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Carroll, Francis M. America and the Making of an Independent Ireland (New York University Press, 2021) online review. Cooper, James, "'A Log-Rolling, Irish-American Politician, Out to Raise Votes in the United States': Tip O'Neill and the Irish Dimension of Anglo-American Relations, 1977–1986," Congress and the Presidency , (2015) 42#1 pp: 1 ...
The Oireachtas (/ ˈ ɛr ə k t ə s / EH-rək-təs, [1] Irish: [ˈɛɾʲaxt̪ˠəsˠ]), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the bicameral parliament of Ireland. [2] The Oireachtas consists of the president of Ireland and the two houses of the Oireachtas (Irish: Tithe an Oireachtais): [3] a house of representatives called Dáil Éireann and a senate called Seanad Éireann.
An Oireachtas Joint Committee on Marital Breakdown was established in 1983, which reported in 1985. It made recommendations on such matters as mediation , judicial separation , child custody , and barring orders ; regarding divorce, it recommended that a referendum be held but did not agree on a yes vote.
Meeting over 15 months, it considered seven constitutional issues previously specified by the Oireachtas and two more of its own choosing. [8] It made 18 recommendations for constitutional amendments and 20 for other changes to laws or Oireachtas standing orders ; the government accepted some, rejected others, and referred others to committees ...
America had enacted conscription in 1917, but the Irish Conscription Crisis of 1918 had recently arisen, unifying most nationalist parties in Ireland. In America, the Hindu German Conspiracy Trial had just ended, revealing the link between Clan na Gael and the defendants. Public relations and selecting the convention chairman were therefore ...
The Irish Times commented that coverage of the presidential election limited public debate on the two referendums being held the same day; it stated "Because [the Thirtieth Amendment] proposes to give the Oireachtas far more power than it has ever previously enjoyed, it therefore needs careful consideration by the electorate before it decides ...
On 28 April 1949, Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, was received on the floor of the Dáil; he did not make a speech. [42]On 21 January 2019, a programme of events in the Mansion House, to mark the centenary of the First Dáil, included an address by President Michael D. Higgins [43] [44] and a joint sitting of the 32nd Dáil and 25th Seanad; [45] [43] however, the address was not ...
Oireachtas TV, formally the Houses of the Oireachtas Channel (Irish: Bealach Thithe an Oireachtais), is a public service broadcaster for the two houses of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament). The channel was created under the Broadcasting Act 2009 for broadcast on the proposed roll out of Irish Digital Terrestrial Television.