The Government must pull out all the stops for three Gazan students who successfully appealed the refusal of visas to them by the Department of Justice but are now in a race against time to be evacuat...

The Minister for Justice must account for the inexplicable increase in visa refusals to Palestinian students after the deadline for application approvals passed this afternoon, according to Social Dem...

Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee must immediately contact the Turkish Embassy in Dublin to convey the Irish Government’s serious concerns over this week’s wave of raids and arrests targeting...

Tomorrow’s protests against Donald Trump’s visit will provide the people of Ireland with an opportunity to demonstrate their strong opposition to the US President’s brand of toxic politics, according ...

The British Prime Minister must withdraw his tone-deaf comments on Irish unity and admit that he was wrong, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson. Senator Step...

The United State’s blatant disregard for international law and its institutions represents a degradation of the global rules-based order, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Pat...

The Social Democrats have accused the Government of gross hypocrisy for continuing to deny visas to dozens of Gazan students awarded third level placements under the Ireland-Palestine Scholarship Prog...

It is utterly appalling that 31 out of the 59 Gazan students awarded scholarships to study in Ireland from September have had their visa applications blocked by the Department of Justice, according to...

Social Democrats senator Patricia Stephenson has called on the Minister for Foreign Affairs to clarify if Irish consular officials have attended the German trial of Dublin activist Daniel Tatlow-Deval...

The Social Democrats have urged the Department of Further and Higher Education and the Department of Justice to work together to remove barriers facing more than 20 Gazan students who have been refuse...

The gutted version of the Occupied Territories Bill that the Government is ramming through the Oireachtas will not effectively sanction Israel, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokespers...

An independent UN report which confirmed the IDF is deliberately targeting and murdering children in Gaza reveals the depths of Israel’s depravity, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokes...

Senator Patricia Stephenson has called for strong community leadership in the wake of the horrific knife attack in Belfast this week and the racially motivated violence that followed it. She said: “As...

There must be clarity and protection provided to the staff and students of Carlow College who are facing uncertainty, according to the Social Democrats’ Patricia Stephenson and Jen Cummins. Carlow Kil...

Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson’s Bill to give greater powers to prevent munitions being flown through Shannon Airport and Irish airspace, along with a suite of other...

The imposing of a travel ban on Israel’s most far-right ministers must be only the beginning of Ireland’s actions to sanction Netanyahu’s rogue government, according to Social Democrats foreign affair...

Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson will introduce a Bill today to give greater powers to prevent munitions being flown through Shannon Airport and Irish airspace, along ...

Progressing the Occupied Territories Bill without the inclusion of a ban on services shows the Government is crumbling under pressure from the United States, according to Social Democrats foreign affa...

New Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar must follow through on his commitment to EU values and reverse Hungary’s draconian anti-LGBTI law, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson ...

The Irish Government must intervene to ensure the safety of Irish activists illegally detained in international waters by Israeli forces, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Pat...

An initiative by Social Democrats senator Patricia Stephenson, which will result in free travel for three months for those fleeing domestic violence, is to be introduced as a standalone scheme by Soci...

Allowing 3,000 US troops to pass through Shannon Airport last month radically undermines our country’s neutrality, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson. Senat...

Ireland must join Spain and Switzerland and close its airspace to US military aircraft en route to fulfil military objectives in the Middle East, according to Social Democrats foreign affairs spokespe...

The Government’s attempt to ram through the Arbitration Bill without adequate scrutiny poses a serious threat to Ireland, according to Social Democrats Foreign Affairs spokesperson Patricia Stephenson...

Going big on solar is a no-brainer and the Social Democrats have a five-point plan to do that  Supports for solar panel installation need to be dramatically expanded and improved to help households cu...

It is disgusting that, as Israel targets and kills innocent men, women and children across Lebanon with impunity, the EU remains silent As Israel commits barbaric war crimes in Lebanon, the Taoiseach must join with the Spanish Prime Minister and demand a suspension of the EU-Israel trade agreement, according to Social Democrats Foreign Affairs spokesperson […]