
Former Irish TD's Controversial Character Reference Highlights Legislative Gap
A former Irish Teachta Dála (TD) has provided a controversial character reference, exposing a gap in existing legislation that was intended to prevent such occurrences.
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A former Irish Teachta Dála (TD) has provided a controversial character reference, exposing a gap in existing legislation that was intended to prevent such occurrences.

An action for damages by former Labour TD Joe Costello against RTÉ, concerning the broadcaster's defense in a defamation case, has been dismissed by the High Court.
A former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has passed away.
Many politicians have spent years trying to achieve their ultimate aim of a seat in the Dáil. But at the last general election in November 2024, over 50 TDs either quit politics or were rejected by the electorate and lost their seats. So how have they picked their lives up after the frenetic 24/7 routine of a backbench TD or minister – when suddenly they don’t receive phone calls at all hours of the day and night, and the chorus of social media abuse falls silent?

An Irish court has refused to reveal the identity of a former Teachta Dála (TD) who provided a character reference for a convicted child abuser during the offender's appeal. The judge upheld the anonymity of the former politician despite the appeal being rejected.

A court has been informed that Irish broadcaster RTÉ's failure to notify former Labour TD Joe Costello of its 'concurrent wrongdoer' defence breached his right to fair procedures.
A former TD Bank CEO has spearheaded a $21 million funding round for Ironlight, a platform specializing in tokenization.

Former Teachta Dála (TD) Gino Kenny has been co-opted onto South Dublin County Council, filling the vacancy left by his People Before Profit (PBP) colleague Darragh Adelaide, who resigned for personal reasons.
Former TD and minister Josepha Madigan, drawing on her experience as a family lawyer and mediator, highlights how mediation can help couples avoid expensive divorce proceedings and facilitate co-parenting.

Former Labour Party TD Joe Costello has commenced legal proceedings seeking damages against RTÉ. The action concerns the manner in which the broadcaster defended a previous defamation case against it.

Mr. Padmakumar is a former CPI(M) MLA and had served as TDB president when the decision was taken to hand over Sabarimala artefacts for replating to prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti in 2019
Former TD Bank trader Nadarajah has been banned from trading while awaiting trial on spoofing charges.