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This Orwellian rubbish is beneath contempt The government is attempting to rewrite Dáil rules for the benefit of Lowry Independents, according to Social Democrats acting leader Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “The submission by the government, on Dáil reform, is outrageous. They want to afford Lowry Independents, who are government backbench TDs, speaking slots on […]

The Social Democrats will be a strong voice for accountability, equality and sustainability  Social Democrats acting leader Cian O’Callaghan has today announced the party’s new spokespeople. “At the last election, the Social Democrats received an increased mandate and we now have an enlarged parliamentary party with which to hold the government to account. “Our team […]

Instead of being laggards on gender balance, we should be leaders This government continues to go backwards when it comes to gender balance in government, according to Social Democrats TD Jen Cummins. “This government has a shameful record when it comes to giving women a seat at the top table. Last week, just three women […]

The Social Democrats do not accept that there is any precedent for this undemocratic power grab by any incoming government Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín should end the charade of Regional Independent TDs masquerading as members of the Opposition by leaving their technical group so its numbers fall below the threshold for speaking rights, according to […]

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has given credence to outrageous slurs, made by the Israeli ambassador, by endorsing a disputed IHRA definition of anti-Semitism. Tánaiste Micheál Martin’s endorsement of a disputed IHRA definition of anti-Semitism has given the Israeli ambassador carte blanche to describe President Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Simon Harris as anti-Semitic, according to Social […]

It is an indictment of the way this government intends to operate that a political stroke is its very first act  Micheál Martin and Simon Harris must clarify if they are happy for Regional Independent TDs to hijack Dáil speaking time set aside to allow the Opposition hold government to account, according to Social Democrats […]

The draft programme for government lacks ambition and comprises tinkering around the edges with more failed FF and FG policy  The next government will be a conservative coalition which will bring the country backwards not forwards, according to Social Democrats acting leader Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan was commenting following publication of the draft programme for […]

Statement from Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan following a meeting of the party’s parliamentary party this morning. “At a meeting of the Social Democrats parliamentary party this morning, a decision was taken to continue talks with the four parties we have already engaged with – Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and Labour. “Earlier, […]

Statement from Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan on Eoin Hayes TD “At a press conference today, Eoin Hayes stated he had sold shares in Palantir before he entered politics. This was not true. Eoin was first elected to Dublin City Council on June 2024 and the shares were sold in July 2024. “This is […]

Statement from Eoin Hayes TD on his previous employment with Palantir. “In the interests of full transparency, I want to provide all of the details surrounding my previous employment with software company Palantir. “I worked for Palantir between 2015 and 2017 in internal operations, in areas like HR and IT, when I lived in the […]