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Governor of Massachusetts visits Leinster House
28.06.2023
The Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, Senator Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed Maura Healey, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to Leinster House, where she has addressed the Seanad.
Read moreParliamentary delegation carries out official visits to Georgia and Lithuania.
28.06.2023
The Ceann Comhairle and a parliamentary delegation have carried out official visits to Georgia and Lithuania.
Read morePresident of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus visits Leinster House
14.06.2023
Her Excellency Ms Annita Demetriou made an address to the Seanad having been welcomed to Leinster House by the Ceann Comhairle and the Cathaoirleach, and the visit comes a year after the Ceann Comhairle had been welcomed to Cyprus on an official visit.
Read moreMarking the day Ireland said "Yes" to the Good Friday Agreement
24.05.2023
In 1998, referendums on the landmark Good Friday Agreement were passed by the people of Ireland.
Read moreSuccess at the Social Media Awards 2023
15.05.2023
The Houses of the Oireachtas enjoyed another successful night at the annual Social Media Awards, taking home awards for work on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, as well as the service's social media strategy.
Read moreEurope Day 2023 in the Houses
9.05.2023
Europe Day is marked on 9 May, the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration in 1950, across the countries that comprise the EU.
Read moreUsing the Irish language to describe lives affected by war
27.04.2023
Using entirely the medium of her adopted language, Nadia Dobrianska, a Ukrainian refugee studying Irish history, has given an intensely personal account of how the conflict in Ukraine has upended the lives of Ukrainians.
Read moreU.S. Presidents in Leinster House
13.04.2023
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., is the fourth American leader to address a joint sitting sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas, so take a look at the previous occasions on which Leinster House welcomed American presidents.
Read moreMarking 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement
10.04.2023
The Houses of the Oireachtas has looked back on the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement, producing a number of educational and informative textual and visual resources to mark its quarter-century anniversary.
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