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Dublin North East Calling

Seen on Brian Greene

hear a near90FM special of DNE podcast:MP3 Martin Brady TD & Michael Woods TD posters have almost exclusively been placed on road sign poles. Due to the late arrival into the mix of posters... Continue reading »

Why should I vote for you?

Seen on Tír na nÓg

Here is my e-mail to the candidates of Dublin North East, my constituency. I will post any replies I recieve. Dear Candidates I am writing as a constituent of Dublin North East based in the Coolock area. I am a registered voter. As I’ve yet to meet most of you at the door (Tommy Broughan has been the... Continue reading »

Knock Knock..

Seen on Tír na nÓg

Who’s there? Tommy Broughan (Lab) is. My first actual canvasser. Unfortunately, Oisín had very important things to scream about and so I was unable to put my questions to Mr Broughan. He’s very internet friendly though so I will be e-mailing him (along with... Continue reading »

Day 11

Seen on Noel Dempsey Election 2007

Appropriately enough the annual Arbour Hill Easter Rising Commemoration took place today … now….” After the commemoration I take part in RTÉ’s first ever web debate with Bernard Durkan, Tommy Broughan and Eamon Ryan. www.rte.ie/news/elections2007/debate/ We faced over 250 questions in an hour long... Continue reading »

Election Special

Seen on NEAR 90.3 fm - Podcast

Election Special A live broadcast for the Dublin North East constituency featuring all the designated candidates as follows: Dr. Michael Woods (FF) Martin Brady (FF) Brody Sweeney (FG) Terence Flanagan (FG) Tommy Broughan (Lab) Larry O’Toole (SF) David Healy (Greens) Keith Redmond (PD) The panelists answered questions asked... Continue reading »

So just how interesting are the Labour candidates?

Seen on The Labour Party and the 2007 General Election

So just how interesting are the Labour candidates? May 4th, 2007 — Chris Seriously, whatever about their worthiness, intellect or ability, … Tommy Broughan: Tommy was the first T.D. to propose the introduction of a citywide wifi network... Continue reading »

View from my front door

Seen on Tír na nÓg

Martin Brady Originally uploaded by _Embarr_. Mr Embarr has predicted that the election candidates of Dublin North East will not be beating a path … . I got my first election flyer from Martin Brady (FF) today but no knock on the door. I did get a lovely Martin Brady branded pen though. Who needs in-depth policy discussion when such riches are on... Continue reading »

Bit optimistic there, Pat?

Seen on The Labour Party and the 2007 General Election

Bit optimistic there, Pat? May 1st, 2007 — stargal [ Rabbitte in Dublin city centre yesterday] … . He gives Joan Burton, Róisín Shorthall and Tommy Broughan, among others, the benefit of the doubt in tight races... Continue reading »

Ireland’s tortoise approach to broadband

Seen on techno-culture

The Dail’s special committee’s report on broadband is out today and is fairly damning of the Irish situation (how could it be otherwise). Committee member Tommy Broughan TD got a press release out fast, noting three areas in which the report noted serious shortcomings: · the defective and lethargic government policy on broadband rollout; · the... Continue reading »

Declaration of Oireachtas members interests

Seen on Daniel K. Sullivan

Get them while they are hot. Dail members Seanad Members I would say that Willie O’Dea has a question over his form. There is a remarkable (hence my remarking on it) lack of consistency about this, some reps list their Dail income as occupational income many others don’t are they supposed to or not? I’m kind of surprised that so few own shares... Continue reading »

Labour and Fine Gael Differ Radically Again

Seen on Daniel O Neill

In response to the new government white paper suggesting the break up of the E.S.B., Fine Gael’s spokesman on energy Brendan Durkan welcomed the proposal claiming that Fine Fáil had indeed copied Fine Gael’s policies proposing the break up of the E.S.B. Tommy Broughan of Labour, however, claimed that The Labour Party was ‘totally opposed to any... Continue reading »

Another broadband failure

Seen on Cllr. Michael O' Brien

The failure to be able to supply broadband to rural Ireland was again highlighted this week. Over 150 local Kilmoganny residents have signed a petition asking Eircom to upgrade their local exchange to support broadband. It is ridiculous that local communities that are crying out for broadband have to organise petitions and campaigns. The people... Continue reading »

Dr. Michael Woods to run in Dublin North East

Seen on Brian Greene

rte 16:40 Fianna Fáil has announced that Martin Brady and Dr Michael Woods have been selected to run as General Election candidates in Dublin North-East. So WHY NO CONVENTION!!! Woods turned 71 in December last.... Continue reading »

Labour’s new website

Seen on ElectricNews.net:News

Labour’s new website The US Democrats spent a load of cash using the internet to first select their candidate and then take on George Bush. Little good it did them. And that’s in one of the most wired societies. So it’s with a modicum of doubt that we perused the new Labour Party website. It looks okay, but will it bring them new votes or... Continue reading »

New look Labour at labour.ie

Seen on 'political quote'

Labour has had an extreme makeover and it has taken years off! The new all singing all dancing website at www.labour.ie is an attractive and easy to use website which, no matter which way you swing, politically, must be acknowledged as the most attractive site on the web as far as Irish political parties go. The biggest change is the blog. The... Continue reading »

New Labour website launch

Seen on Councillor Eric Byrne

I was at the press launch of the new and improved Labour Party website and it looks great with lots of new features that will allow more interaction from people accessing the website. You can read more about it here or here on the new website. [ EB] Speaking at the press launch with the new website behind me [ Labour website] With my party... Continue reading »

Christmas Card from TD in November

Seen on Brian Greene

I got our first Xmas card today. Its from a Dublin North East TD. The self confessed third socialist in the Dail, himself, Martin Brady sent in the earliest xmas card. Martin is not used to been early, he turned up 10 minutes late on the radio, 10 minutes into a panel debate he was supposed to me in, he then tried to leave VERY early.. the... Continue reading »

Free Dublin wi-fi on the cards?

Seen on TechWire

Looks like free or subsidised wi-fi for Dublin city is still simmering as an issue. Dublin City Council looks set to put in free wi-fi in all Dublin library branches, according to documents I’ve seen. And a Labour TD, Tommy Broughan, has re-iterated his call for a free wi-fi zone between the canals in Dublin. More on this later.... Continue reading »

Trouble flares as Shell to Sea Protest continues

Seen on A view from the Left - Cllr Seamus Ryan's Blog

Reports today of further trouble at the Corrib gas terminal site is extremely disturbing. According to the RTE report more than 200 Shell to Sea campaigners, some of whom travelled from Dublin, Cork and Galway, attempted to block the convoy of vehicles taking construction workers to the site at Bellanaboy. A number of people were injured... Continue reading »

Fine Gael mistake

Seen on GUBU

You know, everyone knows I want Fine Gael to do well cos I hate FF so much but honestly, sometimes they just ask for trouble. From today’s Irish Times “Splits have opened up in both Government and Opposition over the proposed ban on drift netting for salmon. Fine Gael has joined forces with dissident Fianna Fáil TDs in an effort to block the... Continue reading »