Coming up on Six-One RTÉ News, Pádraig Rice TD will be discussing the latest CHI controversy.

What we witnessed on #RTEInvestigates tonight was shocking and unacceptable. It is the consequence of allowing elder care to be viewed only as a product to extract maximum profit. This must be a catalyst for change. Pádraig Rice TD socialdemocrats.ie/rte-expose-on-…

LISTEN BACK Let's Make The Leaving Cert Fair For Dyslexics PJ Coogan talks to Pádraig Rice TD who lives with dyslexia and wants a fairer #LeavingCert for our kids who need a little more time shows.acast.com/corks-96-fm-op…

LISTEN BACK 96FM's Leaving Cert Fairness Fight For Dyslexics Highlighted On Dáil Floor PJ Coogan talks to Pádraig Rice TD who raised extra time for #LeavingCert2025 students living with Dyslexia Ireland quoting Midleton College Head Girl's @corks96fm call shows.acast.com/corks-96-fm-op…

You can join the #RaiseTheRoof campaign in Cork this Saturday, June 20th, at 2pm at the National Monument on the Grand Parade. Pádraig Rice TD #HousingCrisis #Dáil

Oireachtas Health Committee 19/6/25 The treatment of children with dysplasia and scoliosis related matters. Constant reluctance to disclose information - Pádraig Rice TD Was there informed consent?? A philosophy among consultants led to a higher rate of hip surgeries #CHI

Long overdue publication of new National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035 is welcome. But it contains some glaring gaps. New strategy lacks clear timelines and specific funding commitments – and is practically silent on trans healthcare. Pádraig Rice TD socialdemocrats.ie/minister-must-…

Over the last number of years, progress on LGBTQI+ rights has slowed. Hate crimes are rising; gaps in family law have not been closed; conversion therapy is still legal; & Ireland has the worst trans healthcare in the EU. This is why Pride is more than a party – it's a protest.

📚 ‘Cork City's library plans are too important to get wrong’ - my op-ed in today’s Irish Examiner 📰 irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

Great to see Pádraig Rice TD at today’s #InvestInYouthWork event! 🎉 Cork South Central constituents shared how crucial youth work funding is for our community. Let’s ensure #Budget2026 reflects this need! 🤝 #YouthWorkChangesLives

The Minister for Higher Education has got the student fees issue badly wrong. He has created huge levels of uncertainty and huge levels of stress for students, parents, and families right across the country. The students of Ireland deserve better.

It’s concerning that the same issues continue to persist in maternity services in Portiuncula Hospital. We need to know what the Minister for Health and the HSE intend to do to address these issues once and far all - and how long this will take. rte.ie/news/2025/0709…

Delighted to get copies of the historic Disregard Bill signed by Aengus O'Snodaigh and co-sponsors Ged Nash, Paul Murphy, Padraig Rice, Roderic O’Gorman, and Catherine Connolly .. thanks to Aengus for arranging the signed copies ..

I’m delighted that myself and my Social Democrats colleagues will be nominating Catherine Connolly for President. She has the skills, qualities and experience to be a brilliant President. She’s a lawyer, a gaeilgeoir and a tireless champion for those on the margins of Irish society.

The National Executive of the Social Democrats has unanimously decided that its Oireachtas members will nominate Catherine Connolly for President rte.ie/news/2025/0711…

Four public parks in Co Cork will be offering free sunscreen from Monday. The sunscreen dispensers will be available at Marina Park, Fitzgerald Park, Clashduv Park and Meelick Park rte.ie/news/munster/2…

Putting alcohol labelling on the back burner and sacrificing public health to appease the alcohol lobby sets a dangerous precedent. If public policy can be so easily overthrown by commercial interests, what does that say about our political system? My op-ed in today’s Mail👇

On Saturday we celebrated 10 years of the Social Democrats. It was great to gather with members and friends to mark our first decade. In particular, it was a brilliant opportunity to mark the work and contribution of former TDs Róisín Shortall and Catherine Murphy.