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TD refuses to confirm when he sold shares in company which profits from Gaza war

A newly elected TD has refused to confirm when he sold shares he received from his former employer, Palantir Technologies, a US company which supplies technology to the Israeli military. Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes won a Dail seat in Dublin Bay ...

10 Dec 2024 at 13:29

Social Democrats TD suspended amid shares controversy

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Social Democrats TD suspended amid controversy over shares linked to Israeli military

A newly-elected Social Democrats TD has been suspended from their parliamentary party after revealing he sold shares in a US software company with links to the Israeli military a month after he was elected as a councillor. The suspension came ...

10 Dec 2024 at 23:13

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Social Democrats deputy leader O’Callaghan ‘very angry’ about Hayes incident

The deputy leader of the Social Democrats is “very angry” about misleading statements made by a newly-elected party TD over his shares in a company linked to the Israeli military. Cian O’Callaghan said on Wednesday that the parliamentary ...

11 Dec 2024 at 19:32

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Exclusion of Sinn Fein from government formation talks is stupid – Kerrane

Fianna Fail’s refusal to include Sinn Fein in talks over the formation of a new government in Ireland is “stupid”, TD Claire Kerrane has said. The Sinn Fein representative said her party’s mandate from the recent general election, when ...

15 Dec 2024 at 14:05

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Hayes’ suspension from Social Democrats extended after national executive review

Eoin Hayes’ suspension from the Social Democrats is to be extended after a review carried out by the party’s national executive, the acting leader has said. Cian O’Callaghan said Mr Hayes had not been kicked out of the party and ...

11 Feb 2025 at 14:23

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Social Democrats want to include suspended TD for committee formation

Social Democrats are seeking to include a TD suspended from the parliamentary party in the calculus of its numbers for forming Oireachtas committees. The roles of chair of Oireachtas committees are assigned using the d’Hondt ...

09 Apr 2025 at 19:10

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Soc Dems use suspended TD’s seat to get committee chair role

The Social Democrats have used a seat won by a TD later suspended from the parliamentary party to get an Oireachtas committee chair role, which comes with a 10,000 euro per year bonus. Oireachtas committee chair positions ...

09 Apr 2025 at 19:58

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Eoin Hayes readmitted to Social Democrats after eight-month suspension

Eoin Hayes has been readmitted to the Social Democrats after an eight-month suspension over incorrect statements about shares he held in a company linked to the Israeli military. Mr Hayes said he should have not held the ...

25 Jul 2025 at 19:27

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Society must ‘learn from’ racism of the past, Catherine Connolly says

We should all “learn from” racism of the past, presidential candidate Catherine Connolly said, after a TD supporting her campaign was embroiled in a “blackface” controversy. Ms Connolly is backed by several independents,...

16 Sept 2025 at 16:08

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Cairns focuses on Social Democrats growth after return from maternity leave

Holly Cairns has pledged to prioritise party growth as the Social Democrats leader returned to work after maternity leave. The Cork South-West TD, who gave birth to her daughter on general election polling day last ...

16 Sept 2025 at 14:39

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Hayes deserves chance to rebuild trust after ‘blackface’ apology, says Cairns

Social Democrats’ leader Holly Cairns has insisted her party colleague Eoin Hayes deserves a chance to regain people’s trust after he apologised for wearing “blackface” make-up. Ms Cairns indicated that Mr Hayes, ...

16 Sept 2025 at 16:01

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Blackface is a form of racism, says Cairns, after Hayes’ Obama impersonation

Social Democrats’ leader Holly Cairns said her party “abhors all kinds of racism” after a party TD admitted wearing “blackface” makeup as part of a Barack Obama costume. Eoin Hayes has apologised for wearing the ...

16 Sept 2025 at 08:24

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