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22 Mar

Mayo's First Selection Convention

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on councillorkeithmartin.blogspot.com

Mayoman Pat Rabbitte TD will chair the Labour Party's Selection Convention for the Westport Electoral Area where Labour hope to win a seat on Mayo County Council. Deputy Pat Rabbitte, Labour's Spokesperson on Justice will also address ... Continue reading »

08 Mar

Here We Go… Hi Big Brother!

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on hiddenireland.wordpress.com

“We have not yet seen any specific proposals from the Government, either in terms of a statutory instrument or anything else,” says Pat Rabbitte, Labour’s justice spokesman. Rabbitte vows not to let this happen again with the impending ... Continue reading »

06 Mar

School Choice

An article about Brian Hayes seen on thedossingtimes.com/blog

Speaking on the Week in politics about ABA Brian Hayes said that Parents want choice. Now this was in relation to autism education but are Fine Gael willing to run with this further. The thing about school choice is that I am torn by it ... Continue reading »

22 Feb

Rabbitte queries claims TDs got 6200 passports last year

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on independent.ie/national-news

FORMER Labour leader Pat Rabbitte said last night that official information did not support the Taoiseach's claim that 6200 passports were issued last year on a TDs' drop-box system.... Continue reading »

21 Feb

Rabbitte blames 'cut price' sale of lands

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on independent.ie/national-news

Dublin Corporation's decision to have a “bargain basement” sale of valuable land may have created some of the problems now under investigation by the planning inquiry, former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte said yesterday.... Continue reading »

05 Feb

Garrett the Singer, When he Should be a Slugger

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on dublinopinion.com

On this occasion though Pat Rabbitte was offering his usual excuses and Garret was there to take him to task. This time it was about the fact that throughout the whole election the Labour party never challenged Fianna Fail on the ... Continue reading »

01 Feb

Could you just fuck off now, Bertie? Kthanksbai!

An article about Conor Lenihan seen on twentymajor.net

I heard Minister with responsibility for integration Conor Lenihan (yep, the man who made remarks about Turks and kebabs) on the radio yesterday slamming the Mahon Tribunal. He said that it was a waste of money, that the dogs in the ... Continue reading »

23 Jan

Up Close and Personal With… Brendan O’Carroll

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on gubuwire.com

Okay… You’re mother was a TD, have you ever thought of going into politics? BOC. I did want to at one stage, but Pat Rabbitte told me I’d never get elected because I looked like a rat. (more…)... Continue reading »

14 Jan

Monday Quiz 30 - Digout Debts and Racist Terms

An article about Conor Lenihan seen on thatsireland.com

What racially loaded term had Junior Minister Conor Lenihan used the year before that to describe Turkish workers? Of which political party are all of the above members? Click here for answers: >>> (more…)... Continue reading »

05 Jan

Integration

An article about Conor Lenihan seen on eamonnmcdonagh.wordpress.com

Whatever public disquiet there might be about migration policy in Ireland isn’t going to be alleviated by chat like this from Conor Lenihan. And to think that he is the Minister for Integration.... Continue reading »

29 Dec 2007

One Meaning of Recognition

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on disillusionedlefty.blogspot.com

Something changed, indeed. Pat Rabbitte recommended the book on radio, is what happened. And just this once, the public listened to Pat Rabbitte. What was that Jean-Paul? Hell is other people. Nothing's changed, at all.... Continue reading »

23 Dec 2007

MAINSTREAM MEDIA COMES OUT SMELLING OF CEMENT

An article about Brian Hayes seen on dublinopinion.com

However, figures secured by Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes indicate the problem is far more deep-rooted, with a huge stockpile of ordinary family homes unoccupied. The figures destroy the myth that it’s holiday homes that make up the billions ... Continue reading »

Conor Lenihan- the bright spark

An article about Conor Lenihan seen on wwwdarrenjoe.blogspot.com

Typically Conor Lenihan who was filling in for his brother Brian reacted stupidly to it. Charlie Flanagan said that Leo was raising the matter personally and his idea was not party policy. Conor Lenihan said: ... Continue reading »

18 Dec 2007

ChancerSpun: But, Is He Happy Now?

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on thechancer.ie

Defining Political Moments Of 2005, Part 681: Labour’s Pat Rabbitte introduces the superfluous comma to Irish politics. Little did Pat know that he was punctuating his own political death warrant! Ha ha haaaaa! ... Continue reading »

28 Nov 2007

Dublin too dangerous for UDA leader

An article about Charlie O'Connor seen on sluggerotoole.com

Fianna Fail TD Charlie O’Connor amused many at the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body with his tale of a UDA leader confiding that he was somewhat fearful of visiting Dublin due to its high levels of drug dealing, violent crime and ... Continue reading »

15 Nov 2007

Launch of South Dublin County Social Inclusion Week 2007

An article about Conor Lenihan seen on connectsouthdublin.blogspot.com

Mayor Billy Gogarty in the presence of Minister for Integration Conor Lenihan, TD will officially launch South Dublin County Social Inclusion Week on Monday 19th November at 12.00 in South Dublin County Council Headquarters.... Continue reading »

06 Nov 2007

Civil Partnership

An article about Charlie O'Connor seen on cuffestreet.blogspot.com

I was pleased with Charlie O'Connor's speech. He is a Fianná Fáil TD for Dublin, and he stated: “I am not in favour of a watered down or lesser status union for same sex partners. There is a major difference in the status of same sex ... Continue reading »

Anti-Racist Workplace Week

An article about Conor Lenihan seen on twentymajor.net

It all comes down from the office of the Minister for Equality, Conor Lenihan. Like the rest of us he’s going to find it hard to cope without making cheap gags at the expense of foreigners. Is he going to ’stick with the kebabs’ this ... Continue reading »

30 Sep 2007

Disturbing Northern Ireland’s political peace: Labour prepare to fight elections north of the border

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on yourfriendinthenorth

The following is an article I penned a few weeks back and never got around to publishing on this site … years ago to, as Pat Rabbitte put it in its inaugural meeting, “create space for debate on the centre... Continue reading »

05 Sep 2007

what's left after pat rabbitte?

An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS by JL Pagano

Since I teased you all with my views on the Labour Party in my last post which were curtailed by my own rules and regulations, I guess it behooves me to elaborate. And as we all know, nothing motivates a writer more than a good ol’ behooving so here goes… If Left wing politics is a swimming pool,... Continue reading »


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