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Nuacht a hAon: Dé Céadaoin 12 Samhain 2008

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:12:38 +0000

… Frank Prendergast & An Canónach Mícheál de Liosdúin - Scéala Luimnigh; An Teachta Dála Fergus O'Dowd ó Fhine Gael - An Cor is deireanaí in Aer Lingus; Eoin Ó Murchú - Cúrsaí na Dála; Mícheál Ó Máirtín - Cuairt Uachtarán na Seice, …... Continue reading »

Nuacht a hAon: Déardaoin 18 Meán Fómhair 2008

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:05:10 +0000

… Diarmuid Bradley ag caint faoi chúrsaí airgeadais & cúrsaí i Sasana; Fergus O'Dowd, Teachta Dála le Fine Gael ag caint faoin bPáirtí Daonlathach; Aodán Ó Fathaigh ag caint faoin tuarascáil ar Shláinte Intinne a foilsíodh inniu; …... Continue reading »

Lies, damned lies and Fine Gael’s “opposition” politics

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:42:47 +0000

Sure wasn’t it Bruton’s Blueshirt party colleague Fergus O’Dowd TD (when he was a local authority member) who championed the idea of water charges, and bin charges, being levied on Drogheda’s hard-pressed households? …... Continue reading »

Neary case hospital in 'crisis' alert

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:58:49 +0000

Fergus O'Dowd, a Fine Gael TD in Louth, warned that the hospital was at breaking point. “They are under fierce pressure because of the population growth, the lack of investment and some services in the northeast being re-routed from …... Continue reading »

Death highlights shameful findings

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:04:09 +0000

Documents obtained by Fine Gael TD , Fergus O’Dowd, show that large number of complaints have been upheld against nursing homes in the country over the last three years. The Freedom of Information documents revealed another instance of …... Continue reading »

Water charges on the way - again?

Politics in Ireland — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:36:02 +0000

Fergus O’Dowd (now a TD), at a public meeting of residents organisations in the local Community Services Centre, slammed the leadership of the ITGWU (now Siptu) and the ATGWU (now Unite) in Drogheda as “irresponsible” for openly backing …... Continue reading »

P**s off, Fine Gael

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:44:19 +0000

Their spokesman Fergus O’Dowd said:. “I plan to raise this with the Minister because quite clearly if the accompanying driver is p****d and not fit to drive themselves they cannot be properly supervising the learner driver. …... Continue reading »

Panda’s increasing Bin Taxes - the real culprits

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:10:30 +0000

Fergus O’Dowd, now a TD, voted to introduce Bin Taxes in the town, effectively turning a vital public service into a free market commodity. Fom then on it was open season with private waste collectors, including Panda, queing up to get …... Continue reading »

New uploads

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:00:47 +0000

They were joined by local TDs Shane McEntee and Fergus O’Dowd. Thomas Byrne, who was attending two weddings on the day was represented by his brother James. Pat Boshell, a Julianstown native and local councillor brought two trees. …... Continue reading »

2 more patients linked to X-ray cancer misdiagnosis

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:00:03 +0000

According to the Fine Gael TD, Fergus O'Dowd, the disclosures of these 2 new cases were made by the HSE at a meeting with local Oireachtas members yesterday. As of yet the HSE has yet to issue a public statement and stated that the …... Continue reading »

Nuacht a hAon: Dé Máirt 20 Bealtaine 2008

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:49:18 +0000

Nuacht Náisiúnta, Idirnáisiúnta & Gaeltachta; Eoin Ó Murchú ag cur síos ar an ngníomhaíocht tionsclaíochta atá beartaithe ag 28000 oibrithe sláinte ón gceardchumann IMPACT; Fergus O'Dowd, Urlabhraí Fhine Gael ar Chúrsaí Sláinte ag caint …... Continue reading »

Another Monday, another week

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:13:01 +0000

Ruairi Quinn TD (Labour) and Fergus O’Dowd TD (Fine Gael) joined Alex to debate social justice in a new Ireland. They were to be joined by Martin Mansergh TD but his appointment as Minister of State for the Arts the day before made his …... Continue reading »

Nuacht a hAon: Dé Céadaoin 02 Aibreán 2008

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:45:06 +0000

Nuacht Náisiúnta, Idirnáisiúnta & Gaeltachta; Tá an Taoiseach Bertie Ahern tar éis éirí as - Pléitear an scéala seo le roinnt daoine éagsúla, Eoin Ó Murchú, Pobal na Cearthrún Rua, an tIriseoir Harry McGee, Fergus O'Dowd ó Fine Gael, …... Continue reading »

Fine Gael fail to understand the concept of Supply and Demand

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:02:15 +0000

Fergus O’Dowd, Fine Gael TD for Louth and Tipperary native, bemoans the fact that Irish Rail charge €27 return to get from Tipperary to Dublin, but it costs €45 return to get from Dublin to Tipperary. Obviously the cost of getting home …... Continue reading »

FG attacks ‘rip-off’ rail fares

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:32:36 +0000

Fine Gael TD Fergus O’Dowd yesterday pointed to fare anomalies which, he said, penalised commuters. At a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport, he cited the Tipperary to Dublin service as one example. …... Continue reading »

once again, I present: our opposition party

Politics in Ireland — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:01:15 +0000

Here, using the “something should be done” line, is Fergus O'Dowd, the Fine Gael transport spokesman, on an accident on Dublin's ring-road this morning:. “This is yet another example of the need for a quick reaction force with the …... Continue reading »

Saturday

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 07 May 2007 11:42:00 +0000

Saturday is normally a clinic day but not today - in an election everyday is a 24 hour clinic … Rodney Rice programme. Fergus O’Dowd, Colm O’Gorman, Patricia McKenna and Gene McKenna for a lively... Continue reading »

Berties Gone A Bit Thatcherite

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:41:59 +0000

Fianna Fail are using the same slogan that Maggie “Milk Snatcher” Thatcher used in her 1987 election campaign, with only a minor superficial difference ( the”next steps forward” rather than Thatchers “the next moves forward”). Not bad for a “Republican Party”. Unfortuantely thats not were the similarities end. Anway, I’m sick of this election... Continue reading »

Radical TD Says: Hey Kids! Grafitti Is Cool!*

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:47:47 +0000

[ TAGGINGTD.jpg] Fine Gael Environment spokesperson TD Fergus O Dowd pictured outside Government Buildings Dublin, as members of the Government launched a review of the National Climate Change Strategy. Fergus’s tag is ‘Ferg’ and he thinks the new Fall Out Boy album is the shit. *Statistics show that, in the countdown to an election, dodgy... Continue reading »

McGuinness to run in Louth ?

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 01:01:46 +0000

Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness has refused to rule out contesting the next general election in Co Louth. Speculation about the move has been growing in recent weeks, with Ms McGuinness saying she has already decided against running in South Kildare because it is too far from her home near Ardee. Speaking to reporters in Dublin this morning,... Continue reading »