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Think-in’

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:32:12 +0000

Lucinda Creighton will reveal her exclusive photoshoot with FHM, sending the party in a frenzy of Kleenex buying which the Greens will condemn as a waste of valuable paper. And you can bet somebody will think up the great idea of …... Continue reading »

Lawyer accuses TD of 'circus' attempt

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:23:03 +0000

FINE GAEL TD Lucinda Creighton has been accused of attempting to turn the planning hearing on Seán Dunne's high-rise development for Ballsbridge into a “circus” and making “clowns” of the participants.... Continue reading »

The No Vote and The Pesky Immigrants

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:41:13 +0000

Fine Gael deputy Lucinda Creighton said she believed the phrase used frequently by Sinn Féin of a ‘race to the bottom’ had become a code for stoking public fears about migrant workers driving down Irish wage rates. …... Continue reading »

FF steady in new poll

Politics in Ireland — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:01:13 +0000

FG TD's Lucinda Creighton and Leo Varadkar have admitted it came up on the canvass. The former claims that half the questions at one public meeting concerned immigration, while Varadkar claimed it came up in the context of terminology …... Continue reading »

The Lisbon Treaty: What's it all about?

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:47:36 +0000

On the 'Vote Yes' side we have Ruairi Quinn and Lucinda Creighton, while the 'Vote No' team is composed of Naoise Nunn and Killian Forde. It promises to be a most dramatic evening, and if nothing else you will come away with a whole new …... Continue reading »

Libertas leader accuses rivals of 'intimidation'

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:56:01 +0000

Fine Gael's Lucinda Creighton said: “There is no way this Libertas money is coming from donations. They aren't being genuine in the slightest.” Libertas insisted this weekend it is being funded totally by donations, many from big …... Continue reading »

Finally! The media goes for Libertas

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:47:17 +0000

To be fair to another person I usually don't have much time for, Lucinda Creighton seems to have press released about this ages ago. But where was the pick-up? The possibility of any involvement by the US military in an Irish referendum …... Continue reading »

On Having Good Reasons, or Why a Real Debate is Desirable

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:34:40 +0000

Sloan). If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking. (George S. Patton). (Note to Lucinda Creighton TD.: now would not be a good time to observe that both of these quotations were by Americans, and dead ones at that.)... Continue reading »

Ireland embarrassed in front of the Neo-Con Moonies

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:04:21 +0000

Seriously, our old chums Libertas have put out a statement today arguing that a story in the Washington Times today about Lucinda Creighton’s highlighting of Libertas’s backers association with the US military establishment embarrasses …... Continue reading »

Playing the anti-American card

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:34:46 +0000

Fine Gael's Lucinda Creighton has managed to make some news in America today, stealing a little bit of Bertie's spotlight. The Washington Times has a report today on Creighton's recent “web posting” on the Fine Gael web site. …... Continue reading »

Fine Gael takes the Irish People for Fools

Politics in Ireland — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:06:50 +0000

Lucinda Creighton herself is registered as an attorney-at-law in the state of New York and has worked in the USA as a campaigner for the Democratic Party, despite being a Councillor - and now a TD - for Fine Gael in Ireland and also …... Continue reading »

Quotes of the Week 22/02

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:06:11 +0000

Lucinda Creighton, Dublin South East TD, commenting on Dublin City Council’s decision to grant planning permission for Glenkerrin’s 15-storey Ballsbridge development. “There is still off-market activity with some hard negotiations …... Continue reading »

TD challenges Dunne over D4 social housing

Politics in Ireland — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:18:17 +0000

FINE Gael's Lucinda Creighton said yesterday she is in favour of social housing being built in the posh suburbs of Dublin 4 in her constituency.... Continue reading »

Whether and what, some thoughts and links

Politics in Ireland — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:01:02 +0000

There have been a few bits of interest like how the lovely FG lady of DSE, Lucinda Creighton got hacked. There is a flurry of activity from Google's OpenSocial project which has produced a set of common APIs for building social …... Continue reading »

The Dubliner's Dublin – Donnybrook

Politics in Ireland — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:06:18 +0000

[ Img_237] NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Donnybrook in Western Australia, Donnybrook in the Australian state of Victoria, Donnybrook in North Dakota, Donnybrook in New Jersey, Donnybrook in KwaZulu-Natal. Donnybrook is one of the most affluent suburbs in Dublin and is home to the state broadcaster, RTÉ... Continue reading »