Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

10 Reasons to vote for Fine Gael

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Paul asked for these, so why not? I’ll have a go. 1. If you want a change of government, the only party that can guarantee this is FG. Any other party would do a deal with FF (alright, Labour MAYBE not, but still). 2. You should want a change of government because it is simply bad for a country to have one party in power for so long... Continue reading »

Murphy and McGrath v Minister for the Environment

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Independent TD’s Catherine Murphy and Finian McGrath have brought a High Court action challenging the constituency boundaries to be used in the May 24th general election. The applicants’ argue... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Adjournment

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Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Adjournment Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Politics , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge:REPLY TO DEFENCE

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Constituencies Constitutional Challenge:REPLY TO DEFENCE Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL... Continue reading »

When politicians call

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Damien has linked to a number of resources. I have two particular issues both health related … , Brian Lenihan, Richard Bruton and Finian McGrath only Richard and Finian responded. Finian... Continue reading »

Sieg Heil??

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It is at times like these that I wish I were a fabulous photojournoblogger like Red Mum or GingerPixel. ( … Callely smiling sinisterly down from every lamp post. (Now don’t get me wrong, the Richard Bruton... Continue reading »

Next Minister for Health?

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[ Bertie-Ahern-2.jpg] The opinion poll in today’s Irish Times is bad news for Bertie Ahern and suggests he won’t be forming the next Government … up for a relatively inexperienced politician. If Enda Kenny is looking for a safe pair of hands, Richard Bruton... Continue reading »

More on the clowns

Seen on Daniel K. Sullivan

I didn’t twig that Una Mullaly is in fact Una of Una Rocks. So I withdraw my comments about giving me a ring if she’s single as she decidedly taken to the best of my knowledge. And the Pelican has been in touch with me by mail since I posted (Christ how much like a line from Batman the TV series does that sound?). Seems the Pelican has only just... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Motion (3)

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Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Motion (3) Posted by Edward McGarr under Politics , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE... Continue reading »

Posters, posters everywhere, where’s the politics?

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Posters, posters everywhere, where’s the politics? April 24, 2007 Posted by franklittle in Sinn Féin, Irish Labour Party, Irish Election 2007, Progressive Democrats, Fine Gael, Irish Politics, Fianna Fáil, media. add a comment As part of a vaguely pointless bit of experimentation, I decided to keep track of the election posters, by which I mean... Continue reading »

Sean Fleming on PrimeTime

Seen on Daniel K. Sullivan

A Willie O’Dea for the 21st century? Willie spent years as a backbencher willing and able to try and defend all kinds of government nonsense on behalf of FF, now that he’s a minister he can’t be doing that sort of thing any more. Well apart from in the Sindo but we’ve covered that already. However, it seems FF have unearthed a new Willie for a new... Continue reading »

Electoral Constituencies

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There is a bit of a bru-hahah brewing over yonder at McGarr Solicitors. It appears that their offices are acting for Finian McGrath and Catherine Murphy in their challenge to the Constitutionality of the forthcoming (but still to be announced) General Election. What baffles me is that in September of last year there was strong indication in the... Continue reading »

Reporting on the Law

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Reporting on legal cases is a specialist skill. It requires the journalist to be at least familiar with the procedures of how a case is heard and what the steps are along the way. Sometimes, a journalist will be sent out to report on a court case without sufficient experience or training to interpret what they see or hear for their readers. After... Continue reading »

Election not in Doubt, Validity Is

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Its difficult to know what will come of yesterdays news that Finian McGrath 9Dublin North Central) and Catherine Murphy (Kildare North) have launched a legal challenge to the upcoming election on the basis that the ratio of TDs to constituents is imbalanced in a number of constituencies violating the Constitution. The report in the Tribune and... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge: Statement of Claim

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THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Defendants STATEMENT OF CLAIM Delivered this 5th day of April 2007 by McGarr Solicitors of 12 City Gate, Lower Bridge St. Dublin 8 1.... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge: Statement of Claim

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Constituencies Constitutional Challenge: Statement of Claim Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND... Continue reading »

FG promises to ease stamp duty for first time buyers

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The Fine Gael finance spokesperson, Richard Bruton has said he makes no apology for wanting to change the law dealing with stamp duty.... Continue reading »

INSIDE POLITICS - POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR

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You know how to get a story out? Just tell a politician a secret. The worst kept secret of the last 24 hours was revealed tonight when Trevor Sargent was named as the Magill Politician of the Year. I was one of about a dozen political correspondents who used our skill, expertise, deeply-held prejudices and a thumb-tack to choose the winners.... Continue reading »

Magill Politican Of The Year 2007 (Pictured Right)

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[ 00040658.jpg] In a little while, cherubic Green Trevor Sargent will be crowned Magill magazine’s Politican of The Year (like the VIP Style Awards for non-stylish people). Trevor (pictured with 1997’s Lovely Girl of The Year, Amanda Byram) took the mag’s gong for developing “the Green Party into a serious potential player in the formation of... Continue reading »

INSIDE POLITICS - BERTIE’S GAME

Seen on Harry McGee

We all know. What do we all know? Nothing. May 18th was repeated so often as the probable date of the election, that it was beginning to be carved like stone in our minds. All those knowing references we made. Bertie will call it as soon as we get back after Easter. He favoured an early election. It would happen on a Friday like it did five years... Continue reading »

Stardust Campaigner to Run in Dublin

Seen on The Jaundiced Ireland

The maths in Dublin North Central just got more complicated with the announcement that Antoinette Keegan, a survivor of the Stardust Tragedy, will seek election in the coming battle. The candidate will be seeking to raise the pressure on the government to launch an enquiry into the tragedy. Dublin North Central is a four seater and is home to... Continue reading »

Fine Gael

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Fine Gael Posted in Sunday Times Columns, Irish Politics at 5:40 pm by Sarah Note: Since we still await the “regional” editions of the ST online, here is the unedited offering from me this week. Typical - I stick my neck out for these guys and then what? spend the day being annoyed because they removed “Celtic and Christian” from the published... Continue reading »

The Last King

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[ Amin] Just saw The Last King of Scotland. If you didn’t…go see it. Spending much of my day as I do looking for ways to complain about the opposition, the government, the letters ministers wrote to free prisoners, the whiparounds of the powerful, the rightswing of the left…………… this puts it all well in perspective. Come back Ivor Callely all is... Continue reading »

….And Then A Step to The Right

Seen on The Jaundiced Ireland

Enda Kenny argues that you can’t argue with aspirations, then he declares Ireland is a Celtic and Christian Country - and leaves you to decide yourself whether it should be for a Celtic and Christian people. With no Ivor Callely to disrupt the governments media bandwagon as he did on budget day, Enda took a firm step to the right and brought... Continue reading »

What have the PDs ever done for us?

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Pictured above: the entire PD party What have the PDs ever done for us? Tackled serious crime on our streets? Nope! Tackled the state of the health service? Nope! Reformed licencing laws and given Ireland cafe bars? Nope! Tackled the low standards of Fianna Fail? Nope! Delivered on the promised 2,000 extra gardai? Nope! Tackled... Continue reading »