{"id":173624,"date":"2025-12-03T22:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/173624\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T22:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:22:11","slug":"limerick-td-reveals-personal-family-details-when-heckled-in-the-dail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/173624\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick TD reveals personal family details when heckled in the D\u00e1il"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AN INDEPENDENT Ireland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/section\/309\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TD<\/a>\u00a0from County Limerick who was heckled in the D\u00e1il chamber while supporting a motion for trans healthcare revealed that his own son is gay and that people should not make assumptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a motion on trans healthcare, Deputy Richard O&#8217;Donoghue urged his fellow politicians that regardless of party politics or beliefs, respect should be at the core of all that they do.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/community\/1957312\/limerick-homelessness-charity-to-host-annual-christmas-sleep-out-fundraiser.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limerick homelessness charity to host annual Christmas sleep-out fundraiser<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the D\u00e1il chamber, he said: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been heckled in this house saying that I&#8217;m anti-gay, anti-this,&#8221; and is again interrupted and has to say &#8220;excuse me, again you can&#8217;t be quite and listen to someone else&#8217;s opinion &#8211; it&#8217;s called respect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I&#8217;m a parent, I&#8217;m a grandparent, I have a son that&#8217;s gay &#8211; ye don&#8217;t know me but ye make assumptions about people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Deputy O&#8217;Donoghue argued that no matter what side of an issue people stand on personally, everyone has a right to healthcare and everyone should be advocated for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether I agree or not, I will respect and help you,&#8221; he said, adding that a lot of people are scared, for themselves and their children, in an ever-changing world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Limerick TD said: &#8220;Anyone in this country deserves healthcare &#8211; regardless of circumstances, you deserve healthcare.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Deputy O&#8217;Donoghue posted the video of his speech to his Facebook page, it shows him speaking and being interrupted at intervals, for just under five minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The video has been viewed almost 25,000 times and has more than 120 comments of support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; 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