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MEP Gay Mitchell urges men to take their health seriously and get checked!

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Cancer is a topic close to Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell’s heart having lost close family members to the disease. Recently he hosted a talk urging people, men in particular, to get health checks and for men to have regular prostate checks. Around five hundred men die in Ireland each year from prostate cancer. Many die because it is diagnosed too ... Continue reading »

Fine Gael. Soft on crime; soft on the causes of crime.

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Fine Gael. Soft on crime; soft on the causes of crime. November 26, 2006 Posted by franklittle in Uncategorized. add a comment The issue of law & order is an unusual policy area. For the most part, the Irish people like to see policies that work. People want more nurses and more A&E beds because they can see with their own two eyes ... Continue reading »

Bulgarians and Romanians staying put

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Bulgarians and Romanians staying put Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on October 24th, 2006 Read More: Fianna Fail, Labour Party, Fine Gael, Immigration From RTE: Workers from Romania and Bulgaria will still have to apply for work permits in Ireland even after their countries join the European Union on 1 January next year. The ... Continue reading »

Muintir Dingle Queens Court Common molta!

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Chuala mé ó fhoinse mhaith iontaofa cóngarach don Bhanríon Shasanach go mbeidh sí ag seoladh litir thaca chuig muintir Diangle Queens Court Common, Chorca Dhuibhne. Sa litir seo, beidh sí á moladh de bharr an tseasaimh cróga tógtha acu in aghaidh cultúr na nGael. De réir dealraimh tá an Bhanríon chomh sásta go bhfuil duine éigin sa 26 contae ag... Continue reading »

FG MEP seeks EU probe into Ryanair’s Aer L…

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Fine Gael MEP Gay Mitchell is calling on the EU Competition Commission to investigate Ryanair’s bid to take over Aer Lingus.... Continue reading »

The Irish Question reappears

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According to what might be the greatest book of English and British history “1066 And All That”, Mr Gladstone’s sole aim was to solve the Irish Question but the Irish cheated: every time he came near to doing just that, they changed the Question. For those of us who are old enough to have studied history at school that remains the best... Continue reading »

A unified Ireland under the Crown?

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A member of the Irish Parliament, Gay Mitchell, suggested that there could be a role for the British Monarchy if it meant the re-unification of Ireland north and south. Not only did he suggest it, when asked to clarify under political pressure from Irish Republicans, he defended the position: “Are we prepared to actually think out of the box... Continue reading »

Gay, It’s Still ‘No!’

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Are some politicians in the Irish Republic thick, or is it that they don’t comprehend basic rejection when they see it – even though they have becomes accustomed to it for over 80 years? Fine Gael TD Gay Mitchell, has suggested the Queen and her successor should have a role in any future 32-county Irish Republic. My long-time experience of... Continue reading »

Sinn Fein’s Killian Forde on The Role of the M…

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Killian Forde of Sinn Fein has written the following in response to Gay Mitchells original proposal regarding the role of the monarch in a 32 county Ireland. My initial reaction to Gay Mitchell’s proposal that the British Head of State, i.e. the King or Queen, could be, as some sort of sweetener [...]... Continue reading »

Michael Collins, William Wallace – Mrs Parnell…

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All of us have a few annual dates to remember Christmas, New Years day, St Patricks Day, birthdays plus a few anniversaries. Today 22nd August is mine and Mrs Parnell’s wedding anniversary. For us it’s an important date, another milestone – an achievement. A few years back both family and friends told us that if we were to marry we would have... Continue reading »

Gay Mitchell still not in the papers.

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Still no word in the newspapers about Gay Mitchell’s speech. Seriously what is the deal with this. Tom Parlon rigs a local radio txt poll and it gets covered on Budget day. Gay Mitchell talks about bring back the Monacary during the silly season. And what do we get. Nothing. Is it just me or is that strange. I know I sound like a broken record.... Continue reading »

Fine Gael the Monarchist party in the papers or…

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Is it just me are it strange that Irish Examineer Irish Times and Irish Independent do not seem to cover Gay Mitchell’s speech. Does it not seem like a story to everyone else.?... Continue reading »

What Role For a Monarch in a 32 County Ireland?…

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What Role For a Monarch in a 32 County Ireland? – Mitchell 08-20-2006 03:51:44 pm by trueblue | Comments (208) Fine Gael MEP for Dublin Gay Mitchell today initiated a long over due debate on the future role for the British Monarch in Ireland. Mitchell was speaking at the annual Fine Gael Collins-Griffith Memorial at Glasnevin Cemetery, where... Continue reading »

Drink?

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In 2001 Gay Mitchell recommended that alcohol advertisement be banned from television. In 2003 the government declared its intention to ban alcohol advertisements during the broadcasting of sports events and the restricting of sports sponsorship in 2003, but dropped their Alcohol Products (Control of Advertising, Sponsorship and Marketing... Continue reading »