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12 Jul 2009
TEEU strike: a key battle for the Irish working class
An article about William Penrose seen on marxist.com
William Penrose, Labour Party TD, has even gone further by declaring that, “There are clearly important issues involved in this dispute for both employers and workers, but these differences will have to be resolved at some stage by …... Continue reading »
22 Aug 2007
Irish Catholic moves from its historic home
An article about Paul McGrath seen on Clerical Whispers
The Irish Catholic, Ireland’s oldest Catholic newspaper, … and the new premises provided a good opportunity to grow and develop. TD Sullivan, a former Lord Mayor... Continue reading »
26 Mar 2007
There Are Only Three Definites In Life: Death. Taxes. And The Godlike Genius Of Donie Cassidy’s Hair.
Seen on Blogorrah
[ YOO-HOO!.jpg] The Big Question: Where can we get one? ... Continue reading »
22 Feb 2007
INSIDE POLITICS – Outside the cocoon, inside the cocoon
Seen on Harry McGee
OUTSIDE THE COCOON – I drove down to Connemara from Dublin yesterday to appear as a guest on TG4’s ‘Seacht Lá’. Even when driving through the Irish countryside, you can’t really escape politics. First, there was the road. The N4 extension brings you as far as Tyrrellspass in Co Westmeath now. As you go back onto bockety roads, you can see that ... Continue reading »
15 Dec 2006
Blogorrah’s Seven Wonders Of Modern Ireland, Number Three: Senator* Donie Cassidy’s Hair
Seen on Blogorrah
[ DONIE1.jpg] So. Beautiful. Can’t. Stop. Staring. At. It. [ DONIE2.jpg] How the fuck can I get one? * UPDATE: Ok, he’s a TD not a senator. We stand corrected. Those Christmas drinks are taking their toll on us. More: Blogorrah’s Seven Wonders Of Modern Ireland, Numbers One & Two (Blogorrah) ... Continue reading »
14 Dec 2006
Donie Cassidy – What’s going on beneath the Hair?
Seen on Green Ink
Donie Cassidy lets slip that he was tearing around Hong Kong in fast cars when he should have been attending a summit on climate change last December (four minutes in). ... Continue reading »
Blogorrah’s Seven Wonders Of Modern Ireland, Number Two: Senator Donie Cassidy’s Hair
Seen on Blogorrah
[ DONIE1.jpg] So. Beautiful. Can’t. Stop. Staring. At. It. [ DONIE2.jpg] How the fuck can I get one? More: Blogorrah’s Seven Wonders Of Modern Ireland, Numbers One & Two (Blogorrah) ... Continue reading »