Advertisement

Why Sinead Gibney wanted to be a TD

It's been well documented how much of this week was chaotic in the Dáil. A motion of no confiden...

Share this article

18.22 27 Mar 2025


Why Sinead Gibney wanted to be a TD


Listen to this episode


Share this article

18.22 27 Mar 2025


It's been well documented how much of this week was chaotic in the Dáil.

A motion of no confidence is coming next week for Ceann Comhairle, and the Government will place confidence in Verona Murphy... all while, at least in the view of the public, not a lot else is being done.

So, why would a new TD want to come into this?

Sinead Gibney is Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown, and is former Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. She joins Kieran to discuss.


Read more about

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

Related Episodes

Should we remove juries for no...

00:17:20

Should we remove juries for non-major cases?

Lunchtime Live

00:17:20


Making Babies: Differences bet...

00:12:28

Making Babies: Differences between levels of care

Lunchtime Live

00:12:28


Is there still hope in the mod...

00:11:51

Is there still hope in the modern dating world?

Lunchtime Live

00:11:51


How long can you delay giving...

00:16:12

How long can you delay giving your child a smartphone?

Lunchtime Live

00:16:12