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19 Jul 2009

TaraWatch » Irish Independent: Balancing act keeps Green Party …

An article about Dick Roche seen on tarawatch.org

The road had been granted permission in 2003 and his predecessor, Dick Roche, signed a last-minute ministerial order in 2007 to allow the demolition of the Lismullin national monument discovered on the route. It was no coincidence that …... Continue reading »

23 May 2009

Citizen Europe: Blogger Interviews Irish Minister for European Affairs

An article about Dick Roche seen on citizen-europe.blogspot.com

It's great that someone at the level of a Minister has granted a 50 minute interview to a blogger, so (no matter what you think of his politics) Dick Roche should be congratulated for that. The audio quality on the recording is not …... Continue reading »

25 Apr 2009

Michael Dwyer death: Political plot or Bolivian bovine? – The …

An article about Dick Roche seen on limerickblogger.ie/blog

The Junior Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dick Roche stated on RTE radio this morning that Dwyer had never come to the attention of the Guards here. Initial reports in Bolivian media claimed that Dwyer was involved in the Balkan war. ... Continue reading »

24 Apr 2009

Dick Roche: inquiry into Bolivia death will be difficult

An article about Dick Roche seen on newstalk.ie

The Junior Minister at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Dick Roche, has said that establishing the exact circumstances surrounding the death of a Tipperary man in Bolivia will be very difficult.Efforts are ongoing by an Irish official ... Continue reading »

23 Sep 2008

Libertas Founder Declan Ganley Is A British National

An article about Dick Roche seen on jp-ireland.spaces.live.com

The nationality issue has arisen following bitter exchanges on RTÉ radio last week between Mr Ganley and Minister of State Dick Roche, when Mr Ganley denied that he had ever declared his nationality to be British. ... Continue reading »

21 Sep 2008

Diarmuid Doyle

An article about Dick Roche seen on tribune.ie/section/news

Dick Roche, who seems to be embracing idiocy on an almost daily basis since 12 June, was the first to react to the story. Describing Ganley as a Grade A hypocrite, Roche suggested that there was an inconsistency between the Galwayman's ... Continue reading »

29 Aug 2008

Minister Dick Roche: “The People Have Spoken”

An article about Dick Roche seen on nationalplatform.wordpress.com

Mr Dick Roche TD on why it would be a “democratic affront” to re-run the Nice Treaty referendum without making changes to the Treaty… spoken when he was a Dail backbencher in 2001 and before he was made Minister for Europe ... Continue reading »

25 Aug 2008

DICK

An article about Dick Roche seen on sharona.wordpress.com

Dick Roche has announced his (’personal’) opinion that a second referendum on Lisbon is the only way to go. We got the answer wrong, or something. So if the fine people of Wicklow accidentally re-elect him next time around, ... Continue reading »

Roche and Brady on Lisbon

An article about Dick Roche seen on theconnollycolumn.blogspot.com

Le Salon Beige notes recent comments by Dick Roche, Mininster for European Affairs, who is Brussel's yes-man in the Irish cabinet. (He gave a speech to my class at college in January of this year, and was typically slavish in his ... Continue reading »

Second Lisbon referendum needed – Roche

An article about Dick Roche seen on irishtimes.com

A SECOND referendum on the Lisbon Treaty would “ultimately” be required and ratifying key elements by legislation was not a viable option, Minister of State for European Affairs Dick Roche said at the weekend.... Continue reading »

29 Jul 2008

Open Europe press summary – 29 July 2008

An article about Dick Roche seen on europeunitedstates.blogspot.com

The piece notes that “There have been accusations from Dick Roche, the Minister of State for European Affairs, that the questions were 'extraordinarily skewed' on Newstalk yesterday morning. That is, perhaps, a line the Minister would ... Continue reading »

26 Jul 2008

Heaven is a halfpipe

An article about Dick Roche seen on lowlyjourno.blogspot.com

This opened the door for other councils to get similar cover, and in November 2005, the then Environment Minister, Dick Roche, announced some e2 million in funding for the construction of 21 skate parks around the country (with planning ... Continue reading »

19 Jul 2008

Sarkozy advisor: Irish should vote again, but on a slightly …

An article about Dick Roche seen on openeurope.org.uk

Ireland will have to hold a second Lisbon Treaty referendum. “It is far, far too early to be talking about a referendum or about some specific policy to go forward,” the Irish European Affairs Minister, Dick Roche, told Newstalk radio.... Continue reading »

Large crowd attend Left Unity Meeting in Dublin

An article about Dick Roche seen on peoplebeforeprofitdse.wordpress.com

Dermot Connolly (Campaign for an Independant Left) and Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit) and in Waterford around 25 people came to hear speakers including Jimmy Kelly (Unite Trade Union) and Dick Roche (Waterford Trades ... Continue reading »

03 Jul 2008

Just "a question of when"

An article about Dick Roche seen on eureferendum.blogspot.com

A planned state visit by Sarkozy has been postponed until 21 July due to “pressure of work” while Europe minister Dick Roche is refusing to comment on developments. “I don't think the background noises coming from different member ... Continue reading »

01 Jul 2008

‘Truth on Tara was buried deep due to culture of lies’ – Irish …

An article about Dick Roche seen on tarawatch.org

In May 2005, following preliminary archaeological reports made by the NRA, the then-environment minister Dick Roche sanctioned 38 archaeological excavations in the Tara-Skryne valley in Co. Meath, effectively approving the route. ... Continue reading »

23 Jun 2008

DCC-DDDA & "The Big Lie"

An article about Dick Roche seen on galwaytent.blogspot.com

Environment Minister Dick Roche passively confirms deaths in Dublin City from the proposed incinerator (Dail Question on Environmental Health dismissed – see Board Pleanala transcripts). Environment Minister Dick Roche gave DDDA total ... Continue reading »

The Irish Government lines up with Brussels against the Irish people

An article about Dick Roche seen on nationalplatform.wordpress.com

Talk of “respecting” Ireland’s vote turns out in practice to be a cover for setting out to overturn it in a referendum re-run, with Brian Cowen’s, Michael Martin’s and Dick Roche’s full support – and behind a thick barrier of hypocrisy, ... Continue reading »

Why Lisbon Lost

An article about Dick Roche seen on tinman18.wordpress.com

During the last General Election the story was that Dick Roche and Martin Cullen were kept out of the spotlight, since both were regarded with total contempt by the media and by the public, and neither could be trusted not to suddenly ... Continue reading »

15 Jun 2008

It's A No Vote

An article about Dick Roche seen on americanirish.blogspot.com

Ireland's minister for European affairs, Dick Roche, said the country was constitutionally barred from passing the treaty now. He predicted it would be difficult, if not impossible, for EU leaders to find a solution that would permit a ... Continue reading »

Irish Minister: EU Treaty Vote Lost

An article about Dick Roche seen on rhodonpublicaffairs.blogspot.com

Earlier, Europe Minister Dick Roche had admitted “it is not looking good,” said after state broadcaster RTE said that the Yes vote was “in difficulty”. The BBC's Jonny Dymond in Dublin says a rejection of the treaty, meant to streamline ... Continue reading »

Ireland Saves Europe, for Now

An article about Dick Roche seen on thenewfaith.org

Ireland’s minister for European affairs, Dick Roche, said the country was constitutionally barred from passing the treaty now. He predicted it would be difficult, if not impossible, for EU leaders to find a solution that would permit a ... Continue reading »

13 Jun 2008

Open Europe press summary, 12 June 2008

An article about Dick Roche seen on europeunitedstates.blogspot.com

Irish Europe Minister Dick Roche told El Pais: “We think that certainly within the last 72 hours there has been a big swing towards the Yes”, citing private polling carried out by the government. The FT notes that a second Irish ... Continue reading »

07 Jun 2008

[news item about cork] : Roche backs FF TD arrested on suspicion …

An article about Dick Roche seen on feckthat.com

The Minister for European Affairs Dick Roche has said there should not be any political implications for a Cork South-West Fianna Fáil TD after he was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving over the bank holiday weekend. ... Continue reading »

06 Jun 2008

This Week's Sunday Live

An article about Dick Roche seen on adamboulton.typepad.com/my_weblog

Adding an international political flavour to the show – Dick Roche the Irish Europe Minister and Wayne Swan, the Australian Treasurer. Martha Wainwright brother of Rufus and pop-folk singer in her own right will be telling Adam all ... Continue reading »


Who is Dick Roche?

Party: Fianna Fáil

Constituency: Wicklow

Donal Moynihan (born 2 October 1941) is an Irish Fianna Fáil party politician who sat in Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála for Cork North West until 2007 when he lost his seat.
Donal Moynihan was first elected to Dáil Éireann in November 1982 general election. He retained his seat until the 1989 general election, when he lost out to his running mate, Laurence Kelly.
Moynihan regained his seat in 1992 general election, unseating Kelly in the process and was re-elected in the 1997 general election and 2002 general election. In Dáil Éireann, he was a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Heritage and the Irish Language, and was also a member of the Joint House Services Committee. He lost his seat in the 2007 general election to party colleague Batt O’Keeffe.
“Excerpt from Wikipedia page for Donal Moynihan”
Donal Moynihan

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