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Dáil Bar

    Scoop
    These were the most popular drinks in the Dáil bar this year
    25 Dec 2021
    56.4k
    39
    Pints
    Dáil bar to reopen for first time since last year
    31 Aug 2021
    23.3k
    55
    on the house
    TDs and Senators rack up over €2,000 in arrears at Dáil bar and restaurant
    25 Dec 2020
    70.9k
    95
    settling up
    84 politicians clock up €14,820 in Dáil restaurant debt
    25 Dec 2019
    38.7k
    69
    Prime Numbers
    How many pints of Guinness have been pulled in the Dáil bar in 2019? It's the week in numbers
    24 Aug 2019
    15.3k
    8
    Pints
    Dáil bar: Over €13k more spent on drinks so far in 2019 compared to same period last year
    23 Aug 2019
    11.1k
    48
    Dáil Bar
    Average of 30 TDs and senators a month getting Dáil bar and restaurant debts taken from salary
    20 Jul 2019
    43.2k
    54
    Spending
    TDs' and senators' salaries cost €19m last year - a 4.5% increase from 2017
    1 Jul 2019
    17.1k
    58
    lighting up
    Nearly €20,000 was spent on cigarettes in the Dáil bar this year
    31 Dec 2018
    17.7k
    34
    blackstuff
    Here's how many thousands of pints of Guinness were sold in the Dáil bar this year
    30 Dec 2018
    29.9k
    33
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Should the Dáil bar be closed down?
    18 Dec 2018
    72.2k
    106
    Time gentlemen please
    Kerry publicans back motion calling for the closure of the Dáil bar
    17 Dec 2018
    54.0k
    86
    Feeders' questions
    €70k for desserts and €100k for confectionery set aside in food contracts for Dáil catering facilities
    6 Nov 2018
    16.3k
    38
    Pay Up
    Politicians who don't pay their bar tab will have it deducted from their salary
    18 Apr 2018
    18.6k
    85
    bring back bod
    A pub in Galway has created a Brian O'Driscoll-inspired cocktail for the Six Nations
    31 Jan 2018
    4.6k
    3
    Pay Up
    Taoiseach says politicians should settle their Dáil bar tab or have it taken from their salaries
    1 Aug 2017
    37.7k
    80
    Pay Up
    Dáil bar and restaurant tabs 'should be paid at the end of every month'
    1 Aug 2017
    12.5k
    56
    one more pint
    Dáil bar and restaurant clears €5,482 in 16 years' worth of unpaid tabs
    31 Jul 2017
    26.2k
    71
    time please
    Pint of the black stuff the most popular drink in the Dáil bar
    23 Dec 2016
    6.0k
    34
    Drink up
    And the busiest nights for the Dáil bar this year were….
    18 Dec 2016
    30.4k
    53
    settle up
    33 politicians have yet to pay off their outstanding Dáil bar bill
    21 Mar 2016
    35.3k
    76
    Dáil Bar
    Chris O'Dowd was in Leinster House this evening and everybody wanted a selfie with him
    13 Oct 2015
    39.8k
    54
    Drink up
    And the busiest night for the Dáil bar last year was....
    21 Jan 2015
    24.3k
    89
    Irish Water
    Amid claims of drunkenness, the Seanad has voted to pass the Water Services Bill
    22 Dec 2014
    58.3k
    221
    Evening Wrap
    The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
    22 Dec 2014
    6.5k
    paying up
    Irish politicians have started paying for their pints on time
    18 Sep 2014
    10.6k
    29
    Dáil Bar
    Dáil bar is exempt from holding a licence and its operation will not change
    20 Jan 2014
    26.4k
    127
    Review 2013
    Lapgate, run Rabbitte, run and talking through her f***y - the political year in videos
    26 Dec 2013
    5.4k
    7
    Oireachtas Bars
    17 TDs admit they’ve had an alcoholic drink before going into the Dáil chamber
    20 Nov 2013
    38.5k
    199
    Dáil Bar
    'It's a members facility'. Ceann Comhairle denies Dáil bar is there for drinking
    28 Sep 2013
    8.0k
    92
    Dáil Bar
    Pub body CEO: I don't think TDs should be able to drink in Leinster House
    23 Sep 2013
    4.5k
    15
    Abortion
    Chief Whip has no regrets over 5am Dáil sitting, says FG could have lost 10 TDs
    15 Sep 2013
    12.5k
    28
    Dáil Bar
    Politicians' places of work: what happens around the world?
    7 Sep 2013
    7.6k
    38
    News Fix
    Here’s What Happened Today: Friday
    6 Sep 2013
    12.2k
    8
    Oireachtas Bars
    Pints, wine and scones: Nearly €7k spent in Dáil bars during late night abortion debate
    6 Sep 2013
    23.9k
    152
    Oireachtas Bars
    Oireachtas bars turned over €300,000 last year
    6 Sep 2013
    8.9k
    31
    Irony
    FF Senator opens Dáil's Private Members’ Bar replica in Co Roscommon
    6 Sep 2013
    9.0k
    31
    Good Morning
    The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day
    6 Sep 2013
    7.6k
    6
    Dáil Bar
    Here's what a drink costs in the Leinster House bars
    6 Sep 2013
    25.8k
    30
    Oireachtas Bars
    How much is the Leinster House members' bar owed by TDs and Senators?
    6 Sep 2013
    8.3k
    22
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