Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

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 »

Electoral boundaries safe for now

Seen on Irish Election

Electoral boundaries safe for now Writes P O’Neill of Best of Both Worlds on June 7th, 2007 Read More: Kildare North, Census, Dublin North Central, Democracy, Law, Independents Catherine Murphy and Finian McGrath TD have lost their challenge to the constituency boundaries.  McGrath says that the case was decided on a “technicality”... Continue reading »

Fianna Fail out of the Traps on Government Formations, Fine Gael Talking to Sinn Fein?

Seen on Irish Election

Fianna Fail out of the Traps on Government Formations, Fine Gael Talking to Sinn Fein? Writes Cian of Where’s Me Country? … Finian McGrath is great for the government formation story, this morning he said that Fine Gael were... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Election result

Seen on McGarr Solicitors

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Election result Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Politics , Department of Environment , … MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL … Murphy just lost her seat in a close race; b) Finian McGrath retained his seat; Thu 24 May 2007... Continue reading »

hack, wheeze, splutter

Seen on thinking outside the helicopter

Hmph. Sadly, it seems like my sore throat is not, in fact, the result of sawdust inhalation but is A COLD … A BLAZING ELECTION POSTER on Griffith Avenue. I think it was Finian McGrath (one of our constituency’s two... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Correction

Seen on McGarr Solicitors

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Correction Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court Judgement , Equality , Politics , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Judgment

Seen on McGarr Solicitors

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Judgment Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Politics , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL... Continue reading »

Decide the future of Dublin North-Central

Seen on Politics in North Dublin

There can only be 3 TDs elected to represent Dublin North-Central this year, which means that of the 4 TDs elected in 2002, … interesting, with Finian McGrath, Derek McDowell and Ivor Callely as serious contenders. The left will most likely vote for Finian McGrath and to a lesser extent, Peter Lawlor, Bronwen Maher and Derek... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Trial

Seen on McGarr Solicitors

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Trial Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Politics , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Adjournment 2

Seen on McGarr Solicitors

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Adjournment 2 Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Equality , Politics , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL... Continue reading »

Murphy and McGrath v Minister for the Environment

Seen on fallibilist

Independent TD’s Catherine Murphy and Finian McGrath have brought a High Court action challenging the constituency boundaries to be used in the May 24th general election. The applicants’ argue... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Adjournment

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Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Adjournment Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Politics , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge:REPLY TO DEFENCE

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Constituencies Constitutional Challenge:REPLY TO DEFENCE Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Motion (3)

Seen on McGarr Solicitors

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge - Motion (3) Posted by Edward McGarr under Politics , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE... Continue reading »

Electoral Constituencies

Seen on The DOBlog

There is a bit of a bru-hahah brewing over yonder at McGarr Solicitors. It appears that their offices are acting for Finian McGrath and Catherine Murphy in their challenge to the Constitutionality of the forthcoming (but still to be announced) General Election. What baffles me is that in September of last year there was strong indication in the... Continue reading »

Reporting on the Law

Seen on Tuppenceworth.ie blog

Reporting on legal cases is a specialist skill. It requires the journalist to be at least familiar with the procedures of how a case is heard and what the steps are along the way. Sometimes, a journalist will be sent out to report on a court case without sufficient experience or training to interpret what they see or hear for their readers. After... Continue reading »

Election not in Doubt, Validity Is

Seen on The Dossing Times

Its difficult to know what will come of yesterdays news that Finian McGrath 9Dublin North Central) and Catherine Murphy (Kildare North) have launched a legal challenge to the upcoming election on the basis that the ratio of TDs to constituents is imbalanced in a number of constituencies violating the Constitution. The report in the Tribune and... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge: Statement of Claim

Seen on McGarr Solicitors

THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Defendants STATEMENT OF CLAIM Delivered this 5th day of April 2007 by McGarr Solicitors of 12 City Gate, Lower Bridge St. Dublin 8 1.... Continue reading »

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge: Statement of Claim

Seen on McGarr Solicitors

Constituencies Constitutional Challenge: Statement of Claim Posted by Edward McGarr under High Court , Department of Environment , Constitutional Law No Comments THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND... Continue reading »

The limits of activism: Sinn Féin, Independents, Socialism, Community and Party.

Seen on The Cedar Lounge Revolution

The limits of activism: Sinn Féin, Independents, Socialism, Community and Party. December 2, 2006 Posted by WorldbyStorm in Uncategorized, Ireland, Irish Politics, Sinn Féin. add a comment One of the perennial jibes cast against Independent politicians is that they are effectively little more than ‘parish pump’ politicians, adrift to some extent... Continue reading »

Magill, the end is near?

Seen on The Cedar Lounge Revolution

Magill, the end is near? November 15, 2006 Posted by smiffy in Ireland, Irish Politics, Neo-conservatives. add a comment One can only hope! Opening the Sunday Tribune at the weekend, it was interesting to see a complimentary edition of November’s Magill fall out. Interesting and rather pleasurable, not because I’m any great fan of the magazine... Continue reading »

Carry on Up The Castro

Seen on Manhattan Notes: Amongst the Irish of Dublin's Little Jerusalem

The Irish Left is staying strangely silent about developments in Cuba. Perhaps they’re embarrassed by the fact that the leader of his great People’s Democracy can hand over the reins of power to his brother without an election. Not even a Fianna Fail councillor can do that… Maybe, they’re still smarting over what was said about the... Continue reading »

Today, we have witnessed a disgraceful yet utterly…

Seen on Wednesday's Irish politics blog

Today, we have witnessed a disgraceful yet utterly predictable display of moral cowardice on the part of the large majority of Dáil Deputies. All but 16 TDs failed to oppose the annual extension of the Offences Against the State Act, which allows the conviction of “membership of an illegal organisation” based solely upon the word of a garda. Given... Continue reading »