Marie O’Halloran

Marie O’Halloran

Parliamentary Correspondent

Marie O’Halloran is Parliamentary Correspondent of The Irish Times

Pharmacists’ powers to prescribe contraception expected to be in place by year end

Women will be able to get monthly repeat prescriptions at chemists after initial GP consultation

US warns Government not to push Occupied Territories Bill type action in Europe

Embassy cites risk to hundreds of thousands of Irish jobs with US companies from ‘symbolic measures’

Calls for Government to send observer to German ‘show trial’ of Daniel Tatlow-Devally

Politicians criticise conduct of Dubliner’s trial over trespass and criminal damage to Israeli-owned arms factory

Minister seeks to include Defence Forces in EU victims’ rights directive

Helen McEntee seeks ‘greater accountability’ following woman’s claims of abuse by officer and lack of information

Limerick mayor calls for intensive Irish lobbying against EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina

Mayor of Limerick insists ‘we need to fight for the jobs’ as report on exports to Russia expected to go to EU Commission

New Occupied Territories Bill including trade in services to be introduced in September

Frances Black, who initiated legislation banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, will ‘keep up the pressure’

Minister faces criticism after ‘crucial’ road safety Bill delayed until Dáil returns

Legislation will bolster garda powers and allow information-sharing with councils about crashes

Aughinish Alumina warned Michael McGrath about sanctioning exports to Russia

Rusal-owned Limerick plant lobbied politicians in Brussels and Dublin about impact of EU sanctions, documents show

Dáil summer recess begins with TD urging Mayo to end ‘75-year famine’ in football final

Ceann Comhairle tells politicians ‘it’s very important to come back refreshed’ as proceedings end until September 16th

‘Michael Collins would be pleased’: Sinn Féin praises Harris for Ireland unification presentation

Tánaiste says question is ‘not simply what a united Ireland would cost, but what a united Ireland could create’

Drug to treat Friedreich’s ataxia must be approved ‘urgently’, Dáil hears

Tánaiste rejects claims one committee is ‘passing the buck’ to another about access to drug

‘Evidence’ needed before including Aughinish Alumina in Russian sanctions, O’Callaghan says

Estonian minister agrees increased exports from Ireland to Russia reinforces country’s call for alumina to be included in sanctions

Jennie’s Law legislation passed by Dáil to create new domestic violence register

Minister pays tribute to family of Jennifer Poole, the eponymous mother murdered in 2021

Taoiseach’s remarks over Bessborough site ‘beneath contempt’, Holly Cairns says

Micheál Martin accuses Social Democrats leader of ignoring perspective of survivors and ‘distorting’ his remarks

Budget 2027 to include ‘tax package for families’ and ‘groundbreaking’ disability payment

Micheál Martin tells Dáil the Government aims to offset inflationary challenges of Middle East war

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