutional Convention

So, the constitutional convention is upon us, meeting for the first time tomorrow, with the first “working” meeting coming in January. The words “constitutional convention” invoke images of political grandeur, of widescale reform and complicated meetings. I suppose you can … Continue reading

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The New And Improved Oireachtas Inquiries

It was with some concern that I noticed this announcement from Brendan Howlin that the government was pushing ahead with plans to introduce new forms of Oireachtas inquiries. I outlined my opposition to the 30th amendment to the constitution during … Continue reading

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A Seanad Alternative

The election campaign for the 10% of the Upper House that is elected trundles on, but the only news of note appears to be a spelling error on the actual forms and the cost of mailing those forms out to … Continue reading

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