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30 Apr
Minister for Education Defends Corporations’ Right to Target …
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on peoplebeforeprofitdse.wordpress.com
In response to a letter from Senator Joe O’ Toole, Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin refuses to restrict commercial advertising in Irish schools. Fianna Fail- ever the friend of big business interests …... Continue reading »
29 Apr
The Red Herring Diet Plan
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on notesonthefront.typepad.com/politicaleconomy
‘By arriving in government in 2012, Eamon Gilmore is seeking to achieve what his two formidable predecessors . . . failed to do.’ For Mr. Rafter, ‘achievement’ is tantamount to entering Government at the earliest possible opportunity. …... Continue reading »
27 Apr
Gilmore the gentleman
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on celticdonkey.blogspot.com
Eamon Gilmore can be very underestimated. This from BreakingNews.ie shows his mettle. His statements are always far more carefully crafted than Enda Kenny's. At a time when Mary Harney has never been more pilloried, and the taunts are …... Continue reading »
25 Apr
Gormley 1 China 0? China may meet Dalai Lama officials
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on jazzbiscuit.com
Green Party Foreign Affairs and Justice spokesperson Ciaran Cuffe TD has welcomed the news that Chinese officials may meet with representatives of the Tibetan spiritual Leader the Dalai Lama. So John Gormley’s ass kicking gets results? …... Continue reading »
Carrigaline Educate Togher School Gets Go-Ahead for September 2008!
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on carrigalineeducatetogether.ie
The Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin TD has today approved the establishment of 12 new Educate Together primary schools to open in September this year. These new schools represent the largest annual increase in the …... Continue reading »
24 Apr
Tough questions from Kilmeade pupils!
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on kildare-nationalist.ie
IF education minister Mary Hanafin plans to spend a lifetime in politics, then she has made a good start. The minister, who was visiting Scoil Ide Naofa, Kilmeade last week, must surely have guaranteed herself at least 213 votes from …... Continue reading »
22 Apr
Will Gilmore ask Lynch to resign.
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on thedossingtimes.com/blog
Labour’s leader at the time Ruari Quinn called for Molloy to resign and in the end Molloy resigned. Does Eamon Gilmore holds his party to the same standards as he held others. Still no calls from the party leadership.... Continue reading »
Myers in Sensible Mode
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on irish-lawyer.com/journal
Mary Hanafin actually said that unless the European project was fully realised, the alternative was another Auschwitz. Merely because the Shinners were pockmarked savages with the blood of thousands of innocents on their hands in the …... Continue reading »
20 Apr
The House of Lords is Blogging
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on ucc.ie/law/blogs/ccjhr
While we have some blogging politicians in Ireland (most notably Ciaran Cuffe TD) it seems that we are quite some distance from a move as technologically progressive as this. However the birth of Lords of the Blog does appear to be an …... Continue reading »
You can take the teacher out the school but….
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on 73man.blogspot.com
As soon as the funeral service [for Paddy Hillery] ended, Minister for Education Mary Hanafin made a beeline across St Fintan's cemetery to a group of school students who had been in attendance. She began to interrogate them, …... Continue reading »
Eamon Gilmore backs South East University!
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on se4u.org/news
Eamon Gilmore (Labour Party leader) came to WIT on Thursday last to address an audience. During his speech he paid particular focus to the needs of the South East region and with specific emphasis on a university for the region, …... Continue reading »
Fruits of our New Labour?
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on jbwan.com
Last night I was in WIT to hear Eamon Gilmore (leader of the Labour party) speak. I commend him on an excellent rhetoric to the audience, focussed on the economic development of the South East and also its educational needs, …... Continue reading »
Hanafin urged to “get off the fence” during testy Dáil debate on WIT
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on munster-express.ie
Education Minister Mary Hanafin was urged to “get off the fence” on the great WIT question.... Continue reading »
19 Apr
Do you know who’s teaching your child?
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on paddybloggit.com
Education Minister Mary Hanafin has admitted that there are no procedures in place to check the backgrounds of as many as 1000 untrained substitute teachers in primary and secondary schools. She said that it was up to each board of …... Continue reading »
16 Apr
Ex-IRA Hard Man Beats Up Anti-Lisbon Gang
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on gubuwire.com
Labour leader Eamon Gilmore condemned what he described as the “disrespecting” of Mr De Rossa’s fighting prowess by the men who thought they could take him on. Mr Gilmore said that his colleague Prionsias De Rossa had a “well-earned” …... Continue reading »
Green means 'go' for a very upset Chinese ambassador John Gormley …
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on independent.ie/national-news
AS John Gormley basked in the applause at the end of his speech, Dun Laoghaire TD Ciaran Cuffe scurried across the stage. “Did you see the Chinese diplomatic delegation walk out?” he hissed to his party leader.... Continue reading »
15 Apr
Education is the Test
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on eastmeath.org/blog
Education Minister Mary Hanafin was last night accused of breaking her promise to cut class sizes as it emerged that the number of pupils in classes of 20 or below is falling. I think this statement is 100% factual. …... Continue reading »
10 things I hate about my job
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on paddybloggit.com
… Support Programme) advsiors, SDP (School Development Planning) advisors etc. who are bluffing their way through their respective jobs! Mary Hanafin and her likes - they have an agenda that is not conducive to the education system! …... Continue reading »
13 Apr
Hanafin defends Govt over primary-school funding
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on independent.ie/breaking-news
Education Minister Mary Hanafin is continuing to defend the Government's funding for education amid growing evidence that primary schools are facing a massive cash crisis.... Continue reading »
06 Apr
No Money for Hospital
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on eastmeath.org/blog
… will there be any money for the ten or so schools that need to be built in East Meath? I doubt it. There wasn’t even money there for this even when we thought we had money. Why not go and tell Mary Hanafin herself when she visits.... Continue reading »
Ó Cuív in the Big Apple
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on elblogador.blogspot.com
The likelihood is that Gaeltacht regions will be even further weakened; the jury is still out on the effectiveness of the Language Act; the Education Minister, Mary Hanafin, is doing her best to undermine the principle of tumoideachas …... Continue reading »
MINISTER HANAFIN VISITS EAST MEATH SCHOOLS
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on thomasbyrne.blogspot.com
I was delighted to be able to bring Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin TD on a visit today of five schools in East Meath to meet with pupils, staff, parents and Boards of Management. The schools included Whitecross …... Continue reading »
A Season of Change.
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on theangryhedgehog.com
After all since the General Election last year, Labour has changed from Pat Rabbittee to Eamon Gilmore, the Progressive Democrats have gone from Michael McDowell to having no seat, back to Mary Harney to whoever wants the job in 3wks …... Continue reading »
03 Apr
Bertie Ahern to step down?
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on sluggerotoole.com
From President McAleese and his expected successor Brian Cowen, and Labour Party Leader Eamon Gilmore [et al]. And Reaction from Tony Blair. The BBC round-up reaction. Heh. Shane Hegarty has a verbatim report “for those who missed it”. …... Continue reading »
Wow
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on cuffestreet.blogspot.com
Tuesday 6th May.... Continue reading »