Eamonn Coghlan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate my beloved Dubs. When my dear friend Bernard Brogan put the ball into the net with his fist over the weekend it was reminiscent of the 1963 all-Ireland final when Gerry Davey controversially palmed the ball into the net. I congratulate Dublin, the GAA and the spectators who attended Croke Park on Sunday for a wonderful festive occasion. I was very proud to be Irish and to witness such a wonderful sporting occasion.

Like the rest of the Members in the House I am not particularly happy with the language used by members of the Government with regard to next week's referendum on the abolition of the Seanad, and the amount of false information. Another point, which disturbs me more than anything, is the amount of confusion among the public. People think a "Yes" vote is for retention of the Seanad and that a "No" vote is to get rid of it. Is there a way we can use the media - I do not necessarily mean here in the Seanad - to be much more clear with regard to what "Yes" and "No" mean when it comes to the abolition referendum on 4 October?