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Dail staff threaten to usher in strikes over new policing duties on protest days
Leinster House
The Irish Mirror has learned a row has blown up in Leinster House after management told staff they must now help out in policing the outside barricades on days of protests, which they have been doing already on a few occasions recently.
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€570k of taxpayers' cash spent on Leinster House conference
Leinster House
The huge bill was incurred during the two-day European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments in September for 60 parliamentary speakers and 400 delegates
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Rise of 'far right' means security concerns for politicians 'worse now' says Tánaiste Micheál Martin
Micheal Martin
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said the Government is “heading back to stronger security for public representatives”.
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Almost 100 Gardai to be drafted in to protect Leinster House on Budget Day
An Garda Siochana
The Mirror has established Deputy Commissioner Anne Marie McMahon has ordered senior officers based outside Dublin to send 95 members of the force to the city on Tuesday
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Childcare provider unable to pay herself as thousands protest outside Dáil
Childcare
Childcare providers and those who work in the sector gathered outside Leinster House on Tuesday to protest the Core Funding and ECCE funding models
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Calls for 'sterilised zones' around Leinster House after 'chaotic' protests
Leinster House
There have been calls for a "sterilised zone around Leinster House" as TDs fear that a bigger protest could happen on budget day in two weeks time.
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Calm scenes outside Leinster House amid calls for 'sterile zones' following protest
Leinster House
Gardaí confirmed that 13 people were arrested following a fraught protest at Leinster House on Wednesday
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Leinster House protest sees 13 arrests as Fine Gael Senator makes plea to Garda Commissioner
Leinster House
Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward wrote to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on Wednesday evening following a day of fraught protests around the Leinster House vicinity throughout the day.
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Politicians trapped in Leinster House for nearly two hours as protestors blocked gates
Leinster House
There were two arrests made by Gardaí during what some politicians described as an 'Intimidating' protest held to mark the first day of the new Dáil term.
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Leinster House protest LIVE as 13 arrested amid angry scenes on first day of new Dail term
Leinster House
It is estimated that there were up to around 200 protestors on Kildare Street today.
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14 additional TDs could cost taxpayers as much as €3million
Dail
More politicians than ever to sit in the Dail, with 14 more to come
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Huge Leinster House energy bills rack up to €1.4 million
Leinster House
EXCLUSIVE: Under the Freedom of Information Act, the Irish Mirror obtained electricity and gas bills for Leinster House and the House of the Oireachtas from January to mid-May.
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Teenager who broke into Leinster House targeted rare copy of 1916 proclomation
Leinster House
Exclusive: Gardaí believe the teen accessed the parliament by jumping over a wall from the adjoining National Gallery of Ireland on Merrion Square
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'Productive and cordial' meeting as politicians pay a visit to FAI HQ, discuss investment
FAI
A delegation from the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media made its way to Abbotstown on Tuesday for a meeting with senior FAI officials.
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Leinster House hit with massive electricity bill - up 216% on previous year despite energy use cuts
Cost of Living
A €334,000 electricity bill for December prompted one staff member to describe 'a bit of a shock' in internal emails
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The FAI must learn from the GAA & racing industries and finally grow some political muscle
FAI
The art of communication and lobbying has once again been on display, with column inches and airwaves taken up by the GAAGO debate. It's time for the FAI to muscle in at a political level.
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Parking politicians set to be ousted from Leinster House car parks for Biden visit
Joe Biden
Strict security is expected at Leinster House next Thursday when US President Joe Biden addresses a joint sitting of the Oireachtas.
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US Secret Service scope out Leinster House ahead of potential Biden address
Joe Biden
Several sources told the Irish Mirror that several gardaí and American Secret Service agents were on the Leinster House complex on Monday ahead of a potential address from US President Joe Biden next week.
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Politicians set for €2,000 salary hike as basic wage for TD to top €107,000 - BEFORE expenses are added
Politics
A spokeswoman for the Houses of the Oireachtas said: “Any Member can forfeit any percentage of salary.”
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Chinese company denies Leinster House cameras pose a 'threat to national security'
Leinster House
Green Party TD Patrick Costello and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties have raised concerns about the presence of Hikvision cameras throughout the Leinster House complex.
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TD spy fears over Chinese cameras at Leinster House
Leinster House
His plea came just days after Australia announced it was removing security cameras made by firms linked to the Chinese Communist Party from its defence department buildings.
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Taoiseach would be happy to scrap Leinster House carpark if alternatives were in place as part of climate action
Leinster House
“But I think we need to be practical. There would have to be an alternative for TDs"
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Dáil literally leaking as torrential rain comes through roof as TDs give speeches
Dail
One TD said: "We’ve had plenty of leaks around the Dáil, but this is the first water leak we’ve had"
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Some Leinster House staff working so much overtime they almost doubled their salaries
Leinster House
An internal audit found one employee had been working on average 61 hours a week during the period they examined - a breach of working time legislation
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