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13 May

State Neglectful Of Duty To At Risk Children

An article about Alan Shatter seen on jp-ireland.spaces.live.com

Fine Gael's Alan Shatter earlier called for details of the number of children at 'serious risk' who are currently on waiting lists to be published immediately. He warned that children would continue to lose their lives or suffer ... Continue reading »

On Having Good Reasons, or Why a Real Debate is Desirable

An article about Lucinda Creighton seen on irish-lawyer.com/journal

Sloan). If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. (George S. Patton). (Note to Lucinda Creighton TD.: now would not be a good time to observe that both of these quotations were by Americans, and dead ones at that.)... Continue reading »

11 May

Evacuating Irish Out Of Lebanon

An article about Billy Timmins seen on americanirish.blogspot.com

The airport in Beirut is closed and Hezbollah militants are in control of the west of the capital. Fine Gael's Foreign Affairs spokesman Billy Timmins says the new Foreign Affairs Minister must act immediately and evacuate the Irish out ... Continue reading »

07 May

The Truth Is Out There

An article about Enda Kenny seen on blogboyle.blogspot.com

As for spineless Spend A Penny ( Enda Kenny ) he applauded Bertie in his final lament instead of having the balls to tell it like it is, the bootlick soup slurper. I have sadly come to the conclusion lately, that the good people of ... Continue reading »

01 May

Ireland embarrassed in front of the Neo-Con Moonies

An article about Lucinda Creighton seen on semper-idem.eu

Seriously, our old chums Libertas have put out a statement today arguing that a story in the Washington Times today about Lucinda Creighton’s highlighting of Libertas’s backers association with the US military establishment embarrasses ... Continue reading »

30 Apr

Playing the anti-American card

An article about Lucinda Creighton seen on irisheagle.blogspot.com

Fine Gael's Lucinda Creighton has managed to make some news in America today, stealing a little bit of Bertie's spotlight. The Washington Times has a report today on Creighton's recent “web posting” on the Fine Gael web site. ... Continue reading »

Figures on abuse two years old

An article about Alan Shatter seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com

Fine Gael’s Alan Shatter said: “Am I right in understanding that the department has absolutely no idea how many children were reported to the HSE during 2006 or 2007 as being at risk? The minister does not know the average waiting times ... Continue reading »

Fine Gael takes the Irish People for Fools

An article about Lucinda Creighton seen on come-on-sense.livejournal.com

Lucinda Creighton herself is registered as an attorney-at-law in the state of New York and has worked in the USA as a campaigner for the Democratic Party, despite being a Councillor - and now a TD - for Fine Gael in Ireland and also ... Continue reading »

27 Apr

Litit i leith Fine Gael agus an Ghaeilge san Examiner

An article about Leo Varadkar seen on darrenjprior.blogspot.com

For the record I actually said in the email to the 'paper that I didn't contact Leo Varadkar by email as he is my local TD and that I could raise the issue with him personally. They edited it and took that part out. ... Continue reading »

26 Apr

Forum on Europe

An article about Enda Kenny seen on nearfm.ie/podcast

The Fine Gael party leader Enda Kenny TD, addressed a plenary session of the National Forum On Europe in Dublin Castle on Thursday 24th April 2008 at 11a.m. This event is part of one of a series of plenary sessions and regional public ... Continue reading »

25 Apr

Blue-Shirts just don't get it!

An article about Alan Shatter seen on gaskinbalrog.blogspot.com

Blue-Shirt TD TD Alan Shatter said the only way to change this is to provide an “absolute zone of protection for children” by having a constitutional referendum on the issue. I have already looked at this issue when it first occurred ... Continue reading »

24 Apr

Enda Kenny - 'Fine Gael Brought Empire to it's knees'

An article about Enda Kenny seen on kerryview.blogspot.com

FG Fuhrer Enda Kenny, in his latest speech regarding the Lisbon Treaty (24th April) has taken to a bit of history re-writing. It appears that Michael Collins, and only Michael Collins, was not only responsible for Easter 1916, ... Continue reading »

23 Apr

County Hospital’s cleaning budget slashed by 49%

An article about Denis Naughten seen on roscommonherald.ie

THE BUDGET for cleaning at Roscommon County Hospital has been slashed in half in a “concerted campaign” by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to downgrade the hospital and close acute services, Deputy Denis Naughten has claimed this ... Continue reading »

Fighting Enda takes gloves off at Kilkenny dinner

An article about Enda Kenny seen on kilkennypeople.ie/NewsFront.aspx

IT was gloves off in Kilkenny on Thursday night as an angry Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny, laid down markers for the Taoiseach elect Brian Cowen and his cabinet.... Continue reading »

22 Apr

Enda Kenny - His Amazing Organisation

An article about Enda Kenny seen on kerryview.blogspot.com

We have heard so much about Enda Kenny and the achievements he has made in re-invigorating and re-organising Fine Gael, that we decided to check it out. Imagine our horror when we clicked on the Fine Gael homepage, and then clicked on ... Continue reading »

20 Apr

Bubble Radio / TV: Give advance notice here!!!

An article about Jim O'Keeffe seen on thepropertypin.com

FG justice spokesman Jim O’Keeffe has interests in ten properties (mostly in Co Cork). Other significant property investors are: Noel O’Flynn (FF, Cork NC); John McGuinness (FF, Kilkenny); Denis O’Donovan (FF, Cork SW); Sean Ardagh (FF, ... Continue reading »

DAIL SKETCH/JOHN DRENNAN

An article about James Bannon seen on independent.ie/national-news

Who would have thought the proudest moment of Deppity James Bannon's career would coincide with the embalming of the PDs' new leader?... Continue reading »

Enda Kennys Carbon Footprint

An article about Enda Kenny seen on co2.ie/blog

enda kenny co2.ie. CO2.ie was out and about last nite when we bumped into Enda Kenny, the Fine Gael leader sipping a pint o Guinness in Toners Baggot Street. Upon hearing him talking about carbon footprints, an introduction was made and ... Continue reading »

Liveline Podcast - Enda Kenny Skipping the Queue?

An article about Enda Kenny seen on rte.ie/radio1/liveline

Liveline callers claim they saw Enda Kenny skipping the queue for a flight.... Continue reading »

15 Apr

Alan Shatter

An article about Alan Shatter seen on thedailministers.blogspot.com

Because Alan Shatter (“the Shat”) speaks a lot of it from his constituency in Dublin South. His day job since the 2007 election has been Fine Gael Spokesperson for Children, but he is also a solicitor. Alan is, I believe, ... Continue reading »


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