Catch up with Eoin
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Why Holly Cairns’ Important Reproductive Rights Bill Was Defeated
In the aftermath of the vote on Holly’s Bill on Reproductive Rights, I got more text messages than I normally do from friends and family – people wondering why the Bill was voted against so overwhelmingly, or what the problems people had with it was, or why Sinn Féin abstained. To be honest, it took
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Government is failing to address the Fuel Crisis by not targetting supports
It was a bit of a hectic week in the Dáil this week. But the most important thing that happened was the government’s fuel support package, which we in the Social Democrats supported, to bring total support to €750M to give relief on fuels at the pump and for farmers and hauliers. It’s really critical
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How can we get better returns for Irish savers?
Simon Harris has ignited a debate about saving in Ireland in the last few weeks, contending that “too much of people’s hard-earned savings remains in low-yield deposits, where inflation can erode value over time.” He’s not totally wrong, in fairness to him – of the €171 billion (January 2026, Central Bank) in Irish deposit accounts