Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

EI hosts trade mission to United Arab Emirates

An article about John McGuinness seen on Silicon Republic

[31.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic] Seven Irish telecommunications companies will showcase their wares at the GSM-3G exhibition in Dubai … is organising a three-day trade visit to the United Arab Emirates led by Minister for Trade and Commerce John McGuinness TD. The country is the fastest-growing market for Irish companies in the Gulf... Continue reading »

Rewriting History at the New Old Lady of Tara Street

An article about John McGuinness seen on The Dubliner Magazine

Max McGuinness on a bit of self-editing at the Irish Times You may have heard about Wikiscanner, … the wikipedia exploits of a number of Irish institutions such as the Central Bank(where a very active John... Continue reading »

Kilkenny MEP combating climate change

Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community

Liam Aylward MEP has been appointed as a member of a new powerful European Parliament committee which has been set up this week to ensure that the EU is to the forefront in combating climate change. Liam Aylward MEP has been appointed as a member of a new powerful European Parliament committee which has been set up today in Strasbourg and which... Continue reading »

Welcome To My Website

Seen on Bobby Aylward - Fianna Fail Councillor for Kilkenny - Bobby Aylward, Fianna Fail, irish politics, irish government, kilkenny, kilkenny county council, Robert Aylward, councillor - Your Vote - Your Voice

Hello, I am Bobby Aylward and I’m a Fianna Fail candidate for Dail Eireann in Carlow-Kilkenny. Your vote is very valuable … and clearly, particularly at Election time. I come from a long Fianna Fail tradition. My father, Bob Aylward, represented the people of Kilkenny at local and national level for 29 years. Liam Aylward, my brother... Continue reading »

Marking Seamus Pattison’s Retirement

Seen on Cllr. Michael O' Brien

In the coming week, we will see the dissolution of the government and an election called … . However in Carlow / Kilkenny we are also marking the retirement after 46 years of Seamus Pattison. Seamus has served both the Labour Party and people of Carlow / Kilkenny with great honour and dignity... Continue reading »

Health Survey Results

Seen on Cllr. Michael O' Brien

During January the as part of Labours National Health Survey we dropped 2,500 surveys into homes across Kilkenny and the results certainly make interesting reading. Seamus Pattison TD and myself launched the survey locally in mid January. The national survey shows 42% of people wait for over 6 hours in Accident and Emergency... Continue reading »

Liam Aylward seeks 14 days notice for farm inspections

Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community

Liam Aylward MEP Urges the European Commission to ensure that farmers are given 14 days notice of an impending farm inspection Present rules are unfair and they need to be urgently changed Liam Aylward MEP today met with the top officials in the European Commission who are in the process of reviewing the operation of the cross compliance scheme.... Continue reading »

Vigilance is needed at a National and EU Level

Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community

A greater level of vigilance is needed at a National and EU Level so as to guarantee that the threat of Bird Flu is eliminated. But Irish farmers and Irish consumers should not panic. Liam Aylward MEP and a member of the agriculture committee in the European Parliament has today said that a greater level of vigilance is needed both in Ireland... Continue reading »

Health Survey

Seen on Cllr. Michael O' Brien

Over the weekend Seamus Pattison and I took part in the local launch of the Labour Party’s health survey. Nationally Labour is distributing 52,000 questionnaires to households asking for peoples’ opinions and experience of our health system. Locally Labour members are distributing 5,000 leaflets to homes across the electoral areas in Carlow /... Continue reading »

Time for the government to admit their mistake.

Seen on Cllr. Michael O' Brien

Spent Saturday back on the canvas, which was my first day back after the holidays. My fellow Labour Councillor Anne Phelan joined me on the canvas in the village of Goresbridge. Goresbridge is within the local election area which both Anne and I represent... Continue reading »

A walk on High Street

Seen on Cllr. Michael O' Brien

Pat Rabbitte paid a constituency visit to Carlow / Kilkenny on Monday to support the election campaign of both myself and my running mate Jim Townsend. The tour took in a visit to Kilkenny City, where we started the day with Pat, Seamus Pattison TD and myself being interviewed on KCLR, the local radio station. The next stop on the... Continue reading »

It Is Your Data

Seen on podcasting in Ireland

On a slow Saturday, some compelling headlines jumped off my Sony Walkman phone newsreader and prompted this [18.5 MB 96kbps MP3 file] podcast about dreams of migrant workers, digital rights in Ireland, a cameraphone competition, hassles faced by TDs trying to get access to local government and some podsafe music from three artists. That’s a photo... Continue reading »

An Taisce and planning

Seen on Ryano Stuff

An Taisce and planning July 19th, 2006 It’s been quite a while since I last posted but I suppose I’ve just been waiting for an excuse. I had a letter published in yesterday’s Irish Times which seems as good an excuse as any. The background is a column by John Waters, “Beware the unelected busybodies” (subscription required), which contained... Continue reading »

Eircom accused of charging customers for unused…

Seen on BreakingNews.ie: Business

Fianna Fail TD John McGuinness has accused eircom of charging customers for phones that they no longer use.... Continue reading »

Daft cafe bars

Seen on Sunny Southeast

KILKENNY — Straight-talking John McGuinness has described plans by Minister for Justice Michael McDowell to introduce cafe bars as a “daft notion”. Even in the laneways of charming Kilkenny, cafe bars with outdoor drinking would not work. That’s why no publican in the southeast is clamoring for them. Any weekend in Kilkenny it is easy to see... Continue reading »