Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

Angel of the North-South?

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com

Today, the Republic of Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Dermot Ahern, announced the launch of an international competition, with an allocated €5m, to select the design of the monument to be sited at Carrickcarnan, Co Louth, …... Continue reading »

“this partial-parliament in this little semi-statelet..”

An article about Arthur Morgan seen on sluggerotoole.com

[subs req], it’s Louth TD, Arthur Morgan, and he’s not referring to the Assembly nor to Northern Ireland. From the Dáil record. “Why would I expect any different from a Tánaiste and a Government over this partial Parliament in this …... Continue reading »

Ireland’s new foreign project: Timor-Leste

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on streetsofdublin.wordpress.com

Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern named Timor-Leste as a test case for a new Conflict Resolution Unit in his department. The plan is to assist the tiny Asian nation to make the transition to a functioning democracy. …... Continue reading »

Ireland recognises Kosovo independence

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on streetsofdublin.wordpress.com

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern made the announcement, saying he was aware that the independence declaration was painful for Serbia. However, he stressed that Ireland’s recognition of Kosovo was not an act of hostility toward …... Continue reading »

Fine Gael fail to understand the concept of Supply and Demand

An article about Fergus O'Dowd seen on valueireland.blogspot.com

Fergus O’Dowd, Fine Gael TD for Louth and Tipperary native, bemoans the fact that Irish Rail charge €27 return to get from Tipperary to Dublin, but it costs €45 return to get from Dublin to Tipperary. Obviously the cost of getting home …... Continue reading »

Irish Ministerial fleet to go green

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on jazzbiscuit.com

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern said that with a growing number of hybrid and environmentally friendly vehicles on the roads, it was time for an overhaul of the department’s fleet. Full breakingnews.ie story. …... Continue reading »

Nations of the World, I bid you arise and welcome the Republic of …

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on theangryhedgehog.com

Ireland will recognise an independent Kosovo as the world’s newest country, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern declared today.Dermot Ahern said Serbia lost the Balkan province through its own actions in the 1990s. …... Continue reading »

Kosovo and Independence

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on gaskinbalrog.blogspot.com

Ireland has said that they will recognise Kosovo as an independent nation but I find the arguments of Dermot Ahern quite surprising. He said that “Serbia effectively lost Kosovo through its own actions in the 1990s” …... Continue reading »

FG attacks ‘rip-off’ rail fares

An article about Fergus O'Dowd seen on soapboxireland.blogspot.com

Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd yesterday pointed to fare anomalies which, he said, penalised commuters. At a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, he cited the Tipperary to Dublin service as one example. …... Continue reading »

The Secret life of Paul Murphy.

An article about Arthur Morgan seen on paulflynnmp.typepad.com/my_weblog

Pictured is DUP deputy leader Peter Robinson addressing the 'Body' with Paul Murphy on the platform and Sinn Fein TD Arthur Morgan (with glasses) listening intently. It's substantial progress. Since early childhood Paul Murphy and Don …... Continue reading »

once again, I present: our opposition party

An article about Fergus O'Dowd seen on waider.livejournal.com

Here, using the “something should be done” line, is Fergus O'Dowd, the Fine Gael transport spokesman, on an accident on Dublin's ring-road this morning:. “This is yet another example of the need for a quick reaction force with the …... Continue reading »

Seemingly unrelated events

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on bestofbothworlds.blogspot.com

Leaving aside the environmental cost of getting Dermot Ahern and his hangers-on to East Timor, the actual cost will be pretty significant set against what is a small overall aid budget for that country. And this comes on the heels of …... Continue reading »

Questioning Politicians

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on 33rdcounty.blogspot.com

Call your local politicians and ask them what they’re doing for your friends and families or even better call Bertie Ahern and Dermot Ahern and ask them exactly when we can expect the “action” which they promised us back in November …... Continue reading »

Burma Protest Rally - O’Connell Street (Dublin) The protest …

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on streetsofdublin.wordpress.com

The Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern is to raise the Burma issue this week when he addresses the UN General Assembly. Security forces in Burma are reported to have used batons to suppress pro-democracy protesters. …... Continue reading »

The limits of power

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on eureferendum.blogspot.com

But an indication of how difficult that would be politically comes from the Irish foreign affairs minister Dermot Ahern, who has dismissed O'Shea's calls outright. He points out that any Irish army involvement as part of an EU …... Continue reading »

DUP cross Borders

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on elblogador.blogspot.com

The press release for the appointments came from the Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs after a meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council in Belfast attended by the Republic’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern; …... Continue reading »

“There is too much hypocrisy..”

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com

Meanwhile the Irish government’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, is to meet with Paul Quinn’s parents. But will he confirm that, as the DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson relayed, the police assessment is that “IRA members [were] …... Continue reading »

Blue-shirts not happy with Stoops

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on gaskinbalrog.blogspot.com

I mean I have witnessed Dermot Ahern canvassing on behalf of the SDLP, the same is true for Enda Kenny and Pat Rabbitte and we still roasted them in every election. I mean when you are as inactive, as unrepresentative and as useless as …... Continue reading »

Demand a Referendum!

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on Greenman's Occasional Organ

The recent TUC and Green Party conferences both put forward the demand that there should be a referendum on the new European “Reform Treaty” … has been retained. What is gone is the term 'constitution'.” - Dermot Ahern, Irish Foreign Minister, June... Continue reading »

Fianna Fáil considers northern move

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on The Green Ribbon

Fianna Fáil considers northern move [ Bertieahern] … of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern to seriously explore the idea advancing Fianna Fail … between Fianna Fail and the SDLP. Mr Ahern will use his party's “think-in” gathering in Wicklow... Continue reading »

Rock on Rockall

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on Balrog

It seems that little piece of (Irish) rock in the North Atlantic is yet again in the news … Minister Dermot Ahern promises to secure rights on Rockall. “Let me make it clear that the Irish... Continue reading »

SDLP Comments On Fianna Fáil's Designs On Northern Ireland

An article about Dermot Ahern seen on ElBlogador.com- The Voice of Irish Nationalism

SDLP Leader Mark Durkan MP MLA has today responded to An Taoiseach’s announcement that Fianna Fáil is to establish a new committee on all-island … . Indeed, members of the review team recently met Dermot Ahern TD as well as members of other parties … with Fianna Fáil through Dermot Ahern’s new working group, where we will set out our vision of the... Continue reading »

The Dolly-Mixture Coalition

Seen on GUBU

Isn’t that what Dermot Ahern called any attempt by FG to form raindbow coalition with the support of independents? But tonight Cowen says “The Taoiseach’s objective, he said, from the outset... Continue reading »

Máirtín the apprentice

Seen on Splintered Sunrise

Máirtín the apprentice May 29th, 2007 [ alan-sugar-amstrad-and-the-apprentice.jpg] In re the election, there is a further point worth making … a few policies. Skip forward to Dermot Ahern’s argument that PSF did badly because the young people … of the Grizzly Manifesto the reader may decide for herself, but Dermot was not simply having a cheap dig... Continue reading »

Election Outcome

Seen on Kevin Rafter’s Blog

THERE were glum faces last weekend as senior Fianna Fail workers gathered at the party’s election headquarters at Treasury Buildings in Dublin. Bertie Ahern’s party was on the receiving end of a lot of negative media coverage. Comment … in the 43 constituencies. The two men strongly argued that, despite the focus on Bertie Ahern’... Continue reading »