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Irish Politician: Data Retention Is Good If You Have Nothing To …

An article about Niall Collins seen on techdirt.com

For example, politician Niall Collins trotted out the bogus “if you've got nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” line that is a sure sign a politician doesn't know what he or she is talking about. As if to prove the point, …... Continue reading »

Ireland Joins Euro Spy Ring

An article about Niall Collins seen on johnathanmeehan.com

It is then insufficient to inform me that I have nothing to fear when I have nothing to hide, as Fianna Fail’s Niall Collins – an accountant and so eminently qualified to discuss the legal and technical ramifications of this Bill …... Continue reading »

Irish Politician: Data Retention Is Good If You Have Nothing To …

An article about Niall Collins seen on joehosting.com

… that data tends to make it more difficult to actually find the useful data. But a bigger point worth mentioning is the sheer hypocrisy of some supporting the bill. For example, politician Niall Collins trotted out the bogus “if . …... Continue reading »

“If you’ve nothing to hide, you’ve nothing to fear”

An article about Niall Collins seen on digitalrights.ie

Speaking on the Last Word with Matt Cooper earlier today FF TD Niall Collins trotted out that old canard – “if you’ve nothing to hide, you’ve nothing to fear” – in relation to the new data retention bill. Curiously, when asked if he’d …... Continue reading »

West Dole queue doubles – and it's only going to get worse …

An article about Niall Collins seen on limerickleader.ie/NewsFront.aspx

Limerick West TD Niall Collins called on the regional jobs taskforce – which met for the first time this week – to work with Shannon Airport on the customs and border control pre-clearance scheme, set to commence this …... Continue reading »

NewsWire Limerick: TD: Geoghegan killers are “callous bastards”

An article about Niall Collins seen on newswire99.blogspot.com

Speaking to the national Irish Examiner newspaper, local TD and personal friend of the victim, Niall Collins said,. “We played together with Garryowen. He qualified as a fitter and went abroad for a while. Shane was as sound a guy you …... Continue reading »

Local Authority Gives Patrickswell Club A Lift

An article about Niall Collins seen on thelimerickherald.blogspot.com

The call to honour Patrickswell Powerlifting Club was made at a recent meeting of Limerick County Council by Patrickswell native and Fianna Fail Deputy Niall Collins. According to Councillor John Clifford, Chairman of the Bruff …... Continue reading »

Taxpayer to foot €83m bill over ‘cock-up’

An article about Niall Collins seen on soapboxireland.blogspot.com

TD Niall Collins asked: “Has anyone been held responsible for this monumental cock-up? The figures are exorbitant.” Ms Tallon replied: “There’s no escaping the disappointment the high cost the exchequer has had to pay for this.” …... Continue reading »

Moves under way to end Fine Gael boycott of council

An article about John Cregan seen on soapboxireland.blogspot.com

A Fine Gael member alleged he was accused of being a fascist at the Save Our Slots rally when he booed John Cregan of Fianna Fáil as the Government TD attempted to address the crowd. The Fianna Fáil member, who reportedly made the …... Continue reading »

Pictures From Last Saturday’s Shannon Heathrow Protest

An article about John Cregan seen on alexiablogs.com

Local politicians delivered thinly-veiled electioneering speeches to the crowds and they lapped it up. John Cregan got a few minutes into his speech before a couple of people in front of me started booing. Rabble mentality took over and …... Continue reading »

Hare Coursing

An article about John Cregan seen on The Dossing Times

There is a bit of a clash between the Greens and Fianna Fail at the moment about Hare coursing … being chased down by a pack of baying hounds. But as Limerick West Fianna Fáil TD John Cregan says … it is a sport nothing more nothing less. So the question is should it be banned? John Cregan says Hare... Continue reading »

Video: John Cregan and Dan Neville elected in West Limerick

Seen on The Limerick Blogger

Video: John Cregan and Dan Neville elected in West Limerick May 26th, 2007 Posted in All, County Limerick, Politics, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Multimedia, Blogging The Election | No Comments » ... Continue reading »

Limerick West is finnished 2 FF 1 FG

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Limerick West is finnished 2 FF 1 FG May 25th, 2007 Video later. Dan Neville Fine Gael and John Cregan Fianna Fail elected to limerick West. The Limerick West constituency is now completed... Continue reading »

Vote07 – Day 15: Why bother voting – Limerick West

Seen on The Limerick Blogger

Vote07 – Day 15: Why bother voting – Limerick West May 13th, … him over he party colleague, John Cregan. And we are not forgetting the fact that his uncle Mick … have his fraud trial adjourned until after the General Election. John Cregan (Fianna Fail) – John Cregan... Continue reading »

Vote07 – Day 12: It could have been a Declaration of War god dammit

Seen on The Limerick Blogger

Vote07 – Day 12: It could have been a Declaration of War god dammit May 10th, 2007 Ah yes, … as best you can and continue your support for the outgoing T.D., John Cregan who is also a good... Continue reading »

Please Elect Me, I’ll say anything !

Seen on Ordo Ab Chao

I’ve decided that the money’s (more than) acceptable & the perks are fantastic … . Skip that, they all vote PD’s anyway Not to reference Michael Collins, Eamon DeValera, Padraig Pearse … become a TD anyway. It’s my civic duty to charge the Irish tax payers for listening to me waffle... Continue reading »

Vote07 – Day 11: It’s never a simple matter with Fianna Fail

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Vote07 – Day 11: It’s never a simple matter with Fianna Fail May 9th, … their preferences for John Cregan. Willie denies signing the letter, but Niall Collins insists that he did. John Creegan is naturally peeved about the whole affair and has asked for and been granted... Continue reading »

The E-voting Fiasco: some of the forgotten culprits

Seen on Fergus O'Rourke - Journal - Of Laws and Men

Like most fair-minded people, I am in favour of automating the voting process, provided that it can be done without compromising secrecy or security. So far, the Irish attempt has been a monumental fiasco.The buck stops with the Taoiseach, who has been amazingly silly about it, with Martin Cullen rightly getting most of the blame. It is often ... Continue reading »

Justice delayed – until after election

Seen on Public Inquiry

It is now over three years since Fianna Fail TD, Michael Collins was found to have had a bogus offshore account. Since then he has been charged on two counts; cheating the Office of The Collector General by applying for a tax clearance cert at a time when he had undeclared tax liabilities and obtaining a tax clearance cert by false pretences. ... Continue reading »

Hi Readers, Happy New Year to everyone. The holid…

Seen on Bits from Bruff- News,Views and Information

Hi Readers, Happy New Year to everyone. The holiday is over and we are back on duty More photos of the Commemoration Ceremony for Caherguillamore held just before Christmas in Grange will be published on our sister site (bruffpictures.blogspot.com ) The picture above shows TD John Cregan laying the wreath as the press photographers snap away! ... Continue reading »

Collins to face trial … but not before the election

Seen on The Limerick Blogger

Collins to face trial … but not before the election January 9th, 2007 Former Fianna Fáil TD Michael Collins was lucky enough to get Carol Moran today at the Circuit Court when he was being told that he would face trial on fraud charges. It was requested by councel for deputy Collins that the trial be deferred until after the General Election, ... Continue reading »

The Limerick Blogger Election Project – End of week 2

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This is a little delayed as I should have posted this on Saturday, anyway, here it is now. To find out what the Limerick Blogger Election Project is all about, click here. The story so far – Week 1 In week one I received my first two acknowledgements from Maurice Quinlivan of Sinn Féin and Jan O’Sullivan TD of the Labour Party. At the ... Continue reading »

Limerick TD has Tax Charge dropped

Seen on Limerick Blogs

Limerick Fianna Fáil TD Michael Collins has been back in court in Newcastlewest today to face charges in relation to tax offences. At a previous appearance the DPP layed out two charges in relation to Tax Evasion,however it was announced today that one of the two charges he was facing had been dropped and no explanation from the DPP has been... Continue reading »

New blogs on the Block – September 11th 2006

Seen on Irish Blog Awards

The Waveson blog. Waveson is a tech company from Cork founded by David Copithorne and Stephen Higgins. The Young Hearts Crying Blog. John Curran FF TD has a blog. Seems kind of messed up right now but hopefully it might get fixed. An spailpín fánac as recommended by Copernicus. Spod’s blog. AKA Michael Collins. An old IRC friend. Not read his ... Continue reading »

Fine Gael- The Collins party?

Seen on Ireland - The Voice Of The Nation

Since it is now in vogue for parties to commemorate 1916 all the parties seem to be claiming some kind of linkage to the event, Fianna Fail with De Valera and Sinn Fein with Griffith, Labour with Connelly and the list goes on. But the main sweeping change in a parties attitude to this idea that republican isn’t a dirty word is Fine Gael, a... Continue reading »