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09 Feb 2010
The Irish Economy » Blog Archive » George Lee resigns from Fine …
An article about Brian Cowen seen on irisheconomy.ie
Lee therefore publicly made known his unhappiness in early January. He wouldn't go along with the establishment bailout and cover up. Therefore they gagged him. Enda Kenny is just a thinner Brian Cowen. …... Continue reading »
The Art of the Grand Gesture: Oh Canada
An article about Micheal Martin seen on grandgesture.blogspot.com
Micheal Martin, Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, realizes that it's a lot of money, but Ireland needs to maintain its embassies, after all. Yes, people do need hospitals and schools and libraries, but the citizens need fine …... Continue reading »
Reckless drivers let off the hook on points « Student Smart
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on studentsmart.ie/blog
Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey is to further outline legislative plans to lower the drink driving limit at a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party this evening. Several backbench TDs have expressed reservations about …... Continue reading »
Cork Politics
An article about Ned O'Keeffe seen on corkpolitics.ie/wp
Ned O'Keeffe DEPUTY Ned O'Keeffe has been appointed chairman of the Joint Administration Committee. In his role as Chairman, Deputy O'Keeffe will be responsible for managing the work of the committee which deals with the services …... Continue reading »
Pat Corkery: A Prophet is never accepted…
An article about Noel O'Flynn seen on patcorkery.blogspot.com
Early in his career he challenged the professionalism of the Dáil Chamber when he pointed out some Fianna Fáil deputies appeared to be dozing, to which the acting-Chairman, Noel O'Flynn restored that Mr. Lee was just inexperienced with …... Continue reading »
Lee Resigns From Fine Gael | The Emergency
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on theemergency.ie
Lee took up the position just over nine months ago when the previous holder of the post, Fianna Fail's Dundrum correspondent Seamus Brennan, finished his lifetime stint in the role. Lee has featured on television screens little for the …... Continue reading »
As of today I predict that Exchequer tax revenues for 2010 will be …
An article about Michael McGrath seen on corkeconomics.com
“Department of Finance official Michael McGrath said the department would not be changing its budget day tax forecasts, despite the “slight improvement” in revenues in December. The Government said last month that it expects to receive …... Continue reading »
Minister says we should 'wait and see' about new speed limit …
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on newstalk.ie
The Transport Minister says the controversial new speed limit in Dublin City should be kept under review. Noel Dempsey says, however, that the setting of the.... Continue reading »
07 Feb 2010
Technical Support in Schools (Irish Style) | anseo.net
An article about Batt O'Keeffe seen on anseo.net
It would also leave Batt O'Keeffe a few more million euros to pay for curriculum content, which could be accessible by everyone in the country. There is little to no government initiated curriculum content in this country yet we have …... Continue reading »
James Lawless – View from the Tracks » Blog Archive » Updates on …
An article about Michael Fitzpatrick seen on jameslawless.ie
The meeting was also attended by Cllr. Liam Doyle, Cllr. Brendan Weld and Michael Fitzpatrick (who had to vote in the Dáil) was ably represented by his aide Johnny Callaghan. We discussed the root causes which included increased …... Continue reading »
06 Feb 2010
Bertie Ahern and the tax exemption
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on kenfoxe.com
Obviously, the major concern for the Arts Council is that the operation of the exemption has come into disrepute because the public might perceive it as going to undeserving people, like Bertie Ahern. In that scenario, a new government …... Continue reading »
'Good Morning Voter from your Local Representative'- Bertie Ahern …
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on irishelectionliterature.wordpress.com
Tags: 2007 General Election, Bertie, bertie ahern, Cyprian Brady, Dublin Central, Election ephemera, election flyers, Fianna Fail, irish elections, Irish Politics, political flyers, Politics. 'Good Morning Voter from your Local …... Continue reading »
COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR MEATH FARMERS
An article about Johnny Brady seen on thomasbyrne.blogspot.com
I met quite a number of farmers over the Christmas period and I pay tribute to my colleague, Deputy Johnny Brady, who in his role as Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food has worked hard to secure this …... Continue reading »
Mary Coughlan puts her foot in it again
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on thedogsinthestreet.net
She does it again. Thank God we don't have nuclear bombs as part of our armed forces arsenal – every time Brian Cowen goes away the world would be on high alert in case Mary pressed the button. I have called for Public Sector pay cuts …... Continue reading »
Maturing industry contacts « Frank Gannon's Blog
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on frankgannon.wordpress.com
The Bell Labs announcement was made by Tánaiste, Mary Coughlan T.D., and in her remarks she also pointed to the major importance of investment in high-quality research, such that industries of the calibre of Bell Labs/Alcatel Lucent are …... Continue reading »
Deplorable state of ICT in Irish schools
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on matict.blogspot.com
Again in January 2008 the Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin, launching the Schools Broadband Access Programme said: “ICT in the classroom is important, both in terms of giving students the opportunity to achieve computer …... Continue reading »
Ardmayle: Taoiseach
An article about Mary O'Rourke seen on ardmayle.blogspot.com
When Reynolds cleared out the cabinet after he took over Mary O'Rourke sought a meeting to protest her case. Reynolds response, God bless him, was to tell her “to get put of here with your old guff”. Dick Spring also recounted how …... Continue reading »
Tim Cotter -Fianna Fail- Celbridge LEA- 1991 local Elections …
An article about Mary O'Rourke seen on irishelectionliterature.wordpress.com
He also has shots with such luminaries as the then Lord Mayor of Dublin Michael Donnelly, Michael O'Kennedy, Bertie Ahern, Mary O'Rourke, Seamus Brennan and Ray Burke. Its a whos who of Fianna Fail at the time. …... Continue reading »
Tánaiste lies to the Dáil? – The Story
An article about Martin Mansergh seen on thestory.ie
Considering her Fianna Fáil colleague, Martin Mansergh had already accepted the correct interpretation when putting the Budget legislation through the Dáil: The Government has accepted the review body's recommendation that there be no …... Continue reading »
Speeding TD Treacy's driving licence had lapsed – Galway …
An article about Noel Treacy seen on advertiser.ie/galway
Former minister of state Noel Treacy, whose portfolio in the early 1990s included transport, did not appear in person before Tullamore District Court to answer the two summons, which relate to an incident which occurred on the M6 at …... Continue reading »
Assembly group discusses overseas development @ O'Conall Street
An article about Peter Power seen on oconallstreet.com
The group, under Carmel Hanna's leadership, met with their counterparts in the South including Overseas Development Minister Peter Power TD to discuss ways in which they could contribute to Irish Aid's efforts in assisting with …... Continue reading »
Taking a look at the MAAC
An article about Pat Carey seen on collegebaseballtoday.com
Coach Pat Carey knows his team had a lot of young players last year that will grow in maturity this season. Five of last year's starters were freshmen, including Burke and OF Dean Dignelli (.276-7-24), who will be the power source for …... Continue reading »
Bank of Ireland urged to hand over historic buildings – why not we …
An article about Sean Haughey seen on thedogsinthestreet.net
The Bank of Ireland governor has flatly rejected a proposal by government minister Sean Haughey to hand over its historic former headquarters as a 'thank you' to the Irish people for the multi-billion bank bail-out. …... Continue reading »
Ballitore, Narraghmore, Crookstown – Kildare Today
An article about Sean O Fearghail seen on leinsterleader.ie/NewsFront.aspx
Deputy Sean O'Fearghail TD hosts the following clinics: Athy – Constituency office 4 Offaly Street each Saturday 1.30pm; Ballitore – Shaker Store (with Cllr Mark Dalton) each Thursday at 6pm; Castledermot – The Dales (with Cllr Mark …... Continue reading »
Dept needs to learn vital lesson – News, frontpage – Fingal …
An article about Sean Haughey seen on fingal-independent.ie/news
THE revelation this week that the children of a Government minister were attending a Malahide school where pupils have been enduring shocking classroom conditions has caused quite a stir. That Minister Sean Haughey is employed at the …... Continue reading »