Carol Nolan

Offaly: the story of the count

Independent Nolan tops the poll

Sun Dec 01 2024 - 04:02

Offaly: Carol Nolan (Ind)

Candidate took Dáil seat in 2016 for Sinn Féin, but was suspended from party in 2018 when she voted against repeal of Eighth Amendment

Sat Nov 30 2024 - 23:14

Offaly constituency candidates list: Even without a Cowen in the race, it would be big upset if Fianna Fáil lost out

Election 2024: Former Sinn Féin member Carol Nolan says there are no safe seats in newly recast three-seater

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 09:32

Laois constituency candidates list: All eyes on Sinn Féin and their former party colleague Brian Stanley

Election 2024: Former Fine Gael minister for justice Charlie Flanagan has decided not to contest the election

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 09:28

Jordan set to become country with the highest number of asylum applicants in State

Only 150 applications received from Nigeria in June, compared with an average of 650 per month in first quarter of 2024

Mon Aug 05 2024 - 14:44

Nearly 100 gardaí and prison staff are currently suspended, new official figures show

Ministers reveal personnel at Department of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Office of Public Works also facing disciplinary investigations

Mon May 13 2024 - 20:23

Numbers seeking asylum in Ireland would rise if EU migration pact rejected, McEntee says

Rural Independents say Ireland now effectively a ‘colonial outpost of an EU regulatory empire’ as Minister stands over 80% border crossing figure

Wed May 01 2024 - 14:13

One in five TDs are landlords as Michael Healy-Rae boosts property portfolio to 25

Returns of politicians’ interests for 2023 show 29 of the 160 TDs declared that they were landlords or owned rental property

Sat Feb 24 2024 - 06:00

Heated Dáil debate on Rural Independent Group’s motion calling for cap on ‘influx of asylum seekers’

Dáil told that the total cost for people in IPAS accommodation between 2016 and 2022 is in excess of €1 billion

Wed Dec 06 2023 - 13:29

Welfare hikes, music lessons and €1.9bn for roads: Rural Independents’ draft budget wish-list

The Rural Independent Group’s draft pre-budget submission was released in error

Sat Sept 09 2023 - 05:00

‘It feels like we’re being bullied’ - farmer on rewetting peatland ahead of next EU vote

Farmers - for and against the rewetting of peat farmland - talk about their hopes and fears on the eve of the next vote on the nature restoration law at the European Parliament on Tuesday

Tue Jun 27 2023 - 06:30

Fuel tax reduction costs exchequer more than €1bn

State forced to reduce fuel tax last year due to rising prices caused by war in Ukraine but will reverse cuts in June

Sat Apr 01 2023 - 03:30

Return to ‘normal’ rate of refugees may take years, McGrath says

Deputy Bríd Smith claims some TDs are feeding into a ‘racist, ugly narrative’ about refugees

Wed Dec 14 2022 - 15:11

Minister ‘finger wagging’ over Dáil question on services for refugees, McGrath says

Independent TD accuses Darragh O’Brien of being ‘condescending’ and attempting to ‘demonise’ Carol Nolan

Thu Jun 23 2022 - 12:01

Central Bank doubles gold reserves holdings in 12 months

Financial regulator increased store of gold reserves to 12 metric tonnes

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 19:00

Carbon budgets to help halve emissions passed in Dáil without a vote

Emissions ceilings to be decided for economic sectors once budgets come into effect

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 10:09

Dáil suspended after row breaks out during cost of living debate

Rural Independent TDs put forward motion calling for ‘urgent mini-budget’

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 12:59

Stephen Donnelly may be having his own Zappone moment

Appointment of chair of abortion legislation review receives almost no scrutiny

Sat Feb 05 2022 - 00:00

Women TDs call on men to ‘take stand’ against gender-based violence

Politicians express horror at killing of Offaly teacher Ashling Murphy

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 23:44

Dáil rejects abortion Bill from Rural Independent TDs

Issues such as foetal pain relief can be raised within review, Minister for Health says

Wed Dec 15 2021 - 20:55

Breda O’Brien: Cooling-off period for everything but abortion

Vital decisions need time yet many want to remove any delay impeding abortion

Sat Dec 11 2021 - 01:00

Spike in domestic violence reports in direct provision centres

Increase in reports of domestic violence and harassment of asylum-seekers

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 12:06

Tax move decried as ‘shameful to legacy of our 1916 leaders’ by Independent TD

Move on corporate tax ‘appeased our EU masters’, and is ‘just the beginning’, says Nolan

Tue Oct 12 2021 - 20:52

Rural TDs criticise legislation on indoor dining as discriminatory

Independents warn Government that new hospitality regime will face legal challenge

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 13:11

Breda O'Brien: Media not doing its job properly when covering abortion

BAI upheld some complaints about radio coverage but there is a systemic problem

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 01:00

Climate Action Bill adopted in the Dáil by majority of 129 votes to 10

All political parties backed legislation, as 10 independents oppose

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 22:59

Minister defends ‘just transition’ measures in Climate Bill

More than 30 Opposition amendments to landmark legislation fall or rejected

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 23:23

Breda O’Brien: Foetus’s pain should be a focus for both sides of abortion debate

People of goodwill must agree to relieving foetal pain with anaesthesia

Sat May 29 2021 - 01:00

Bill proposes pain relief for foetus during late-term abortions

Carol Nolan introduces Bill which was co-sponsored by 10 other TDs in Dáil

Wed May 12 2021 - 21:40

Rural Independent TDs attack Government’s Climate Action Bill

Healy-Rae blames pollution in Asia for harming environment, not person ‘with a turf fire’

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 16:16

Investment in €140 million cheese plant stalled in planning row, Dáil told

Use of judicial review to ‘frustrate and delay’ projects a cause of concern – Taoiseach

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 13:53

Ministers of State urge more flexibility around number allowed at funerals

‘People should be allowed burial with dignity’, Minister of State for financial services Sean Fleming said

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 01:00

Covid-19: Government urged to listen to questions from public about vaccine

New clusters reported in five more nursing homes in past seven days, Dáil told

Wed Dec 16 2020 - 13:15

Carbon tax hike will fund social welfare increases, Dáil told

Kerry TD describes fuel increase as ‘one of most vicious attacks’ on rural Ireland

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 22:36

Miriam Lord: Restricted movement for Leo as Micheál finds his stride

We are learning that a pandemic, along with a week, is a long time in politics

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 03:30

Family says it had child benefit cancelled after going on holidays

Musician says pandemic unemployment payment stopped after he gave passport details to gardaí

Tue Jul 28 2020 - 18:40

Up to 600 meat-plant workers have Covid-19

In wake of Siptu claim Fianna Fáil leader tells the Dáil that situation ‘gravely serious’

Fri May 15 2020 - 01:09

Laois-Offaly results: SF’s Brian Stanley elected on first count

Seán Fleming says FF ‘seen as too close to Fine Gael in government for past four years’

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 00:03

Election 2020: Laois-Offaly constituency profile

There is likely to be at least one high-profile casualty in this constituency

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 11:29

Government set for majority of three in Murphy confidence vote

Maureen O’Sullivan says ‘housing situation is so dire, how could I abstain?’

Tue Dec 03 2019 - 10:33

Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators attend Rally for Life

Campaigners march through Dublin with banners stating ‘abortion steals hope’

Sat Jul 06 2019 - 18:57

Bruised Sinn Féin looks inward as it takes a dive in the May elections

Some believe SF must not only point to Government's failings but also to solutions

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 01:00

Catholic Primate to attend anti-abortion rally in Dublin

‘No law, no legislation can make it right to take the life of a child’

Sun Jun 30 2019 - 18:22

How will votes in the local elections influence next Dáil?

Parties will pore over results in the coming weeks to discern trends for the next general election

Fri May 31 2019 - 20:08

The Sinn Féin election post-mortem could be pretty brutal

Some hard thinking and hard choices await Mary Lou McDonald

Sun May 26 2019 - 18:51

Denying women access to legitimate choices and hope

A UK council thinks women should be protected from people offering leaflets on abortion

Sat Feb 23 2019 - 02:00

McDonald’s tricky first year underlines Sinn Féin’s central problem

Party sources say it is after the ‘angry vote’, raising questions about longer-term strategy

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 05:00

Political climate an obstacle to new mortgage lenders – bankers’ group

Banking & Payments Federation says new Bill could put potential market entrants off

Mon Feb 04 2019 - 05:16

KBC refuses to engage with staff over arson attacks, union says

Controversial eviction took place at Roscommon farm

Fri Jan 11 2019 - 02:08

Fire damages KBC bank building in Dublin city centre

Scene of fire at KBC bank preserved for examination

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 10:15

TDs occupy KBC branch over treatment of customers in arrears

Bank agrees to meet three Independent Deputies after sit-in on Baggot Street

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 22:03

A flurry of texts, a handshake and stony faces, as Dáil passes abortion legislation

The Taoiseach was the first to take out his phone and snap a quick photo of the screen which showed that the Bill had passed 90 votes to 15, with 12 abstentions

Fri Dec 07 2018 - 06:00