Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

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 »

An idea

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An idea Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on November 2nd, 2006 Read More: Taxation Here is an idea. Re-introduce then bank levy of 5% but allow the banks to write off against this a portion of investment in small to medium business start-ups especially high-tech ones. There seems to a distinct lack of investment capital in this country.... Continue reading »

The Limerick Blogger Election Project: Patricia (Trish) Forde-Brennan (Green, E)

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The Limerick Blogger Election Project: Patricia (Trish) Forde-Brennan (Green, E) Writes Squid of The Limerick Blog on November 2nd, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized, Green Party, Blogging, Limerick East [ Patricia Forde-Brennan] Patricia (Trish) Forde-Brennan is the Green Party’s candidate for Limerick East in the upcoming General Election.... Continue reading »

A few votes in a few months as a junior minister?

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A few votes in a few months as a junior minister? Writes P O’Neill of Best of Both Worlds on October 24th, 2006 Read More: Fianna Fail, Clare Síle de Valera has confirmed what she first said last February, that she will step down as junior minister for education in December.   Thus Bertie’s clumsy attempt to ease her out sooner eventually... Continue reading »

Bung in Cheek - Why No-One Can Land a Glove on…

Seen on An Spailpín Fánach

[ Our Leader]Trevor Sargent, leader of the Green Party, was on Morning Ireland this morning, discussing the question that has the nation transfixed – when is a bung not a bung? It was a chance for the leader of the Green Party to do a Dick Spring, and portray himself as the real leader of the opposition – instead, not-so-clever Trevor chose to... Continue reading »

Resign Ahern, you cunt

Seen on Twenty Major - still smoking in Dublin bars.

So the Taoiseach received ��40,000 from friends but he says he had ‘broken no codes - ethical, tax, legal or otherwise’. Apparently he always regarded them as a ‘debt of honour’ that he would repay with interest. To date he hasn’t repaid any of the money or any of the interest. He said he accepted the money to provide for his children’s... Continue reading »

Michael McDowell Gets Up To Bat

Seen on The Pleasures of Underachievement

Self-styled rottweiller Michael McDowell, Minister for Justice (or Secretary of State, Home Secretary, Minister of the Interior, as other countries have it) has just stepped up to the mark to lead the Progressive Democrats in what will surely turn out to be the most deluded political leadership change in Irish history (and, yes, I remember Alan... Continue reading »

The Stewart Effect

Seen on The Dossing Times

Jon Stewart causes young people to develop very cynical views about politicians and politics. Amm this probably has more to do with politicians and the likes of Fox news then anything I mean just look at this clip. And they wonder why people are cynical. Could have used that one around the time of Richard Bruton and McDowell’s little spat.... Continue reading »

Carry on Up The Castro

Seen on Manhattan Notes: Amongst the Irish of Dublin's Little Jerusalem

The Irish Left is staying strangely silent about developments in Cuba. Perhaps they’re embarrassed by the fact that the leader of his great People’s Democracy can hand over the reins of power to his brother without an election. Not even a Fianna Fail councillor can do that… Maybe, they’re still smarting over what was said about the... Continue reading »

Today, we have witnessed a disgraceful yet utterly…

Seen on Wednesday's Irish politics blog

Today, we have witnessed a disgraceful yet utterly predictable display of moral cowardice on the part of the large majority of Dáil Deputies. All but 16 TDs failed to oppose the annual extension of the Offences Against the State Act, which allows the conviction of “membership of an illegal organisation” based solely upon the word of a garda. Given... Continue reading »