Senator Alice-Mary Higgins calls for peace-building and dialogue in Catalonia

4 October 2017

After the police violence witnessed on October 1st in Catalonia over the contested independence referendum, I spoke in the Seanad about the dangers of authoritarianism and the need for Ireland to step up and play it's role as a peace-building nation.

The Government must actively urge the EU to engage in mediation in the region. Europe urgently needs to move beyond the securitisation agenda which has dominated in recent years and re-invest in the work of peace-building, social infrastructure, democracy and dialogue.

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Senator Alice-Mary Higgins and Deputy James Lawless call for swift passage of legislation to regulate online political advertising

14 May 2018

Today, Senator Alice-Mary Higgins and Deputy James Lawless renewed their call for the swift passage of legislation to regulate online political advertising. While welcoming Facebook's decision to stop overseas advertisement on the referendum and Google’s announcement to pause all referendum advertising until after May 25th they believe legislation is urgently needed to ensure proper transparency and regulation of online political advertising.

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins welcomes Report calling for Repeal of the Eighth Amendment

18 January 2018

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins joined her colleagues in the Civil Engagement Group in welcoming the report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. She repeated her call for a simple repeal of the eighth amendment and for the availability of full reproductive healthcare options for women in Ireland.

A Strong Voice for Education for Seanad 2020

6 March 2020

Alice-Mary Higgins has been a champion of education, students and educators during her first term in Seanad Éireann. If you are a teacher or know a teacher please share this letter below and encourage teachers to give Alice-Mary their number 1 vote in the upcoming elections.