Political or other bias in public service broadcasting is an issue that should concern us all. Over time it undermines confidence in our democracy. In the Seanad today I spoke about last night’s tendentious #RTEInvestigates documentary on abortion and called for an Oireachtas

No fairness, no licence fee: Again, RTÉ only presents one side. No look at our spiralling abortion rates, or at the brutality of late-term abortions, including on babies with foetal anomaly. Shame on #RTÉInvestigates for its lack of professionalism and dishonesty. RTÉ Prime Time

Ahascragh First Responders fundraising for another de-fib today. 5k walk/run for a good cause.

Activists, healthcare staff and educationalists promoting harmful ‘gender-affirming care’ need to call themselves aside now.

In the Seanad I spoke about the report of Dr Hilary Cass into gender treatment practices in Britain. What are the implications for Ireland?

We need to

So-called ‘Assisted Dying’ is not a Left/Right issue. This Guardian
article summarises many of the problems with legislating for it. Our Oireachtas Committee heard these warnings but sadly the majority did not heed them. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I debated the Government's Hate Speech legislation with Patrick Costello TD on RTÉ Prime Time last night. If the Government plans on proceeding with this legislation, substantial, not just cosmetic, changes will be needed.

The Government should not introduce legislation for assisted dying. The case has not been established, whereas the case against any change is overwhelming.

Speaking on the Tommy Marren show.

Honoured as always to spend time with Lord (David) Alton, a true champion of human dignity, and on a day when the Foetal Sentience Committee Bill was debated in the House of Lords. Our political leaders in Ireland also need to be lobbied on this issue by citizens concerned to protect

The Hate Speech debate continues...

These are the Minority Recommendations made by three members of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying which deserve close scrutiny if we wish to have a more equal society in which all lives are valued.

ronanmullen.ie/jcad-minority-…

My analysis of how the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying could get it so wrong:

‘At the first private meeting to discuss this draft Report, the majority of members decided to vote on the first recommendation that ‘the Government introduces legislation allowing for assisted

Statement on assisted dying proposed legislation rcpi.ie/News/statement…

The Assisted Dying Committee Report was launched today, but as a news moment, it had to give way to the Taoiseach’s surprising announcement of his resignation.

This Report is a travesty of the evidence heard by the Committee over the past year. The case for assisted suicide

Wishing Leo Varadkar the best in his life and career ahead.

The Government’s ‘Hate Speech’ legislation is not about protecting people from harm but about censoring political ideas. This is bad for our democracy. I pre-recorded a debate on the issue with my Seanad friend and colleague Barry Ward 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 for broadcast on This Week RTÉ now.

The media continues to cover the fallout from the Government’s referendum defeat.

The question must be asked: would our politics be better if media coverage was different?

How would RTÉ have covered the events of last weekend if the YES vote had been in the ascendant? Wouldn’t

There’s something not-very-adult about the political class governing us at the moment. And there’s something not-very-adult about the proposal to extend voting rights to 16-year-olds. Today with Claire Byrne

73.9%: the largest NO vote in the history of referendums.

The last time the people gave the Government a real referendum ‘wallop’ was in 2013 when Fine Gael under Enda Kenny failed in its attempt to abolish the Seanad.

Independent Senators have campaigned in recent months to