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- The end of my Irish dance hiatus - coming out of retirement for Oireachtas 2011
The fall season is high-time for regional Irish dance competition across North America, and for the Mid-Atlantic region, Thanksgiving weekend is forever linked with the annual Oireachtas in Philadelphia.
June 29, 2013 - Irish Central - Irish politicians a no show in parliament
A shocking 85 TDs and Senators have missed one or more of the 23 Oireachtas Committee meetings since the Dáil went into recess on 8 July. Fianna Fáil Mayo TD Beverley Flynn topped the list of non-attenders. She missed a grand total of six meetings in the space of just three weeks.
June 29, 2013 - Irish Central
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- John Gormley in Insideireland.ie
Minister Gormley, who will write to the local authorities, said: "I believe this review is very important in that it comes alongside a range of other planning reforms. A new planning bill is before the Houses of the Oireachtas, and a range of new... - Brian Lenihan in Irish Times
Mr Lenihan said Ireland is facing "a very serious fiscal crisis" and "the abolition of Oireachtas expenses wouldn't solve that crisis in any degree".