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13 Apr
Green Party demonstrates her new Strength
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com
Earlier at the conference Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced that a new code of conduct for broadcasters will protect children from advertisements for junk food. Ryan told the convention that the code of conduct will be …... Continue reading »
09 Apr
Fine Gael- let the stereotypes be
An article about Olivia Mitchell seen on darrenjprior.blogspot.com
We have an ineffective leader and only Richard Bruton, Brian Hayes, Olivia Mitchell and Michael Creed got back to me on the below email I sent our entire front bench (bar Leo) and Seanad leader two weeks ago. …... Continue reading »
28 Mar
The Sin of Judgement
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on turbulenceahead.com
Slowly but surely some in Government are recognising this - as witness Seamus Brennan's initiative to change welfare provisions for single parents. We need also to look further afield to how others have responded to the incentive issue …... Continue reading »
25 Mar
Now You See It…Now You Don’t - Peter Robinson as Gaeilge!
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on sluggerotoole.com
As is standard, the two respective Ministers (Peter Robinson MP, MLA and Eamon Ryan TD) have penned an introduction to the accompanying literature expressing their support for this worthwhile initiative. However, things get interesting …... Continue reading »
17 Mar
Criticism of Genealogy Service Fees
An article about Olivia Mitchell seen on irishfamilyhistory.ie/blog
An article by Stephen Collins of the Irish Times dated 13th March 2008 focuses on the reaction from Fine Gael spokeswoman for Arts, Sports and Tourism, Olivia Mitchell, who said she found this charge ‘regrettable’ and called for the …... Continue reading »
Diaspora TV
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on rte2fta.com
Patrick’s Day, Communications Minister Eamon Ryan announced that Diaspora TV would be on air in the UK by next St. Patrick’s Day. Diaspora TV will be an RTÉ channel available on the new Freesat service in the UK. …... Continue reading »
Minister’s hotel cost €1650 per night
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on soapboxireland.blogspot.com
Arts Minister Séamus Brennan, who held the social affairs portfolio at the time, represented Ireland at St Patrick’s celebrations in Rome and the Vatican last year. He stayed in a luxury suite in the Hassler Roma Hotel in Rome for two …... Continue reading »
14 Mar
Irish Roots Genealogy Site - Another Disastrous Waste of Money?
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on jamesgalvin.com
The website was officially launched today on the Jeanie Johnston in Dublin by Arts Minister Séamus Brennan and Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. Such big names from both sides of the border, a high profile launch …... Continue reading »
Taxi unions seek new appeals process for sector
An article about Olivia Mitchell seen on taxiblog.co.uk
Tommy Gorman of the National Taxi Drivers Union apologised to the public for the disruption yesterday, but he condemned comments by Fine Gael transport spokeswoman Olivia Mitchell, who said gardaí should have removed protesters from …... Continue reading »
A Tale of Two Countries
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on croydonian.blogspot.com
Friend the Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (James Purnell) met with Eamon Ryan TD, the Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, on 22 January 2008, to discuss a number of issues. The subject of establishing a …... Continue reading »
07 Mar
The Fallacy of Job Creation: It Hasn’t Gone Away
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on irishliberty.wordpress.com
[Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan] asked rhetorically.”We have a very large land base, a very experienced farming sector that can deliver energy crops, we have a very large wind resource, we have a very large ocean energy resource. …... Continue reading »
Tom Kitt, Info society minister, rejects ‘obsessive’ bloggers
An article about Tom Kitt seen on tuppenceworth.ie/blog
Speaking the morning at the Irish Management Institute the government’s Minister for Information Society in the department of the Taoiseach, Tom Kitt TD said that government cannot be swayed by obsessive bloggers but must give equal …... Continue reading »
05 Mar
More hard-hitting truths on Ireland’s third world broadband service
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on notesfromhacksville.wordpress.com
Eamon Ryan, start pretending that real meaningful action is being instigated and instead read the reports and listen to your critics. “Ireland’s broadband and internet doldrums are not in keeping with the general outlook for the Irish …... Continue reading »
Wexford Opera House set for July completion
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on ireland.archiseek.com
The building would set new standards for theatre design and, specifically for opera house design in Ireland, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Séamus Brennan said yesterday as he performed the topping out ceremony for the Wexford …... Continue reading »
Ireland to blunder on DTT like ONdigital?
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on briangreene.com/bhg
however as Minister Eamon Ryan (GP) is about to launch DTT in Ireland via digitaltelevision.ie the Sunday Business Post reports that “RTE has held talks with a number of parties with regard to joint ventures for the operation of the DTT …... Continue reading »
Ireland to blunder on DTT like ONdigital?
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on briangreene.com/bhg
however as Minister Eamon Ryan (GP) is about to launch DTT in Ireland via digitaltelevision.ie the Sunday Business Post reports that “RTE has held talks with a number of parties with regard to joint ventures for the operation of the DTT …... Continue reading »
I hate the term 'Nanny State'.
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on doss-spot.blogspot.com
Yet as hypocritical as I'm going to sound, I'm quite surprised that more hasn't been made of Eamon Ryan's proposal to give more prime time viewing hours to public service announcements, which smacks of the government dictating to us …... Continue reading »
26 Feb
Arts Funding for Dublin in 2008
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on martinhogan.ie/articles
Green Party Representative for Dublin 8, Martin Hogan, has welcomed the news from the Minister of Arts and Culture, Seamus Brennan, for additional funding of €40 million for Arts and Cultural infrastructure projects. …... Continue reading »
24 Feb
IRL: Ryan’s oil security review will cost government €224000
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on peakoil.com
Energy minister Eamon Ryan is spending almost a quarter of a million euro on a review of the security of Ireland’s oil supplies, which will include assessing the possibility of constructing an oil pipeline to Britain or continental …... Continue reading »
19 Feb
Broadband Shambles
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on larrymahony.com/blog
The whole broadband situation outside of the main urban centres is a mess and there’s no hope of the current government and minister Lying Eamon Ryan fixing it. Senator Shane Ross is putting forward a Broadband Infrastructure Bill which …... Continue reading »
15 Feb
Watch My Appearance On Prime Time With Minister Eamon Ryan
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on shane-ross.ie
To watch my duel on Prime Time last night with Minister Eamon Ryan about the state of our broadband infrastructure, click here. Of course if you don’t have broadband you won’t be able to watch, so I hope to post a transcript of our …... Continue reading »
Horseracing Ireland on a winner with new offices
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on kildare-nationalist.ie
HORSERACING Ireland’s new headquarters at Ballymany House on the Curragh was officially opened on Monday by the minister for arts, sport and tourism, Seamus Brennan.... Continue reading »
10 Feb
Tilting at Windmills
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on wood-pellet-ireland.blogspot.com
Minister Eamon Ryan Got in Common?? Am I being too synical in my old age? Every time I hear Miniterial announcements I get a weary feeling of déjá vu. But the spark of hope still burns and I sincerely hope Minister Ryan's announcement …... Continue reading »
08 Feb
Independent Study To Be Commissioned on Eirgrid
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on thomasbyrne.blogspot.com
I warmly welcome the announcement this morning by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, that his Department is to commission an independent study on transmission line infrastructure in Ireland. …... Continue reading »
FG's Olivia Mitchell admits getting money from Frank Dunlop
An article about Olivia Mitchell seen on independent.ie/breaking-news
Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell has told the Mahon Tribunal that she did receive money from Frank Dunlop in the 1990s.... Continue reading »