• Independent Senator (National University of Ireland)
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Email me whenever Rónán Mullen speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Nov 2025)

“I raise a global human rights crisis that is ignored far too often. Next week, the charity Aid to the Church in Need will mark its annual week of witness which highlights the ongoing persecution of Christians around the world. It is a sobering thought when we realise that since the first century AD of the Roman Empire, which we most associate with the beginning of Christian persecution,...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2025)

“I am worried that, like the proposed amendment to section 11 which we discussed previously, this live broadcast defence is another very strong pro-media measure. It seems, notwithstanding the subclauses contained in the proposed amendment, that it takes us from one extreme to another and removes a necessary protection and issue that broadcasters, journalists and presenters should have in the...”

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2025)

“With regard to the ungrateful media, I often think of the story about Kelvin MacKenzie of The Sun after some journalists were wined and dined by some corporate interest seeing to curry favour. On the way back to Fleet Street and the office, MacKenzie said "Now, let us go stun them with our ingratitude". An ungrateful media is a cornerstone of our democracy but an accountable media is also...”

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• Has spoken in 29 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — below average among Senators.
• People have made 5 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average among Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1629 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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