i'm bringing my Arms Embargo Bill back to Seanad tomorrow! Myself & my Seanad CEG colleagues want an end to Ministerial exemptions that allow flights to carry weapons directly or indirectly through Ireland to Israel. No more 'turn a blind eye' complicity in horrific breaches of international law👇
April 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
i'm bringing my Arms Embargo Bill back to Seanad tomorrow! Myself & my Seanad CEG colleagues want an end to Ministerial exemptions that allow flights to carry weapons directly or indirectly through Ireland to Israel. No more 'turn a blind eye' complicity in horrific breaches of international law👇
Everything You Didn’t Really Want To Know, And Therefore Didn’t Really Care To Ask, About The Seanad Elections!
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December 8, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Everything You Didn’t Really Want To Know, And Therefore Didn’t Really Care To Ask, About The Seanad Elections!
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It's #ge24 #seanad #seanad25 #seanad24 time (I don't know what we're using yet!) so it's time for the return of the spreadsheet that earned me a coveted special mocking section on Gript last time.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I'll be gathering datapoints on key issues for each candidate.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I'll be gathering datapoints on key issues for each candidate.
NUI Seanad 2025
docs.google.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:45 AM
It's #ge24 #seanad #seanad25 #seanad24 time (I don't know what we're using yet!) so it's time for the return of the spreadsheet that earned me a coveted special mocking section on Gript last time.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I'll be gathering datapoints on key issues for each candidate.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I'll be gathering datapoints on key issues for each candidate.
RECOUNT IN THE SEANAD ELECTION
January 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
RECOUNT IN THE SEANAD ELECTION
They can't even convince the electorate to get rid of the Seanad, and everyone hates the Seanad!
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
They can't even convince the electorate to get rid of the Seanad, and everyone hates the Seanad!
A Fine Gael senator on the Seanad agriculture panel didn’t declare more than €16,000 in farming income while serving as a county councillor last year.
Paraic Brady was elected to the Seanad on the agricultural panel in February 2025.
www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...
Paraic Brady was elected to the Seanad on the agricultural panel in February 2025.
www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...
FG senator didn’t declare more than €16k in farming income
He sits on the Seanad agriculture panel.
www.ontheditch.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A Fine Gael senator on the Seanad agriculture panel didn’t declare more than €16,000 in farming income while serving as a county councillor last year.
Paraic Brady was elected to the Seanad on the agricultural panel in February 2025.
www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...
Paraic Brady was elected to the Seanad on the agricultural panel in February 2025.
www.ontheditch.com/fine-gael-se...
"I've never experienced hate like it," Eileen Flynn told The Journal, after a video of remarks she made in the Seanad about the recent fuel protests went viral in certain circles online on Wednesday.
jrnl.ie/7014874
jrnl.ie/7014874
Senator Eileen Flynn says she has faced worst online abuse and hate yet in past week
The Seanad member has been insulted and abused online for days in the wake of comments about the fuel protests.
jrnl.ie
April 18, 2026 at 7:32 AM
"I've never experienced hate like it," Eileen Flynn told The Journal, after a video of remarks she made in the Seanad about the recent fuel protests went viral in certain circles online on Wednesday.
jrnl.ie/7014874
jrnl.ie/7014874
Does anybody want a Seanad count spreadsheet?
January 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Does anybody want a Seanad count spreadsheet?
The word "arse" has been mentioned 139 times in Dáil and Seanad debates.
The first mention was in the Seanad in 1983, when Brendan Ryan read a passage from "The Great Hunger" by Patrick Kavanagh.
The first mention was in the Seanad in 1983, when Brendan Ryan read a passage from "The Great Hunger" by Patrick Kavanagh.
May 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
The word "arse" has been mentioned 139 times in Dáil and Seanad debates.
The first mention was in the Seanad in 1983, when Brendan Ryan read a passage from "The Great Hunger" by Patrick Kavanagh.
The first mention was in the Seanad in 1983, when Brendan Ryan read a passage from "The Great Hunger" by Patrick Kavanagh.
Has the nation not suffered enough?
December 6, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Has the nation not suffered enough?
Something funny about Seanad members calling for a cap on TDs.
A Seanad has passed a motion calling for a referendum to cap the number of TDs, breaking its link with the general population. The government chose not to oppose the (non-binding) motion from independent senators led by Victor Boyhan and Michael McDowell. @virginmedianews.bsky.social
March 25, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Something funny about Seanad members calling for a cap on TDs.
Delighted to see that Senator Eileen Flynn has been elected on the Administrative panel - another powerful voice for marginalised communities in the Seanad #seanad25
February 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Delighted to see that Senator Eileen Flynn has been elected on the Administrative panel - another powerful voice for marginalised communities in the Seanad #seanad25
Fantastic, congrats Senator - delighted to see you back in the Seanad #seanad2025
January 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Fantastic, congrats Senator - delighted to see you back in the Seanad #seanad2025
The ridiculously unfair Seanad electoral system urgently needs reform - it did however mean I got the chance to give No. 1 votes to all three of my amazing colleagues in the Seanad CEG!
Frances Black, Eileen Flynn & Lynn Ruane. Hopefully we get to work together again in the next Seanad!
Frances Black, Eileen Flynn & Lynn Ruane. Hopefully we get to work together again in the next Seanad!
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The ridiculously unfair Seanad electoral system urgently needs reform - it did however mean I got the chance to give No. 1 votes to all three of my amazing colleagues in the Seanad CEG!
Frances Black, Eileen Flynn & Lynn Ruane. Hopefully we get to work together again in the next Seanad!
Frances Black, Eileen Flynn & Lynn Ruane. Hopefully we get to work together again in the next Seanad!
It's Seanad election count today…
TCD updates here docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
and the NUI panel here
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
TCD updates here docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
and the NUI panel here
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It's Seanad election count today…
TCD updates here docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
and the NUI panel here
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
TCD updates here docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
and the NUI panel here
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Could someone please share the name and address of every idiot councillor who voted for this fascist eediit Sharon Keogan to the Seanad?
Asking the Seanad Cathaoirleach for an "executive order" like. He barely has the executive power to order new biros for his office like. #Spéirgorm
Asking the Seanad Cathaoirleach for an "executive order" like. He barely has the executive power to order new biros for his office like. #Spéirgorm
Sharon Keogan has encouraged the new Seanad Cathaoirleach, Mark Daly, to use whatever power he has to encourage an executive order for the elimination of paper straws.
February 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Could someone please share the name and address of every idiot councillor who voted for this fascist eediit Sharon Keogan to the Seanad?
Asking the Seanad Cathaoirleach for an "executive order" like. He barely has the executive power to order new biros for his office like. #Spéirgorm
Asking the Seanad Cathaoirleach for an "executive order" like. He barely has the executive power to order new biros for his office like. #Spéirgorm
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
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.
www.rte.ie
February 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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
The Seanad can issue executive orders? Has a lick of white paint been applied?
February 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Seanad can issue executive orders? Has a lick of white paint been applied?
The fact that this post instigated an actual discussion of Seanad reform is the most Bluesky thing ever.
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The fact that this post instigated an actual discussion of Seanad reform is the most Bluesky thing ever.
Sharon Keogan has encouraged the new Seanad Cathaoirleach, Mark Daly, to use whatever power he has to encourage an executive order for the elimination of paper straws.
February 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sharon Keogan has encouraged the new Seanad Cathaoirleach, Mark Daly, to use whatever power he has to encourage an executive order for the elimination of paper straws.
It's a bad joke that I get to vote on this and so many people don't
December 31, 2024 at 11:48 AM
It's a bad joke that I get to vote on this and so many people don't
I just hope the Taoiseach's appointments to the Seanad don't taint independent journalism
February 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I just hope the Taoiseach's appointments to the Seanad don't taint independent journalism
Eoin Lenihan joins the racist pile-on against Eileen Ní Fhloinn, saying he doubts she earned her college degree and was probably handed it like her Seanad seat
when someone points out she was elected to the Seanad in 2025, Lenihan dismisses it as the advantage of "encumbrance" (he means incumbency)
when someone points out she was elected to the Seanad in 2025, Lenihan dismisses it as the advantage of "encumbrance" (he means incumbency)
April 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Eoin Lenihan joins the racist pile-on against Eileen Ní Fhloinn, saying he doubts she earned her college degree and was probably handed it like her Seanad seat
when someone points out she was elected to the Seanad in 2025, Lenihan dismisses it as the advantage of "encumbrance" (he means incumbency)
when someone points out she was elected to the Seanad in 2025, Lenihan dismisses it as the advantage of "encumbrance" (he means incumbency)
He wanted Seanad reform she wanted a bye-election
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
He wanted Seanad reform she wanted a bye-election