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12 May

Is it plagiarism when you're used to it?

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on unarocks.blogspot.com

Green Ink points out that a piece I wrote in the Tribune on Eamon Ryan being zexy is in the Irish Daily Mirror today. Green Ink calls in plagiarism. When you work in a Sunday newspaper, you become very used to seeing your stories lifted ... Continue reading »

08 May

Minister Gormley visits Fota House

An article about John Gormley seen on fotahouse.com/news

Mr John Gormley, TD, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, today (21 April 2008) visited Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens and paid tribute to the Irish Heritage Trust’s achievements at Fota since it took over ... Continue reading »

07 May

Beaglers told to assume end to season extensions

An article about John Gormley seen on banbloodsports.wordpress.com

there will be no further extensions to their hunt season. This very much welcomed development was revealed in a letter from Environment Minister, John Gormley’s office. ICABS has renewed its appeal to the Minister to fully […]... Continue reading »

Links

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on edelmandublin.com/blog

Minister Eamon Ryan has announced a major revamp of TV licensing in Irelandas part of the launch of a new website – www.tvlicence.ie, which will allow Irish businesses and householders to purchase a television licence online. ... Continue reading »

06 May

Getting serious

An article about John Gormley seen on yesterdaysfuture.net/blog

In his opening address to Dublin’s Convergence 13 conference, Irish Minister for the Environment John Gormley captured an increasingly common theme in smart government approaches to sustainability: the need for citizens and elected ... Continue reading »

Home Bound, Carbon Lite

An article about John Gormley seen on grandgesture.blogspot.com

Minister John Gormley is ready with some simple suggestions to help us all decrease our contribution. 1. Become a vegetarian. Eat only vegetables, and you can reduce the amount of CO2 that you exude. Avoid meat and the world will ... Continue reading »

05 May

Bikes for billboards

An article about John Gormley seen on wowblog.co.uk

Split applications, dubious rezoning maps, and the Bord rejecting all “Metropoles”: to add to this the Dublin City Business Association has written to Minister John Gormley asking him “to investigate”. The only question is what’s next? ... Continue reading »

“It must be considered exceptional…”

An article about John Gormley seen on sluggerotoole.com

The Irish Times today predicts [subs req] that the Republic of Ireland’s Environment Minister, John Gormley, is expected to make an order putting the Woodstown archaeological site in Co Waterford, unearthed in 2003, on the Record of ... Continue reading »

Story Hour

An article about Mary White seen on grandgesture.blogspot.com

Green Party deputy leader Mary White would like to combine the children's story hour with the adult's book group and bring the magic of books to those who may not otherwise experience the pleasure of reading. ... Continue reading »

New organic training scheme to be available nationwide

An article about Trevor Sargent seen on olivermoore.blogspot.com

A new organisation called NOTS, the National Organic Training Skillnet was launched in Dublin by the Minister for Food and Horticulture Trevor Sargent TD on Tuesday 22nd April last. NOTS, which was launched in the European Commission ... Continue reading »

Gormley: Viking settlement artefacts to remain buried

An article about John Gormley seen on archaeonews.blogspot.com

A plan for research at the 1000-year-old Woodstown site outside Waterford city is to be drawn up, but Minister John Gormley accepted the recommendation of a working group that the area not be fully.... Continue reading »

03 May

The Irish Energy Research Strategy is available for download

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on dublinenergylab.dit.ie/blog

An Energy Research Strategy for Ireland prepared by the Irish Energy Research Council has been submitted to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, TD The Energy Research Strategy is available for ... Continue reading »

Irish Republican Information Service (no. 147)

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on fenian32.livejournal.com

The priests of the parish had recommended it to Éamon Ryan and it had now been given further support. Dr Fleming suggested, therefore, that the Glinsk proposal be examined carefully as a viable alternative, with the potential to bring ... Continue reading »

Eamon Ryan Casual Like

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on greeninkpen.blogspot.com

More. There's also a Facebook group of Ryanies now.... Continue reading »

30 Apr

Human Rights and Political Wrongs

An article about John Gormley seen on jbwan.com

Then there was the recent episode of Questions and Answers on RTE television, following on from the comments made by John Gormley of the Green Party in relation to Tibet and the controversy that it caused. I was shocked at the response ... Continue reading »

Proposal for new Irish film tv channel submitted

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on jazzbiscuit.com

A proposal for the channel has been put forward to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for inclusion in the new Broadcasting Bill which will be launched by Minister Eamon Ryan next month. ... Continue reading »

26 Apr

New Irish Green Grant Scheme

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on wood-pellet-ireland.blogspot.com

A new green grant scheme was introduced yesterday by Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Éamon Ryan. (the guy I wrote about a few weeks ago - the X-ray mix up - do you remember?) The scheme is essentially aimed at ... Continue reading »

25 Apr

Grants for Insulation

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on greennav.wordpress.com

Today Eamon Ryan announced the launch of the long awaited home insulation grants scheme. Only a pilot at the moment (North Tipp, Clare, Limerick and Dundalk), it should be launched nationally in 2009. The max grant is €2500. ... Continue reading »

Gormley 1 China 0? China may meet Dalai Lama officials

An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on jazzbiscuit.com

Green Party Foreign Affairs and Justice spokesperson Ciaran Cuffe TD has welcomed the news that Chinese officials may meet with representatives of the Tibetan spiritual Leader the Dalai Lama. So John Gormley’s ass kicking gets results? ... Continue reading »

24 Apr

Water.

An article about Eamon Ryan seen on fatmammycat.blogspot.com

The dept. of Communications, Energy and natural Resources headed by green party minister Eamon Ryan spent €17768 in '06 and €16286 in '07 on bottled water. Sales of bottled water in Ireland are up 6% since January and last year Irish ... Continue reading »


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