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Jonathan O'Brien

    Cork
    Cork woman jailed for campaign of harrassment against former TD and community activist
    27 Jun 2022
    19.3k
    Court
    Court hears how woman harassed a former Sinn Féin TD
    19 May 2022
    14.5k
    Bowing out
    Sinn Féin's Jonathan O'Brien won't be contesting the next general election
    6 Jan 2020
    24.9k
    30
    Addiction Services
    'We're replacing one addiction with another': Number of people accessing methadone up 600% in some counties
    24 Dec 2019
    16.1k
    37
    League of Ireland
    Cork City FC says 'no breach to regulations' after TD was removed from stadium amid Delaney protest
    Updated 13 Apr 2019
    54.0k
    95
    banana maths
    'If you did this in the private sector you'd be gone' - Head of OPW grilled over State building being measured incorrectly
    Updated 11 Oct 2018
    47.8k
    52
    sexual crimes
    Law to make penalty for incest equal for men and women approved by Cabinet
    24 Jul 2018
    18.6k
    54
    404 error
    There are 167 garda stations with no access to the Pulse system
    29 Oct 2016
    13.1k
    21
    Education
    'He's going to struggle': Teenager with learning disability denied Leaving Cert support
    9 Jun 2016
    29.2k
    57
    Week's over
    Watch TDs have a huge row about having nothing to talk about
    3 Dec 2015
    20.4k
    90
    Murphy's Law
    The curious case of the Fine Gael minister, the broken-down car and 214km garda dig-out
    25 Sep 2015
    33.2k
    240
    internal affairs
    Sinn Féin claims there WASN'T a mass resignation of members in Fermoy last night
    24 Jun 2015
    34.9k
    102
    internal affairs
    What on earth is going on with Sinn Féin in Cork East?
    23 Jun 2015
    27.8k
    65
    internal affairs
    There could be a mass resignation of Sinn Féin members in Cork East
    23 Jun 2015
    16.5k
    84
    internal affairs
    Expelled Sinn Féin councillor claims party 'stabbed me in the back'
    22 Jun 2015
    39.0k
    136
    Rat Trap
    Cork gardaí working in stations infested with rats
    27 May 2015
    16.8k
    43
    League of Ireland
    Watch this Sinn Féin TD explain how he helped save Cork City FC
    19 Apr 2015
    12.3k
    38
    Not Bothered
    'Enda uses Sinn Féin's ideas as something to beat us with'
    16 Apr 2015
    14.3k
    116
    Heroin
    'I lost the rag to make Joan Burton wake up'
    15 Apr 2015
    25.0k
    41
    National Movement
    Cork hotel cancels debate with Polish far-right politician
    9 Apr 2015
    33.4k
    143
    minister for drugs
    Cork's heroin problem is 'an on-going battle'
    6 Mar 2015
    10.3k
    21
    pupils
    'Parents pay hundreds in voluntary contributions but don't know where the money is going'
    27 Feb 2015
    17.9k
    72
    Homelessness
    No apology for Sinn Féin TD after remarks about his homeless brother were made in the Dáil
    20 Jan 2015
    17.5k
    49
    Heated exchange
    Sinn Féin TD tells Labour backbencher to 'shut his mouth' after homeless brother revelation
    16 Jan 2015
    46.7k
    239
    Safety
    'Shocking number' of bookies robberies sparks concern for lone workers
    28 Apr 2014
    12.4k
    29
    Let's Dance
    Cork TD Jonathan O'Brien got down with his bad self for charity last night
    25 Apr 2014
    12.7k
    6
    Not happy
    Complaints against social welfare staff have increased six-fold
    17 Apr 2014
    22.1k
    98
    Louise O'Keeffe
    Sexual abuse ruling will have “significant implications” for the State
    28 Jan 2014
    18.7k
    80
    Leaders' Questions
    Gilmore: Vacant social housing stock is a problem, but we're fixing it
    8 Nov 2013
    7.3k
    72
    Silence
    WATCH: Dáil falls silent to highlight plight of children in need of cochlear implants
    17 Oct 2013
    9.8k
    49
    Budget 2014
    Sinn Féin wants an 'easier budget' with adjustment of less than €3.1 billion
    13 Aug 2013
    5.0k
    76
    AIB
    AIB loses money on ATM withdrawals
    7 Jul 2013
    22.9k
    84
    SUSI
    Fears of repeat delays to grants as SUSI retains a fraction of staff
    3 May 2013
    6.3k
    20
    Bullying
    Sinn Féin publishes legislation on school bullying
    12 Dec 2012
    3.7k
    83
    Students
    USI President released following arrest in the Dáil
    15 Nov 2012
    10.4k
    44
    SUSI
    More than 50,000 students still waiting for decision on third-level grant
    25 Oct 2012
    5.4k
    39
    Gardaí
    Lift garda recruitment embargo to help fight crime, says O'Brien
    15 Jul 2012
    7.3k
    62
    In the know
    11 things we learned from the new Registers of Members’ Interests
    7 Apr 2012
    5.8k
    11
    Keeping schtum
    The minister, the opposition, and the 36 unanswered Dáil questions
    28 Mar 2012
    4.0k
    31
    Organised Crime
    Shatter dismisses calls to repeal crime laws following Supreme Court ruling
    13 Mar 2012
    3.1k
    28
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