Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

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

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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

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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

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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 »

What to do for the Agency Christmas Card?

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If I were a client of UK Agency Proximity I might be wondering what value I was getting for my spend this Christmas. It seems like the whole agency got involved in the making of their virtual Christmas Card. Still while I wait for Ivor Callely’s latest production, it wins The Persuaders most creative card award this year.... Continue reading »

The Budget and the Empty Chair

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[ Empty_chair] This was originally written for Irishelections.com Budgets are like viewing an impressionist painting but in reverse: the closer you are the more clearly you can make out the image, the further back the more vague and indistinct. Stand far enough back and all you see is the frame. With budgets, instant analysis and frenetic... Continue reading »

The limits of activism: Sinn Féin, Independents, Socialism, Community and Party.

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The limits of activism: Sinn Féin, Independents, Socialism, Community and Party. December 2, 2006 Posted by WorldbyStorm in Uncategorized, Ireland, Irish Politics, Sinn Féin. add a comment One of the perennial jibes cast against Independent politicians is that they are effectively little more than ‘parish pump’ politicians, adrift to some extent... Continue reading »

Magill, the end is near?

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Magill, the end is near? November 15, 2006 Posted by smiffy in Ireland, Irish Politics, Neo-conservatives. add a comment One can only hope! Opening the Sunday Tribune at the weekend, it was interesting to see a complimentary edition of November’s Magill fall out. Interesting and rather pleasurable, not because I’m any great fan of the magazine... Continue reading »

Why are Fianna Fail going on the Labour offensive?

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Why are Fianna Fail going on the Labour offensive? Writes Adam Maguire of Adam’s Blog on November 7th, 2006 Read More: Fianna Fail, Coalition, Government, Labour Party, Economy, Taxation There’s been plenty of media coverage over recent months of the feud between McDowell (in the PD-corner) and Rabbitte (in the Labour corner), as each side... Continue reading »

No West Wing at the Westlink

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No West Wing at the Westlink Writes Ben of Dublin Opinion on November 7th, 2006 Read More: Fianna Fail, Irish Politics, Government, Labour Party, Fine Gael, Corruption Last Saturday Tayto Ahern laid it on the line for those who would seek to oust Fianna Fáil from government. Do so at your peril, he warned, for there be cash-eating monsters... Continue reading »

Scully to run in Election

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Scully to run in Election Writes Squid of The Limerick Blog on November 6th, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized, Blogging, Fine Gael, Limerick East In the first of his videocasts, posted on YouTube, Cllr Diarmuid Scully has revealed that he will be running for a Dáil seat in the upcoming General Election. Youtube Video Click Here.... Continue reading »

Trainee Gardai aren’t Gardai

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Trainee Gardai aren’t Gardai Writes Cian of Where’s Me Country? on November 6th, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized, Progressive Democrats, Fine Gael, Crime, Law Look to be fair, Fine Gael have a point, Gardai in Templemore aren’t fighting crime or doing deskwork, they are in training. Its not sound to add that number to the effective Garda... Continue reading »

Cllr Seamus Ryan: The Longest Campaign Ever?

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Cllr Seamus Ryan: The Longest Campaign Ever? Writes Cllr. Seamus Ryan of Seamus Ryan’s Blog on November 6th, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized, Fianna Fail, Progressive Democrats, Labour Party, Column The general election campaign certainly seems to have begun in earnest this weekend with the Soldiers of Destiny holding their Ard Fheis in... Continue reading »

Fact Checking Fine Gael

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Fact Checking Fine Gael Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on November 6th, 2006 Read More: Fine Gael, Crime I am a bit bored so I thought I would fact check a Fine Gael press release. IrelandÂ’s 3 year descent into a vicious & violent society – OÂ’Keeffe. Also the fact that he uses the line “These figures do not lie” means I cannot resist.... Continue reading »

Tomorrows Press

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Tomorrows Press Writes Cian of Where’s Me Country? on November 4th, 2006 Read More: Media Just on newstalk this evening (sorry for the late note) having a look at tomorrow’s papers, not sure when the links go up but there are a few juicy ones on the front pages notably; In the Sindo PD Senator John Minihan seems to suggest that the PD... Continue reading »

The ghosts of Ard Fheiseanna past

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The ghosts of Ard Fheiseanna past Writes Ciaran Parker of Planet Parker on November 4th, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized The Fianna Fail Ard Fheis     I was a member of Fianna Fail for many years and attended quite a few Ard fheiseanna in my time. I remember, by way of digression, when I gave my first lecture in UCD. The lecture hall was... Continue reading »

Poor PDs

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Poor PDs Writes Ciaran Parker of Planet Parker on November 3rd, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized I have noted Pat Rabbitte’s comments about the knowledge of the poor amongst the ranks of the PDs. He seems so unaware that there are poor PD supporters, in many cases down to their last million, who are being crippled by a taxation system which... Continue reading »

Cargate

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Cargate Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on November 2nd, 2006 Read More: Galway West In an interview with the NUI Galway’s student Newspaper SIN.Niall Ó Brolcháin asked the question I was wondering before about his car. You were given a new hybrid car. Would it not have been more environmentally sound to keep your old car as 40 per cent... Continue reading »