Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

Donations ban on Green agenda - Irish Independent

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Donations ban on Green agenda - Irish Independent May 28th, 2007 RTE.ie Donations ban on Green agenda Irish Independent, Ireland - 2 hours ago GREEN Party leader Trevor Sargent has said banning corporate donations will be high on his party’s agenda if it enters... Continue reading »

Election 2007: Sargent wins seat on 8th count

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Green Party leader Trevor Sargent won a record fourth term in the Dáil after the eighth count in Dublin North.... Continue reading »

What’s going on in Dublin North?

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What’s going on in Dublin North? May 26th, 2007 — Chris 6 … more likely that it’ll be James Reilly (FG), Darragh O’Brien (FF) and Trevor Sargent (Greens... Continue reading »

Sargent hints at coalition deal with Fianna Fáil - Irish Examiner

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Sargent hints at coalition deal with Fianna Fáil - Irish Examiner May 26th, 2007 RTE.ie Sargent hints at coalition deal with Fianna Fáil Irish Examiner, Ireland - 1 hour ago Green Party leader Trevor Sargent has indicated today that he may be willing to enter coalition with Fianna... Continue reading »

Election 2007: Donations on Green agenda

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The leader of the Green Party, Trevor Sargent, has said that banning corporate donations will be high on his party’s agenda if it enters into a new government with Fianna Fáil.... Continue reading »

Feckin’ RTÉ

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has not updated on Dublin North in hours! I believe Trevor Sargent has been re-elected but short of going over the count centre, I can’t confirm it. Grr.... Continue reading »

The bearing of the Greens - hotpress.com (subscription)

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The bearing of the Greens - hotpress.com (subscription) May 23rd, 2007 The bearing of the Greens hotpress.com (subscription), Ireland - 2 hours ago Some political pundits are suggesting that Green Party leader Trevor Sargent could play an influential role in the negotiations to form the next government. … Posted... Continue reading »

Some more open letters to my local wannabe representatives

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I finally found my polling card this evening. It was buried in amongst all the unsolicited rubbish which I received while I was on holidays. If you were just back from 4 days holidays you probably wouldn’t want to sort through it either. Anyway. An open letter to Brendan Ryan: Dear Brendan, I see that Pat Rabbit has five commitments to me,... Continue reading »

Gerry’s last hurrah?

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Gerry’s last hurrah? May 18, 2007 Posted by franklittle in Irish Election 2007, Sinn Féin, Northern Ireland, Ireland … at one point having a go at Trevor Sargent when he accidentally misinterpreted a comment about ‘getting... Continue reading »

Election debate

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How many people saw the notes on the palm of Trevor Sargent’s left hand?... Continue reading »

Exclusive- Green Party to Adopt the Enright as Official Campaign ‘07 Haircut

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Green Party Green Party Trevor Sargent... Continue reading »

McDowell should reveal his information - Greens - Belfast Telegraph

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McDowell should reveal his information - Greens - Belfast Telegraph May 7th, 2007 McDowell should reveal his information - Greens Belfast Telegraph, UK - 15 minutes ago Trevor Sargent also believes The Tanaiste’s leadership of the Progressive Democrats is in question... Continue reading »

Podge & Rodge Diary 4/5/07

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I’m glad that our weekly commute to the Big Smoke to do our ‘Desperate for Housewives’ show is over now that Bertie has finally announced a date … to it! Mind you the Green’s with our old friend Trevor Sargent are no better with their slogan “Make... Continue reading »

Sargent: Greens will be ‘King Makers’ - RTE.ie

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Sargent: Greens will be ‘King Makers’ - RTE.ie April 25th, 2007 RTE.ie Sargent: Greens will be ‘King Makers’ RTE.ie, Ireland - 1 hour ago Green party leader Trevor Sargent says the Greens are ready for government and will work with every sector in our society to make that happen. … New website identifies young... Continue reading »

Genuine interest or shameless photo-op?

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Genuine interest or shameless photo-op? April 25th, 2007 Pictured at the launch of the National Youth Council of Ireland’s election website hearourvoice.ie are (from left to right)Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail, Meath East), Roderic O Gorman (Green Party, Dublin West), James Heffernan (Labour, Limerick West), and Shaun Tracey (Sinn Fein) They are... Continue reading »

Greens accept new award

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Green Party Leader Trevor Sargent TD will tonight accept Magill magazine’s Politician of the Year award saying he is very proud of such an accolade, and that he hopes it is a sign of things to come in the forthcoming election. Deputy Sargent said: “It is great to receive an award in acknowledgement of the hard work that everyone in the Green... Continue reading »

Sargent wins Politician of the Year award

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Green Party leader Trevor Sargent has won Magill Magazine’s Politician of the Year award for 2007, it was announced today.... Continue reading »

Convention 2007

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[ In discussion with Trevor Sargent] I attended the Green Party Convention in Galway over the weekend. The organisation was superb, and talking to other delegates and candidates, there was a real sense of a party on the move. I was also very glad to see that the Party had no interest in getting into the tax rate auction that has kicked off... Continue reading »

Convention wraps up: 80 days to election

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Trevor Sargent is currently delivering his closing remarks to the Convention, sending delegates off with a sense of hope and anticipation for the 80 days or so leading up to the General Election. He slipped up slightly in saying that the Greens would make history in “80 years”, but quickly corrected this to “80 days” - “although the Greens are in... Continue reading »

The greening of Irish politics

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I like the Greens. I like Trevor Sargent. If I wasn’t a socialist I think I probably would be a green. The trouble with the green party, particularly in Ireland and the UK is that the other parties keep stealing their policies. The process is as follows, the Greens come up with radical policies, these are poo-pooed at the time. Time passes,... Continue reading »

The Greens state their policies

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The Green party leader, Trevor Sargant outlined their manifesto at the party’s national conference this weekend. Given how the mainstream parties - Fianne Fail, Fianne Gael, Labour and the PD’s - are now all but indistinguishable from each other, the Green’s policies stand out even more so than they did before. Child-centred policies, community... Continue reading »

Sargent to resign as leader before agreeing to FF coalition

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Green party leader Trevor Sargent has said that he will resign as leader of the party if a coalition with Fianna Fáil is the only option for government following the general election.... Continue reading »

Update: New Secondary Schools in D15?

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Update: New Secondary Schools in D15? February 11, 2007 at 5:31 pm · Filed under Uncategorized I recently asked our party leader, Trevor Sargent TD, to submitt a question to the Minister for Education regarding the lack of secondary school places in Dublin 15. I attach the question and the Ministers reply below. The response is... Continue reading »

Dublin North FF TD website suspended

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the website of Dublin North Fianna Fail TD Jim Glennon has been suspended. http://www.jimglennon.com now reads This Account Has Been Suspended Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible. Jim has said he will not contest this years election adding to the short but growing list on one term TDs from a sporting background.... Continue reading »

Trevor Sargent ar Podge and Rodge

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Go raibh maith agat gach duine as ucht an tacaíocht, tá an ceart agaibh, ní ach duine é! Seo fiseán de nuair a bhí sé ar Podge and Rodge. Má tá an tagallamh ar fad ag aon dhuine ba bhreá liom é a fheiceáíl.... Continue reading »