The Mire

Gardaí are monitoring the Oireachtas Abortion Festival today in case abortion revellers refuse to leave when the festival comes to a close this afternoon.
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Hysterical laughter broke out across Ireland this morning after Independent TD Mick Wallace suggested there was such a thing as a Standards in Public Office Commission.
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The signature event of The Gathering gets underway today with the highly anticipated Oireachtas Abortion Festival.
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Justice Minister Alan Shatter knows what you did last summer.
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The Mire was humbled today after Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin revealed he based policy on Mire stories.
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A political row has broken out after the opposition refused to accept a pairing arrangement so that a Government MP could go home to mind her sick child.
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The Cabinet will meet today to progress the ‘awesome’ possibility of cloning each other.
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A backbench TD has dismissed the introduction of Hawk-eye technology in the Dáil as an expensive gimmick and a waste of money.
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Thousands of commuters struggled to get to work this morning after Bus Éireann workers suspended their strike action.
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Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has infuriated striking Bus Eireann staff by recording a song lampooning bus passengers.
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