Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

Elections are over but it’s still all to play for.

Seen on three little dogs

THE ELECTIONS ARE OVER. The count was held last Friday and Saturday, and by Sunday the position was fairly clear. There are 166 seats in Dáil Éireann … Michael McDowell, leader of the PDs who retired from politics on the spot, and the Socialist Party’s Joe Higgins, anti-war champion, defender of the poor and the Dáil’s most colourful and eloquent... Continue reading »

The Silent Majority has spoken…

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“I just can’t fuckin’ believe it… five more years before there’s any chance of civil partnership between me and my life partner…” – A. Friend “FIVE MORE YEARS! FIVE MORE YEARS!” -Cyprian Brady’s campaign team “I will be in the bar/ With my head on the bar” -Morrissey Cons: the electoral death of Joe Higgins... Continue reading »

In ainm Croim (nó: Torthaí Toghcháin an tSaorstáit)

Seen on Crá Croí Cois Cuain

Agus tinneas orm le cúpla lá anuas bhí deis agam dul idir RTÉ agus TG4 agus an tuairisciú a thug siad ar na thoghcháin sna Sé Chondae Fichead agus na torthaí ag teacht isteach. Chaith mé na huaireanta os comhair mo ríomhaire ag leámh trí shuíomh RTÉ chomh maith. (... Continue reading »

A few words on the election

Seen on In the grip of hysteria

A few words on the election May 27th, 2007 Well I’m gutted at the election result. We worked our socks off but unfortunately it just didn’t happen … Fine Gael out. Unlike Michael McDowell however, Joe Higgins, Clare Daly and the Socialist Party... Continue reading »

De Bertie is da boss

Seen on Eamonn Fitzgerald's Rainy Day

In an interview on Friday night, when the full extent of his historic triumph was becoming apparent, the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, said: ” … there surely as Joe Higgins and comrades were punished severely by the masses. Time to update that website, Joe. Talking of demagogues in decline, it is very satisfying to see that Richard Boyd Barret... Continue reading »

Middle Ireland says “No” to change

Seen on In Fact, Ah

Whether the polls got it famously wrong or that the public changed their minds mid-stream is of little significance now … socialist, Joe Higgins, joins a long, sorry list of independents, PDs and Sinn Féiners to lose... Continue reading »

Left lost out

Seen on Balrog

I think the entire Irish political system was the loser when Joe Higgins, leader of the Socialist Party, lost his seat in Dublin West … . Joe was born in the Lispole area of the Kerry Gaeltacht and he actually trained to become a priest before he became political in America at the time of the Vietnam war. Joe went to jail in 2003 over... Continue reading »

Farewell then Joe Higgins

Seen on Irish Election

Farewell then Joe Higgins Writes P O’Neill of Best of Both Worlds on May 26th, 2007 Read More: Bertiegate, … ‘Farewell then Joe Higgins’ ... Continue reading »

So who do we have to fuck to get a new government around here?

Seen on ball*istic - movies, music, comics, other

You can keep track of the latest election news here if you didn’t already know … their dignity as they pull in the wooly liberal vote. We are all the worse off for the loss of Joe Higgins because the Dail needs dreamers and Liz O’Donnell for kickstarting our foreign aid policy... Continue reading »

FFuckers.

Seen on yourfriendinthenorth

Bertie Ahern has a mischievous grin on the front of this morning’s edition of ‘The Irish Times’. It’s hard not to allow him his moment of glory. Over the past few months various polls have predicted that Fianna Fail was in disarray. There were endless predictions of political meltdown for The Republican Party,... Continue reading »

*chews fingernails*

Seen on A bundle of contradictions held together with sarcasm

On RTÉ a few minutes ago, when asked would he consider forming a coalition with Fianna Fáil, … side, Joe Higgins, who was the Socialist Party, is gone, leaving the Dáil a marxist-free area... Continue reading »

Election 2007 Results: First Thoughts

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Election 2007 Results: First Thoughts May 25th, 2007 The people have spoken and it is business as usual for Ireland … and I agree, it needs help. Sarah Carey makes some similar points. I was sad to see Joe Higgins... Continue reading »

Complete Control

Seen on Too much time on my hands? Crashing into bandwagons

Complete Control Oh this is turning out to be very funny! Fianna Fáil might even get a majority the way things are looking. Where do you begin?.. … to top the poll whereas a man of principal and a fine orator like Joe Higgins (even though I wouldn’t... Continue reading »

Joe Higgins Is gone

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Joe Higgins Is gone Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on May 25th, 2007 Read More: Uncategorized Joe Higgins the joker of the Dail loses his seat. ... Continue reading »

Damn. I knew this would happen.

Seen on yourfriendinthenorth

Not the good news I was hoping for in the south’s General Election: http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0525/election1 … , if only for the entertainment value, that Joe Higgins does not lose his seat in Dublin West... Continue reading »

Vote number one Socialist Party

Seen on Workers Playtime

If you’re in the constituencies of Dublin West, Dublin North, Dublin South and Cork North Central the you have a chance to vote for revolutionary socialists. The Socialist Party is standing four candidates Joe Higgins (Dublin West), Clare Daly (Dublin North... Continue reading »

So anyway, the election and stuff.

Seen on In the grip of hysteria

So anyway, the election and stuff. May 23rd, 2007 Yeah, the campaign seems to have went well … . The reason Clare Daly and Joe higgins have such high profiles is because they have been campaigning... Continue reading »

McDowell and Adams agonistes

Seen on The Dubliner Magazine

Max McGuinness on the great/somewhat tedious debates The debates this week were largely tedious – predictably so, … is Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins, whose own digs, as described last week by Róisín Ingle in the Irish Times, clearly won’t be featuring alongside Gerry’s in the pages of VIP anytime soon. Higgins also... Continue reading »

Bloody Election

Seen on grumpy

I wish to God it was over and done with! What a crowd of wasters! Bertie was up to his neck in it , the dogs in the street know that … Party my foot! I hope Sinn Fein and Joe Higgins hold the balance of power and make these chancers... Continue reading »

Latest betting on Election 2007

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At present, Paddy Power has Kenny at 4-5 to be the next Taoiseach, Ahern at 5-4 and Cowen 6-1 … , 9, 3 and 9, that would only leave 7 seats for others. With Joe Higgins a near-certainty... Continue reading »

Chance to make real difference, says Daly

Seen on Brian Greene

GENERAL Election 2007 represents a chance for the electorate to make a real difference, … decisions the Government or the councils make,’ she said. Socialist Party leader Joe Higgins said... Continue reading »

Cometh the hour, cometh the Independents! Five years too late though… or why the worse it gets for the Independents the better it gets.

Seen on The Cedar Lounge Revolution

Cometh the hour, cometh the Independents! Five years too late though… or why the worse it gets for the Independents the better it gets … TDs of varying stripes (including Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party). This was a doubling... Continue reading »

Forgot to post this last week

Seen on A work in progress

**Wrote this last week but forgot to post it** In case you hadn’t noticed Election 2007 got under way on Sunday … be down to me. Joe Higgins is a pretty straightforward guy who does do good work I’ll admit. But hes … !!. Sorry Joe but if you shut up once in a while and didn’t come across as a holy Joe... Continue reading »

Party Leadership: Strangling Blogging?

Seen on Election Online - The Opposition

Party Leadership: Strangling Blogging? May 2, 2007 at 10:55 am | In Uncategorized | No Comments Having got the local issues out of the way ( … searches for a Joe Higgins’ blog proved long and fruitless. This is a shame, for Higgins... Continue reading »

Taoiseach Questions / Joe Higgins

Seen on Brian Greene

as questions to Taoiseach ran over this morning,  this missed RTE1 coverage. Joe Higgins (SP) questions Taoiseach ... Continue reading »