What is the Irish Seanad and how are senators elected?
Independent Senator Michael McDowell has become the first candidate elected to Seanad Éireann (the upper house of the Irish parliament). McDowell, a former tánaiste (deputy prime minister), has been a senator for the National University of Ireland since 2016.
Seanad count underway for local candidates
Counting got underway for the Seanad’s agricultural panel at lunchtime today. Outgoing senator Eugene Murphy is hoping to retain his seat in the Oireachtas, after breaking with Fianna Fáil and running in the general election as an independent.
Breaking: Kilkenny candidate tops poll in Seanad election
Kilkenny has increased it representation in Dáil Eireann today (Friday) - with the election of former minister, The Green Party's Malcolm Noonan. The new Senator Noonan topped the poll on the Agricultural Panel and was the first elected on that panel.
First candidates elected to Seanad as counting continues
Independents Michael McDowell, Ronán Mullen and Alice Mary Higgins have all been re-elected to the Seanad. Mr McDowell was the first to be elected in the National University of Ireland (NUI) panel, with 11,390 first-preference votes.
Counting under way in Irish Seanad election
The Seanad is located inside Leinster House in Dublin, the same building as Dáil Eireann (the lower house). It holds 60 members known as senators; eleven of them are nominated by the taoiseach (Irish prime minister),
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Seanad elections: Malcolm Noonan, Joan Collins and Victor Boyhan elected; Aubrey McCarthy pips Hazel Chu to last Trinity seat
THREE candidates have been elected on the first count on the Senate Agricultural panel — including former junior minister Malcolm Noonan, in a major success for the Green Party. He topped the poll on ...
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Taoiseach set to appoint several women to Seanad to address gender balance issue
TAOISEACH Micheál Martin indicated he is to appoint a number of female Seanad members in a bid to address gender balance in ...
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‘Simple’ recount for final Trinity Seanad panel seat after request by Hazel Chu
A “simple” recount will take place for the final seat on the Trinity Seanad panel after 31 votes separated Green Party ...
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McCarthy takes final seat in DU/TC Seanad constituency
Independent candidate Aubrey McCarthy has taken the final seat in the Dublin University/Trinity College constituency in the Seanad elections.
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Flaherty loses out in Seanad election bid
Former Longford/Westmeath Fianna Fáil TD Joe Flaherty has failed in his bid to be elected to the Seanad. Flaherty was ...
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Cllr Sheehy eliminated before recount called in Seanad elections
A recount has been called following the 18th count of the cultural and educational panel in the Seanad Éireann elections.
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Recount underway for Seanad panel with Sean Kyne and Shane Curley in strong contention
A recount of count 18 is now underway for the Seanad's Cultural and Educational panel, with Séan Kyne and Shane Curley in ...
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Loughrea councillor Shane Curley and Moycullen's Séan Kyne elected to Seanad
This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Loughrea area Fianna Fáil councillor Shane Curley and outgoing Senator Séan Kyne ...
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Wexford’s Cathal Byrne elected to Seanad Éireann – ‘I’m delighted and honoured’
Enniscorthy’s Cathal Byrne is soon set to vacate his seat on Wexford County Council after being elected to Seanad Éireann ...