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Oireachtas Library marks Bloomsday with display of 1926 report on evil literature
10.06.2019
The Oireachtas Library is displaying the 1926 Report of the Committee on Evil Literature to mark Bloomsday, the annual celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses, this month.
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Mandatory sentencing - L&RS publishes guide following recent Supreme Court decision
23.05.2019
The Oireachtas Library & Research Service (L&RS) has published a note on mandatory sentences. The note follows the recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of Wayne Ellis v. Minister for Justice and Equality.
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King and Queen of Sweden visit Leinster House
23.05.2019
Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden visited Leinster House yesterday.
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Oireachtas Library displays one of its oldest books in Leinster House
17.05.2019
The Oireachtas Library is displaying Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, one of the oldest books in its collection.
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Europe Day marked by Houses of the Oireachtas
9.05.2019
The Houses of the Oireachtas marked Europe Day today. The European Union flag was raised outside Leinster House this morning, followed by a special meeting of five joint Committees in the Seanad Chamber.
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Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) releases 100th publication
7.05.2019
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has released its 100th publication.
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Climate action report launched
23.04.2019
The Committee on Climate Action has launched its final report entitled Climate Change: A Cross-Party Consensus for Action.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Leinster House
18.04.2019
Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD and the Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann Senator Denis O’Donovan welcomed U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Leinster House yesterday, Wednesday 17 April.
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Oireachtas education launches FÍS Film Project special category
12.04.2019
The Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD, was joined by pupils from Gardiner Street school yesterday to launch a special category in the FÍS Film Project.
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Call for submissions on Budget 2020
5.04.2019
The Committee on Budgetary Oversight is calling for submissions on Budget 2020.
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