Sandra Hurley

The Government is opposing a Social Democrats bill which aims to close a "legal loophole" which it says allows the drinks industry to circumvent restrictions on alcohol advertising by promoting zero alcohol products. Social Democrats health spokesperson P... See more

A new Government strategy to prevent suicide aims to reduce the rate of suicide to 7 per 100,000 or below by 2035. The ten-year strategy, Connecting for Life 2026–2035, says that it prioritises compassionate, person-centred care. In recent years, the suic... See more

Social Democrats TD Daniel Ennis has said that Ireland's senior football team should not play against Israel in its upcoming fixtures later this year. It comes as a protest outside the Dáil is due to take place this afternoon against the decision by the F... See more

The Public Accounts Committee has heard that a €50 million write-off by Irish Rail of a failed IT project is an "absolute scandal". Iarnród Éireann has written down the value of the planned IT system, due to ongoing issues with the delivery of the project... See more

Galway West candidates in the upcoming bye-election have been taking part in a debate on RTÉ Radio 1's Drivetime programme. The election will take place on 22 May with 17 candidates in the running. Housing, cost-of-living, the fuel price protests and immi... See more