Alice-Mary Higgins

Independent Senator (NUI) Leader of @SeanadCEG Equality, Environment, Economy #repealedthe8th RTs not endorsement @[email protected] @aliceeire.bsky.social

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

The Ballots have landed!
Vote Alice-Mary Higgins No.1 for a progressive, effective & passionate legislator with a track record on equality, environment & human rights.
Thanks to @ailbhes - one of my amazing nominators - for her words of support! #Seanad2025 #SE25 #NUI

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

I will mainly be posting on bluesky from now on - under the same name @aliceeire That's @aliceeire.bsky.social
I encourage you to find me there & consider setting up your own account. I am also @aliceeire on mastadon

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

Lá Fhéile Bríde! Feeling very in tune with the spirit of Imbolc & new beginnings as I prepare for the 27th Seanad
& all the new challenges & possibilities it brings.

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

@jerrybuttimer And congratulations to you!

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

Elected!

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

@florNEWS Thanks!

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

@OdohertyI64991 @SeanadCEG In fact what I mean is the government should pass the Seanad Reform Bill I co-sponsored with MIchael McDowell which would give every citizen in Ireland a vote regardless of whether they are a graduate or not

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

The ridiculously unfair Seanad electoral system, which I want to reform, did mean I got to vote No.1 for all 3 of my brilliant @SeanadCEG colleagues!
Frances Black (industry panel) Eileen Flynn (admin panel) & Lynn Ruane (TCD). They are truly wonderful women so 🤞for #SE25

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

@Love1solidarity Thanks Eileen - hoping to have you there with me!

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

TODAY is the LAST DAY to post NUI Seanad votes and have them arrive before the Wed 29th deadline. If you haven't voted yet then post it this morning or bring your ballot paper to work and post at lunchtime! I'm asking you to Vote Alice-Mary Higgins No.1

[Conor O'Neill @conoraon]

Nice RTÉ hat-tip to the @SeanadCEG: "It's also possible for legislative proposals to be initiated in the Seanad. The best example of this is the Occupied Territories Bill, which was initiated by Independent Senators including @frances_black & @aliceeire."
https://t.co/zmF4GzeVAc

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

I have been proud to work alongside Senator Eileen Flynn in the Seanad where she has been a powerful voice for equality, solidarity, compassion & justice. I'm voting Eileen Flynn No. 1 on the Seanad Administrative panel & I encourage others to do the same! @Love1solidarity

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

@JSmugman you can read some of them at https://t.co/gRPX3OjnzM particularly in the section on legislation

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

The next few years will be challenging & we need to meet them with a politics of courage, creativity & care. Your Seanad vote matters & I'm asking to vote Alice-Mary Higgins No.1 🗳️
Post your ballot TODAY to get it back to NUI before the deadline on Wed 29th. (no stamp required)

[Echo Chamber Podcast @EchoChambersPod]

We’re fans of @aliceeire
Please vote for her if you’re fortunate to have a NUI panel vote. And listen to this podcast - Cooperation not Militarisation
Apple:https://t.co/PeuciMQ8bX
Spotify:https://t.co/KZRAGACpLq

[Jennifer Whitmore TD @WhitmoreJen]

I have worked alongside @aliceeire on the Climate committee for the last 5 years. She is an incredible advocate for the environment, justice and fairness.

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

The perfect indoor activity for a cold wet blustery day, filling in your NUI Seanad ballot paper. Perhaps followed by a brisk outdoor stroll to the postbox! Ballots must arrive by post to NUI offices by next Wed morning Jan 29th so post soon! And Vote Alice-Mary Higgins No.1 !

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

If you have an NUI vote, make sure to use it! Step ONE is find your ballot paper! Is it on a hall table, in a kitchen drawer, behind some christmas cards or maybe even at an old address? Once you find it then there are just three more steps to having your say in the Seanad...

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

Honoured to speak at huge @ipsc48 demo today.

As a co-sponsor of the Occupied Territories Bill, I will oppose backtracking, dilution & stalling from the incoming government. Respect international law & pass the #OTB -This is a moment for love & courage not bowing to fear!

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

Actually the EU should probably be doing the exact opposite & refusing to import any fossil fuels from any country, like the US, that exits the Paris Agreement. Very poor from the EU Commissioner for "core values"

[Tony Connelly @tconnellyRTE]

NEW: Ireland's EU Commissioner @EUCssrMcGrath suggests the EU will bring forward proposals to buy more US oil and LNG as a way of building relations with the new Trump administration

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

Trinity voters! Vote Lynn Ruane No.1
Lynn is an emancipatory & transformative force in Irish politics & a brilliant legislator. She combines philosophical depth with practical policies that change people's lives. We need her courage, creativity & heart in the next Seanad! 💛

[Alice-Mary Higgins @aliceeire]

If you have an NUI vote, make sure to use it! Step ONE is find your ballot paper! Is it on a hall table, in a kitchen drawer, behind some christmas cards or maybe even at an old address? Once you find it then there are just three more steps to having your say in the Seanad...