Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

Dinner Arrangements Finalised

An article about Jimmy Devins seen on sligorfc.ie

Jonathan McGoldrick and his wife, Minister Jimmy Devins, a former President of the club, and his wife, Mary, Senator Geraldine Feeney, a Life Member of the club, Tommy Breheny, who managed Sligo to Connacht GAA glory last year, …... Continue reading »

Major tourism roadshow

An article about Jimmy Devins seen on sligopost.com

Failte Ireland North West are hosting their second major roadshow for the tourism trade in Sligo and the North West in the Clarion Hotel Sligo on Monday 4th February at 6pm. The event, which will be opened by Minister Jimmy Devins, …... Continue reading »

Scanlon confirms renal retention

An article about Eamon Scanlon seen on sligopost.com

By Liam O’Connor liam@sligopost.com The Department of Health has confirmed, to Deputy Eamon Scanlon (FF), that anyone in Sligo who requires renal dialysis WILL be treated in Sligo. It had been announced that Sligo General had reached …... Continue reading »

Cancer care not politics, please

An article about Jimmy Devins seen on independent.ie/opinion/letters

In Eilis O'Regan and Ciaran Byrne's lead article (Irish Independent, November 10), 'Confusion as major cancer unit closed', you interviewed Dr Jimmy Devins. During that interview, he explained the reasons why Sligo should be retained as …... Continue reading »

The Times They Ain’t a’Changin’

Seen on The Pleasures of Underachievement

No in-depth analysis of the election results here, I will leave that to others and, in any case, the outcome has left me a bit too weary to do so … election, complaining that it ’said a lot about this country that blackguards like Seán Doherty and John Ellis coast to re-election while decent people like Ted Nealon struggle to get returned’. Ireland... Continue reading »

So where will those Sinn Féin gains come from?

Seen on From the Balcony, A Publisher's Blog

There’s an old trick in political campaigning whereby you underestimate the scale of your ambition — say by aiming for five seat gains when you expect to get ten — so that you can play up your final result as a whopping electoral endorsement. However, Sinn Féin spokespersons have already gone on record as being confident of doubling their seat... Continue reading »

The Waiting Is Over

Seen on ballymote.ie - Gem of Co.Sligo

The Waiting Is Over No Comments » by interviewer Finally the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern (FF) has called the General Election. In the last few moments (8.10am Sunday 29th April) he has set the date for Thursday 24th May 2007, three weeks away. In our constituency we are going to witness the ‘Mother of all Battles’ for the final seat. We have... Continue reading »

Youthreach at Dáil

Seen on ballymote.ie - Gem of Co.Sligo

Youthreach at Dáil No Comments » by interviewer Students from Youthreach Sligo were today (20th March) guests of John Perry TD at Dáil Eireann. The group was led by Youthreach co-ordinator Ultan Mullvihill, CSPE teacher Eamon Kelly and IT student Sarah Chambers also accompanied the group. They are pictured here with Deputy Perry in front of... Continue reading »

That EP vote on ER

Seen on GUBU

(translators note: European Parliament vote on Extraordinary Rendition) Ok, I got the voting document - 68 pages of voting details on various amendments. I decided to skip to the end and see who voted on the final resolution and then double checked back randomly on some of the amendments to check for consistency. Here are the final results:... Continue reading »

Schools Competition - North West Final

Seen on Podcast - Forum on Europe

The National Forum On Europe in partnership with Members of the European Parliament is running its fifth annual competition specifically for transition year students. The competition aims to promote interest and increase knowledge of European Union issues among transition year students. The overall theme this year will be the 50th anniversary of... Continue reading »

Fluffy Links - December 29th 2006

Seen on Damien Mulley

Crossed wires. Pranking two Garda stations. Irish Bebo Award - I’ll be launching a small competition for Bebo users soon. Could they have picked a photo that makes the Pope look more evil? I think not. Those defending a traditional wholesome Christmas are also the ones exploiting it for financial gain. I’m quite impressed with how they made a... Continue reading »

Philomena sings for Bloomberg

Seen on A Kilcullen Diary

There was a special Kilcullen connection with Sligo and New York this week when Philomena Breslin sang for the Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, during the the Big Apple boss’s day trip to Ireland. Mayor Bloomberg was in Ballymote to unveil Ireland’s National monument to the Fighting 69th Regiment and Brigadier General Michael Corcoran.... Continue reading »

The Mayor, The Deputy and The War

Seen on The Pleasures of Underachievement

Something I do not normally do on this blog, cutting and pasting a passage from another source, this being a comment on the Indymedia.ie website relating to the ongoing saga of Michael Bloomberg, the town of Ballymote, Co. Sligo (where Seanachie spent his formative years), Deppity John Perry and the local anti-war movement. The comment is in turn... Continue reading »

On Ireland Trip, Bloomberg Talks Immigration…

Seen on An Online News Magazine - Politics & Media - World & American - eTalkinghead

On Ireland Trip, Bloomberg Talks Immigration Policy - New York Sun Source: Google News - U.S. NY1On Ireland Trip, Bloomberg Talks Immigration Policy New York Sun - 37 minutes ago Staff Reporter of the Sun. Mayor Bloomberg promoted his immigration reform ideas during a trip to Ireland yesterday, telling a group at Sligo’s City Hall that... Continue reading »

Rocky road for mobile Linux

Seen on InfoWorld - Application Development Products and Information

(InfoWorld) - Linux has great potential in the mobile arena, but establishing it there will be a tall order, industry participants told a LinuxWorld Conference and Expo audience. Mobile phone users will have to demand the technology, and they are more interested in cool devices and applications than in a software platform for its own sake, said... Continue reading »

Transport - FF TD wants ‘alcolocks’

Seen on fjstransport.com

FF TD wants ‘alcolocks’ in all Irish cars Ireland Online, Ireland - 20 hours ago Fianna Fáil TD John Ellis has called for so-called “alcolocks” to be made mandatory in all cars in Ireland. The device is a breathalyser... Continue reading »

Too locked to drive?

Seen on Dec's Rambling

The Fianna Fail TD John Ellis has called for alcolocks to be made mandatory on Irish cars. Nice idea and while I applaud the sentiment I just have to say, good luck getting that one through the Dail :-) Remember this has to be passed by the same TDs who have jumped to the defense of publicans rights to pump alcohol into the general public without... Continue reading »