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05 Mar
“a significant change in direction away from Northern Ireland …
An article about Niall Blaney seen on sluggerotoole.com
The BBC’s Martina Purdy reports that the BIIPB steering committee member, Niall Blaney, TD, is in Belfast this week, meeting the DUP’s Peter Robinson and Ulster Unionist leader Sir Reg Empey. He hopes to persuade both parties to change …... Continue reading »
Abandoned
An article about Niall Blaney seen on letterkennypost.com
The woman told the Letterkenny Post: “The back biting that went on between Joe McHugh and Niall Blaney over the job losses at Oatfield was laughable if it wasn’t so serious. “We found ourselves in the same position as the workers in …... Continue reading »
26 Feb
Kerry TDs earn over three times the industrial wage
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on anriocht.blogspot.com
Independent Jackie Healy Rae is taking home 120-thousand-euro. This includes a payment of almost 20-thousand for being Chair of an Oireachtas Committee, and 6-thousand for having over ten years service as a TD. …... Continue reading »
15 Feb
News!
An article about Niall Blaney seen on donegalfriends.blogspot.com
Fianna Fail Deputy Niall Blaney says that Fine Gael Deputy Joe Mc Hugh is undermining Donegal by blaming the government for the job losses. He says while regrettable, the job losses are due to global economic pressures and fluctuations …... Continue reading »
10 Feb
Looted empire set to strike back
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on independent.ie/national-news
As I talk to Dublin Chamber's outgoing president Ronan King about the future of the nation's capital, it strikes us that Jackie Healy-Rae has started something really big. Something that might return to haunt him. …... Continue reading »
09 Feb
Snail’s Pace step by step
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on scamp.ie
I added a flat cap to one of the snail team to emphasise the bucolic atmos. In so doing, I inadvertently made the snail look like Jackie Healy-Rae. Cool! You can see more of Kevin’s excellent editorial work at McSherry.ie.... Continue reading »
04 Feb
Over 18 million euro announced for road building and upgrading in …
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on anriocht.blogspot.com
… 250000 euro for safety measures to be installed. The Lispole bridge will be strengthened and the Laune bridge will be underpinned. The announcement has been welcomed by Ceann Comhairle John O Donoghue and Deputy Jackie Healy Rae. …... Continue reading »
29 Jan
Currying favour… Anti-Semitism… A spinning success
An article about Niall Blaney seen on independent.ie/opinion/letters
By coincidence, Niall Blaney, a Fianna Fail TD from Donegal, has recently been in the letters columns of our national papers seeking to convince us that Mr Ahern is tax compliant. Mr Blaney's party has been in power for the greatest …... Continue reading »
27 Jan
Simple geography cuts short the lives of patients
An article about Finian McGrath seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
After the election, when they needed the support of independent TD Finian McGrath, he asked them to commit to a 34-bed CF unit as a condition — they agreed. It was hardly a coincidence then, last Friday, when the HSE's chief executive …... Continue reading »
26 Jan
Harney to consider private care for CF patients
An article about Finian McGrath seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
She was responding to calls from Independent TD Finian McGrath to put some interim measures in place to relieve the crisis faced by cystic fibrosis patients in St Vincent's Hospital where they lack private facilities and are in danger …... Continue reading »
18 Jan
Baby Doc and the North Antrim pork barrel
An article about Tony Gregory seen on splinteredsunrise.wordpress.com
She has only stated that she is “minded” to give Mr Sweeney the contract. Here’sa modest suggestion. Next time the DUP are in negotiations, wouldn’t it be an idea to retain the services of Tony Gregory?... Continue reading »
13 Jan
Labours Reaffirmation
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on fintanr.org/blog
Expect Dan Boyle to come forth with some plausible, but laughable fence sitting (hey, it will make a change from laughing at Mary White’s new found ability to make even Jackie Healy Rae look like a forward looking, nationally minded …... Continue reading »
22 Dec 2007
Health care system beset by 'delays and endless duplication'
An article about Niall Blaney seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
Donegal north east TD Niall Blaney queried why four centres should be required in the Dublin area. Blaming the fragmented evolution of the health services, Prof Keane agreed that just one or two centres in Dublin would be “ideal”.... Continue reading »
16 Dec 2007
McGrath takes umbrage at RTE
An article about Finian McGrath seen on independent.ie/national-news
Independent TD Finian McGrath is “hopping mad” with RTE and has sent letters to Morning Ireland, the RTE Head of Current Affairs and a formal complaint to the RTE Authority about a critical report filed by David Davin-Power.... Continue reading »
16 Nov 2007
Nice work, if you can get it…
An article about Niall Blaney seen on sluggerotoole.com
Niall Blaney has an interesting detail in this story:. A Northern Ireland quango has paid the company of one of its own board members more than £2m in fees for his and a colleague’s services. The Strategic Investment Board (SIB) made …... Continue reading »
20 Sep 2007
After the votes are counted…
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on On The Record
A couple of years ago, an old mucker of mine Katie Hannon wrote a great book about the Irish political process. The Naked Politician looked at just why hundreds and hundreds of seemingly sane men and women would go through the often demeaning motions of seeking a vote from their fellow citizens who were often happy to say one thing to their face... Continue reading »
31 Aug 2007
Who will be the next Labour leader?
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on Twenty Major - Still smoking in Dublin bars
Pat Rabbitte has stepped down as leader of the Labour Party. It’s a bit of a shame, I quite like him and have had a couple of entertaining conversations with him about what complete cunts some of his Dail colleagues are. But Labour are now obviously looking for a new leader. They need something fresh. Something interesting... Continue reading »
22 Aug 2007
Update, June 20th 2007
An article about Niall Blaney seen on Cllr Damien Blake, Letterkenny Town Council
A few quick updates: An Taoiseach has announced the Junior Ministers … and is pledging to “lead by example”. Niall Blaney has not been promoted. This has come as something of a surprise to us here in Donegal North East. Niall is clearly very popular with An Taoiseach... Continue reading »
18 Jul 2007
The Left and the EU Constitution. Marianne’s Revenge.
Seen on The Cedar Lounge Revolution
It was all so familiar. The meetings between diplomats going on behind closed doors to shape our future into the early hours of the morning. Nervous fears among our political elites that they might not this time pull off a deal. The Poles ‘gently’ reminding the world of the dangers of Germany getting too powerful and Blair hovering in the... Continue reading »
13 Jun 2007
Killarney to get a new post office
Seen on An RÃocht - The Kingdom
Killarney is to get a new post office. The Centra Foodstore on Fair Hill in the town has been awarded a license to start operating in the coming … for a number of months. Minister John O’Donoghue and Deputies Jackie Healy-Rae and Tom Sheahan are welcoming... Continue reading »