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Six Schools perform with Distinction during EU Model Council Debate on Migration

The results are in from the 2022 Model Council of the European Union debating competition. Six teams rose above twenty-one other schools across Ireland for their convincing portrayal of the positions taken by Justice and Home Affairs Ministers from ...

07 Mar 2022 at 09:58

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Pictures: Kilkenny students take on neighbouring counties in debating event

Students from Kilkenny and neighbouring counties battled it out in the Primary School Debating Competition at Kilkenny Education Centre recently. The motions ranged from ‘School uniforms should be a thing of the past’ to ‘If we really care about ...

16 Feb 2023 at 21:59

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'Not a something, a someone' - Archbishop speaks out as Seanad debates abortion safe zones bill

An Irish archbishop has described life in the womb as "a someone" rather than "a something". Archbishop Eamon Martin made the comments in a statement today (December 13) ahead of Seanad Éireann's debate on the second stage of the Health ...

13 Dec 2023 at 12:54

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Birth certificates legislation to be debated next week - Kilkenny TD

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Children, Kathleen Funchion TD, has urged TDs from all parties to do right by adopted people and support her legislation to ensure they have a legal right to access their own birth certificate. The legislation ...

05 Mar 2021 at 19:55

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FactCheck: Leaders’ debate from housing and transport to the children’s hospital

There were over two hours of intense debate and countless claims and counterclaims made by 10 party leaders on RTE on Monday evening. Let’s factcheck some of the standout claims. Sinn Fein and Europe Claim: Fianna Fail leader Micheal ...

19 Nov 2024 at 10:54

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Fiery exchanges in the first televised leaders debate of Irish general election

Ireland’s political leaders have clashed on housing, public spending and the government’s response to war-ravaged Gaza in the first TV leaders’ debate of the election. The RTE leaders’ debate, which was scheduled for two hours long ...

19 Nov 2024 at 01:51

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Taoiseach and Tanaiste say they would shun coalition with Sinn Fein

Ireland’s premier and deputy premier again made clear their opposition to entering any coalition government with Sinn Fein in the first major TV debate of the Irish General Election campaign. Standing together in the RTE studio, ...

18 Nov 2024 at 22:23

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Harris and McDonald face scrutiny over handling of party controversies in debate

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald both faced scrutiny over their handling of controversies involving party colleagues during the televised General Election debate. Fine Gael leader Mr Harris told ...

18 Nov 2024 at 23:33

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FactCheck: Ten claims from the final leaders’ debate of the campaign

(Correction, amends figure in third par from bottom to 829.6 million euros and adds Sinn Fein response in the “Sinn Fein and current expenditure” section) The dust has settled on the final leaders’ debate of this year’s ...

27 Nov 2024 at 14:58

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FactCheck: Are 500,000 more people working since Micheal Martin was Taoiseach?

Monday night’s RTE debate saw 10 party leaders go head-to-head, with plenty of claims by both Government and opposition TDs looking to set out their stall ahead of next week’s general election. Fianna Fail leader ...

26 Nov 2024 at 13:44

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'You're a clown' - Saoirse McHugh clashes with Peter Casey in RTÉ election debate

Independent European candidate Saoirse McHugh labelled her rival Peter Casey a "clown" during a debate on RTÉ's Upfront with Katie Hannon on Monday night. The debate featured a mixed panel of eight independent ...

21 May 2024 at 12:09

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PICTURES: CBS Kilkenny win National Schools Debating Competition

CBS Kilkenny debating team have won the top prize in the Griffith College Law Debate competition after successfully opposing the motion 'This House believes that the age of majority should be changed from 18 ...

26 Mar 2024 at 14:25

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