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Soc Dems announce new Bill that will eradicate religious influence from sex education in schools

The Social Democrats will this week bring forward a bill to standardise sex education in schools, which they say should be fact-based and free from religious influence. The Bill will look to amend the wording in the 1998 Education Act to include ...

23 Nov 2021 at 16:49

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Concrete block levy will offset cost of mica redress scheme – Tanaiste

The Tanaiste has ruled out abandoning the Government’s new concrete block levy. Leo Varadkar said the multimillion-euro cost of the mica problem has to be recouped in some way and the taxpayer should not have to cover all of the cost. A levy on ...

29 Sept 2022 at 20:24

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'Election Posters: A necessary evil', says Social Democrats candidate

A new candidate who is set to run in the local elections in the Carrick-on-Shannon area has expressed concern towards a proposed ban on the use of election posters, saying it "will disadvantage new candidates." Lola Gonzalez Farrell, who is ...

02 Apr 2024 at 12:00

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‘It’s been a rollercoaster’ – Holly Cairns on election hopes and Dail obstacles

Holly Cairns has said she has high hopes for her party in elections this year as she reflected on her “rollercoaster” first full Dail term as the Social Democrats’ new leader. She said that the party’s red line issues if in a coalition ...

02 Jan 2024 at 13:26

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‘It will take 20 years to house all those currently in need of social housing in Leitrim’ says Social Democrats' MEP candidate

Social Democrats' MEP Candidate for the Midlands North-West region, Rory Hearne, is to hold the next public meeting of his campaign in Carrick-on-Shannon next week. The public meeting, themed ‘Solving the Housing Crisis and a Fairer ...

12 Apr 2024 at 16:00

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Social Democrat leader signals intent to contest local elections in Leitrim next summer

The Social Democrats have already nominated Lola Gonzalez Farrell to contest the 2024 local elections in the Carrick-on-Shannon local electoral area and the party are also hopeful they will find a Social Democrat candidate in the ...

02 Aug 2023 at 09:00

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Social Democrats Leader Holly Cairns commends local candidate following Carrick-on-Shannon visit

Following her visit to Carrick-on-Shannon on Thursday, Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns expressed her support for local candidate Lola Gonzalez-Farrell and emphasised the party's commitment to the needs of local rural towns ...

11 Apr 2024 at 13:00

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Sligo/Leitrim Social Democrats campaign launch

The Sligo/Leitrim branch of the Social Democrats will hold a selection convention to choose their 2024 local election nominee for the Carrick-on-Shannon Local Electoral Area on Saturday, June 3 in St George's Heritage Centre, ...

30 May 2023 at 15:00

Northern Ireland

Seanad election count continues in final vocational panel

Four Seanad seats remain to be filled in the final vocational panel as the marathon counting process for the Irish parliament’s upper house edges closer to conclusion. As the counting continued throughout Monday, Fianna ...

03 Feb 2025 at 17:08

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Cian O’Callaghan appointed deputy leader of Social Democrats

Cian O’Callaghan has been appointed deputy leader of the Social Democrats. The party said Mr O’Callaghan will play a key role in proposing workable solutions to the housing crisis. Mr O’Callaghan, a TD for Dublin Bay ...

04 Jul 2023 at 18:15

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'Absolute disaster' - Government fails to reach 2024 target for social homes by 15 per cent

"The government may attempt to dress up its 2024 figures for social and affordable homes as some sort of success, but yet again we see targets being missed by a considerable distance", said Social Democrats housing ...

23 Apr 2025 at 14:41

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Social Democrats will talk to other parties about going into government

The deputy leader of the Social Democrats said his party wants to go into government and will talk to other parties, including Fianna Fail and Fine Gael. Cian O’Callaghan said he is “delighted” with his party’s ...

01 Dec 2024 at 16:03

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