Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

Upwards and onwards to victory!

An article about Martin Ferris seen on gaskinbalrog.blogspot.com

Pearse Doherty has all the attributes of a leader and Martin Ferris is another republican I hold in high regard. However I believe the cons out weigh the pros on this issue. My belief is ground in the empirical evidence that other …... Continue reading »

Some Contributions from the Fifth Day of Debate on the Twenty …

An article about Jimmy Deenihan seen on stephenspillane.blogspot.com

Deputy Jimmy Deenihan (Fine Gael): The Lisbon treaty is the outcome of an extensive and open process that has gone on since December 2001. The process included a convention on the future of Europe that included not only national.... Continue reading »

Sinn Féin says Queen not welcome in Ireland

An article about Martin Ferris seen on irelandfree.wordpress.com

Speaking at a 1916 commemoration on Easter Monday, Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris said that his party is opposed to any visit by the British monarch to Ireland. He argued that no member of the British royal family would be welcome here as …... Continue reading »

A moment in history: sitting down to talk with Adams and McGuinness

An article about Martin Ferris seen on fenian32.livejournal.com

It was with some trepidation that Tony and I together with Alastair, John Holmes and Mo hovered in the cabinet room in Downing Street waiting for Adams and McGuinness to be shown in with their delegation including Martin Ferris, …... Continue reading »

West Kerry artists exhibit in NYC

An article about Jimmy Deenihan seen on dinglenews.blogspot.com

… Carol Cronin, Mary Neville and Michael Flaherty will all submit work to the exhibit, which was organised by North Kerry TD (and former Kerry Football great), Deputy Jimmy Deenihan along with Tralee-born artist Padraig Tarrant, …... Continue reading »

West Belfast MP says Sinn Fein leader is "delusional"

An article about Martin Ferris seen on fenian32.livejournal.com

The taskforce will involve Stormont junior minister Gerry Kelly, MEP Bairbre de Brun and Kerry North TD Martin Ferris. Mr Hamilton, however, insisted Mr Adams was trying to placate Sinn Fein members who were nervous about the strategy …... Continue reading »

Adams addresses the faithful (and us lot)

An article about Martin Ferris seen on sluggerotoole.com

Fortunately as guides on this road we have Gerry Kelly, MEP Bairbre de Brun, Kerry North TD Martin Ferris and the party’s representative in America, Rita O’Hare. Usefully unionist engagement Mk2 will also look for support across the …... Continue reading »

Gardai confirm Ferris spoken to in Quinn probe

An article about Martin Ferris seen on anriocht.blogspot.com

Gardai have confirmed that they spoke to Sinn Fein TD Martin Ferris about the Border murder of Paul Quinn. They said the interview was part of routine house-to-house inquiries carried out by the gardai and the PSNI near the Monaghan …... Continue reading »

Updates

An article about Tom McEllistrim seen on dublinireland2008.blogspot.com

Last week i decided to starting working with a second TD Tom McEllistrim, also with the Fianna Fail Party. He was the person i initially wanted to work for so im glad i get the chance to spend one day a week with him. …... Continue reading »

Some Stuff that Happened the Last Few Days

An article about Martin Ferris seen on jessedoesdublin.blogspot.com

On Wednesday I had the privilege of meeting Martin Ferris, Teachta Daila (TD) for Kerry North and former IRA gun-runner and prisoner. He did three terms in prison for around a dozen years, going on hunger strike at one point. …... Continue reading »

26 new jobs for Tralee

An article about Tom McEllistrim seen on anriocht.blogspot.com

Donseed's job announcement has been welcomed by North Kerry Fianna Fáil Deputy Tom McEllistrim, who says such high quality jobs will also have a positive impact on the local economy. footer.... Continue reading »

Christy Hennessy RIP

An article about Jimmy Deenihan seen on thumped.com/bbs

Fine Gael Kerry North TD Jimmy Deenihan said Hennessy was one of the “most successful and respected Kerry singers ever, both nationally and internationally”. “He was highly regarded amongst his fellow singers, and his songs brought joy …... Continue reading »

Ferris: fisherman and fascist

Seen on Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day

Nice to see MyCandidate.ie up and running. For political junkies, the profiles of Thursday’s election candidates make for a quick, if lacklustre, … “. This is hilarious as Sinn Fein’s Martin Ferris has a maritime past that involves rifles, bullets and explosives more that herring, trout or salmon. It was Ferris who was arrested in 1984 off the Kerry... Continue reading »

What sort of gobshites are we?

Seen on Skangerland

Today’s Irish Indo cites a poll finding “that 48pc of voters are in favour of Sinn Fein being part of a coalition government here” … .) June 2006 and Martin Ferris is defending the scumbags who pumped Jerry McCabe full of bullets. “Mr Ferris admitted during his radio interview on Radio Kerry that he was a personal friend... Continue reading »

Radio Kerry/Kerryman poll shows no change in Kerry north but battle looms in Kerry South

Seen on An Ríocht - The Kingdom

Jimmy Deenihan will top the poll in Kerry North, and the constituency is unlikely to see a change in representation after next week’s General … of last week. The poll indicates a possible landslide victory for Fine Gael’s Jimmy Deenihan in Kerry North... Continue reading »

Poddge & Rodge’s Diary 11/5/07

Seen on Podge & Rodge (The Official) - MySpace Blog

Thanks be to jaysus for Bertie’s thirty grand and how really at the end of the day, no-one gives a shite. In fact, I believe his popularity ratings have shot up. ‘Cause I was starting to get a bit nervous as the campaign rolls on, that some my dirty laundry might get an airing on the front pages of the newspapers... Continue reading »

Sinn Féin TD Ferris cleared of drink-driving

Seen on BreakingNews.ie | Irish News | Breaking News from Ireland

Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has been cleared of drink driving after being arrested last month on suspicion of being over the legal alcohol limit.... Continue reading »

Drink driving and the limit.

Seen on Fatmammycat.com

This story is from to day’s independent. “SINN Fein TD Martin Ferris has been found to be under the legal limit for drink-driving. Mr Ferris - who took to the election campaign trail yesterday in his Renault car - said in … negative. Gardai in Tralee said that Mr Ferris’s reading was not negative and that there was alcohol in... Continue reading »

SF’s Martin Ferris TD arrested for drink driving

Seen on Feckoff.net

I’m sure I won’t be the first to say “LOL!“. The RTE report says he was arrested “under suspicion” of drink driving, and a sample has been sent for analysis which will determine whether or not he will be prosecuted. Ferris’s wikipedia entry has already been updated to include this information, along with stuff about his IRA past (he spent 10... Continue reading »

SF TD confirms arrest on drink-driving charges

Seen on BreakingNews.ie

Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.... Continue reading »