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06 Feb
Opening journalism (for better & for worse)
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on journalist.ie
From Adam Maguire: My latest technology piece in Business & Finance has a different ending than usual – it has a link to an mp3 of the interview with Minister Conor Lenihan, conducted for the article itself (which can be found here …... Continue reading »
03 Nov 2009
SAOIRSE32 :: Loyalist held over four murders :: July :: 2009
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on saoirse32.blogsome.com
In October 2005, the Irish Labour TD Pat Rabbitte, using parliamentary privilege, named Haddock as a British Special Branch agent and a serial killer. He said his victims included the four killings he is now being questioned about. …... Continue reading »
27 Jul 2009
TechWire: Conor Lenihan
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on yourtechstuff.com/techwire
I was at the launch of the government's smart economy report yesterday. Three people spoke: Eamon Ryan, Conor Lenihan and Barry McSweeney (director of National Knowledge Society Strategy). Here's a funny thing: Lenihan was impressive.... Continue reading »
14 Jul 2009
CLLR AODHÁN Ó RÍORDÁIN: ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR – RESPONSE FROM MINISTER
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on aodhanoriordain.blogspot.com
Pat Rabbitte an increased number of burglaries in the Donnycarney area, a level of anti-social behaviour focusing on green spaces in the Grace Park Meadows and Grace Park Heights areas of Drumcondra and Collins Park and Celtic Park Ave …... Continue reading »
The first step? | Twenty Major – Still smoking in Dublin bars
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on twentymajor.net
However, it's typical that they have to dress it up to show how much extra tax might be made from it instead of being able to say 'You stupid cunts, closing nightclubs at 2am is more stupid than making Conor Lenihan Minister for Kebabs' …... Continue reading »
31 May 2009
Am I an Altar Boy?
An article about Brian Hayes seen on paschaldonohoe.ie
Think it is a fair piece and I enjoy the image of me as an altar boy selling a story of fiscal discipline. Just did Saturday View and then a press conference with George Lee, Richard Bruton and Brian Hayes. Busy day and off canvassing …... Continue reading »
The Looney Left: Election Diary: T- 13: Time Only for Politics
An article about Charlie O'Connor seen on thelooneyleft.blogspot.com
Met some of the Fianna Fáil team at Kilnamanagh shopping centre at lunchtime; Charlie O'Connor was his usual ebullient self but the heads seemed down. We had two more new campaign team members out today, the numbers are really picking …... Continue reading »
24 May 2009
The Looney Left: Election Diary: T- 13: Time Only for Politics
An article about Charlie O'Connor seen on thelooneyleft.blogspot.com
Met some of the Fianna Fáil team at Kilnamanagh shopping centre at lunchtime; Charlie O'Connor was his usual ebullient self but the heads seemed down. We had two more new campaign team members out today, the numbers are really picking …... Continue reading »
26 Apr 2009
Pat Rabbitte Eats His Greens
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on octane.ie/forum/showthread.php
I meant to post this earlier because I was watching Oireachtas Report with the oul lad after we had a few scoops down the local last Thursday I think it was, and both of us ended up howling. Rabbitte, one of the best speakers in the …... Continue reading »
24 Apr 2009
TechWire: And the new minister for technology and innovation is…
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on yourtechstuff.com/techwire
Er, Conor Lenihan? It's a surprising choice, as Lenihan has no connection to anything relating to technology or innovation. (Google searches on the theme come up blank, too.) But then again, neither did Sean Power.... Continue reading »
13 Feb 2009
“But nobody told us the economy was going bad” – Yeah?
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on keith.gs
Waah, waah, waah. The cries from the media (and many of the assembled public) that nobody told them there was anything wrong with the economy are becoming annoying now. By jazzmasterson, Flickr (cc). They were told – but they chose to …... Continue reading »
08 Jan 2009
LOI: Rovers want second stand | Setanta
An article about Charlie O'Connor seen on setanta.com
“We feel very strongly that Tallaght Stadium is brilliant for the area and Shamrock Rovers will be very welcome in Tallaght,” Fianna Fail TD Charlie O'Connor told the Irish Star. “It is important that we strongly campaign for a second …... Continue reading »
23 Nov 2008
The cost of accountability
An article about Charlie O'Connor seen on semper-idem.eu
Deputy Charlie O’Connor asked the Ta´ naiste and Minister for Finance the average cost to his Department of answering a parliamentary question. [3863/08] Ta´ naiste and Minister for Finance (Deputy Brian Cowen): Parliamentary Questions …... Continue reading »
18 Oct 2008
I guess one good thing came out of the Budget…
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on theirishbulletin.blogspot.com
As part of the Budget's state agency reforms, the Government's “integration” department headed up by Conor Lenihan will be neutered, with its panel of highly paid (but intensely annoying) committee members keeping their jobs as advisors …... Continue reading »
Meeting hears call to change law on betting – The Irish Times …
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on irishtimes.com
Labour TD Pat Rabbitte had labelled fixed odds betting terminals as “the crack cocaine of gambling” for their addictive qualities, but Mr Yates said the figures had been exaggerated. © 2008 The Irish Times …... Continue reading »
Tobacco, alcohol and petrol hikes worth €345m – The Irish Times …
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on irishtimes.com
There were however sharp exchanges over the plan to increase petrol prices by eight cent a litre, and former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte said it “beggars belief that the Government would increase petrol prices when most Ministers haven't …... Continue reading »
04 Oct 2008
More missing Government laptops
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on keith.gs
Ruairi Quinn TD (with Pat Rabbitte TD). Ruairi Quinn TD (with Pat Rabbitte TD). It beggars belief that the Department of Communications, tasked with developing our country’s IT infrastructure, has absolutely no policy on securing IT …... Continue reading »
10 Sep 2008
FG playing race card on migrant issue, says Lenihan
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on irishtimes.com
MINISTER OF State for Integration Conor Lenihan has accused Fine Gael of seeking to play the “race card” in Irish politics and said this appeared to be part of a co-ordinated effort on migrant issues by the party.... Continue reading »
09 Sep 2008
Lenihan v Varadkar
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on irishtimes.com/blogs/outsidein
I had the pleasure of catching the TD and Conor Lenihan, Minister of state for integration, go at it on radio. Unfortunately I only caught a short snippet of the debate, but it was very interesting. From the little I heard, …... Continue reading »
23 Aug 2008
Why fear Ideas
An article about Brian Hayes seen on thedossingtimes.com/blog
I had one of those moments when Fine Gael TD Brian Hayes and Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames came out with different calls on immigrants. Brian Hayes called for “segregation” of non-English speaking students in schools and Senator Fidelma …... Continue reading »
21 Aug 2008
Ireland to take in Tanzanian refugees
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on irishnationalreview.blogspot.com
Minister for Integration Conor Lenihan and officials are to travel to the West African country next month to finalise details. The Tanzania refugees, who are expected to arrive in Ireland in coming months, will be resettled in a town …... Continue reading »
16 Aug 2008
The hijab in schools
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on irishtimes.com/blogs/outsidein
Minister of State for Integration, Conor Lenihan, has decided that the government will not issue a directive on the subject. Having sought the advice of thousands of school principals, the minister found that “The overwhelming evidence …... Continue reading »
12 Aug 2008
Is Sinn Féin still Adams's family?
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on fenian32.livejournal.com
The party president's terrible performance in a pre-election TV debate with Labour's Pat Rabbitte, the Greens' Trevor Sargent, and the PDs' Michael McDowell not only damaged the party's credibility in the days ahead of polling day, …... Continue reading »
03 Aug 2008
Leinster House ducks agree to decentralisation
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on tribune.ie/section/news
Former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte, who is also a members of the Oireachtas commission which runs Leinster House, said he became aware last June that a number of ducklings who had settled in the Leinster pond area were being attacked and …... Continue reading »
26 Jul 2008
France denies woman nationality over her burqa
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on herald.ie/world-news
As Integration Minister Conor Lenihan seeks public opinion on the question of the Islamic 'hijab', France has gone one step further.... Continue reading »