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Posts about Ruairi Quinn

03 Aug

Nazi memorabilia openly on sale in Dublin market

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on tribune.ie/section/news

Labour TD Ruairí Quinn has called for a full investigation into the Outpost Militaria stall at Balbriggan market which specialises in Third Reich material. Owner Paul Rea, from Northern Ireland, stocks German Nazi uniforms, helmets, ... Continue reading »

29 Jul

Grants Announced - Donnybrook & Rathmines

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on dermotlacey.ie/blog

Earlier this year I organized a meeting between the club and the four local TDs, including my Labour Party colleague Ruairi Quinn TD, to create a cross-party lobby to secure the grant. I was of course grateful for the subsequent support ... Continue reading »

26 Jul

Public Meeting on the Hijab

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on muslimcommunitylobbyireland.blogspot.com

While the Department of Education has said very little politicians such as Chris Andrews of Fianna Fail and Labour Party spokesperson on Education and Science Ruairi Quinn have both said that headscarves should not be worn in state ... Continue reading »

13 Jun

The Hijab in Irish Schools

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on ucc.ie/law/blogs/ccjhr

Labour's Ruairí Quinn stated that “If people want to come into a western society that is Christian and secular, they need to conform to the rules and regulations of that country… Nobody is formally asking them to come here. ... Continue reading »

A Few Questions for Ruairi Quinn

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on goreymuslimcommunity.typepad.com/my_weblog

On the 2nd of June 2008, opposition representative Ruairi Quinn made a number of remarks regarding immigrants, with particular relevance to the Muslim community in Ireland. Amongst his comments, Mr Quinn said, “Nobody is formally asking ... Continue reading »

07 Jun

Four blokes and a website driving Republic into the No Camp?

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on sluggerotoole.com

Naoise Nunn of Libertas (and Slugger alumnus) was on the Today Programme, and seemed to have entirely wiped the floor with Ruairi Quinn on the subject of the Lisbon Treaty referendum. The SuperCoalition (ie, the world, his wife and all ... Continue reading »

28 May

Is the EU a Democratic Entity ?

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on irish-lawyer.com/journal

This seems to be an accurate summary of the consensus view of the Euro-fanatics, and is one of the main reasons that I expect to be voting against the Lisbon Treaty. Although Ruairi Quinn would have us believe that this is not so, ... Continue reading »

18 May

Forum on Europe

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on nearfm.ie/podcast

The Chairman of the Alliance for Europe, Ruairi Quinn TD, and the leader of the Socialist Party, Joe Higgins, were the keynote speakers at the National Forum On Europe in Dublin Castle on Thursday 15 May where debate centred on the ... Continue reading »

13 May

A Good Reason to Vote No

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on irish-lawyer.com/journal

On Newstalk on Saturday (10/5/08), Ruairi Quinn responded to a complaint from Ulick McEvaddy about the opacity of the Treaty. He suggested that when buying a house or an airplane (UMcE has bought quite a few Boeing 707s), ... Continue reading »

09 May

Irelands Eurobore

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on killianforde.blogspot.com

Ruairi Quinn TD will be speaking today at the National Forum on Europe. The theme will be “Why I never had a real job, but know everything, about everything, ever”. Actually the theme is about “Social Europe”. I have always found Ruairi ... Continue reading »

26 Apr

AONTAS Second Adult Learners' Festival (part 2)

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on nearfm.ie/podcast

with contributions from Minister for Lifelong Learning Sean Haughey TD, Green Party Spokesperson on Education Paul Gogarty, Senator Pearse Doherty from Sinn Féin, Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes and Ruairi Quinn, Labour Spokesperson on ... Continue reading »

15 Apr

The Dubliner's Dublin – Sandymount

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on thedubliner.typepad.com/the_dubliner_magazine

Politicians Former Labour Party leader Ruairí Quinn has his constituency office in the village. The Green Party’s John ‘Don’t Mention the Incinerator’ Gormley is frequently found campaigning on local issues including sludge and smells ... Continue reading »

07 Apr

The Answers to Ruairí's Questions

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on stephenspillane.blogspot.com

the answers and figure out what we learn by these, id be obliged! —- Source: Parliamentary Debates (Offical Report) Dáil Debate Vol. 650 No. 4, Thursday, 3 April 2008, Written Answers Previous Post: What is Ruairí Quinn Looking for?... Continue reading »

06 Apr

He goes at last-Ahern not a corrupt man?

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on ohargain.blogspot.com

Pointing out that Ruairi Quinn left McCreevy and Ahern the first budget surplus for almost two decades is not taken well by FF's experts on thier 'Economic miracle'. The hard question though is what hos Government chose to do with such ... Continue reading »

21 Feb

Connolly Festival 2008

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on thumped.com/bbs

Ruairi Quinn TD. Saturday 23rd February. 11 – 1 “The Shock Doctrine - What's the alternative to privatisation and disaster capitalism?” - Mary Murphy Labour National Executive Member - Kieran Allen (Author of the Corporate Takeover of ... Continue reading »

04 Feb

Over 100 Computers Lost By Irish Government in 5 Years

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on bhconsulting.blogs365.org/wordpress

The SiliconRepublic published a story highlighting how questioning from Ruairi Quinn, spokesperson on Education and Science for the Labour party, exposed how over 100 laptop and desktop computers, 14 Blackberry phones and 11 portable ... Continue reading »

22 Nov 2007

Life after losing: what ex-PD Michael McDowell did next . . . .

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on soapboxireland.blogspot.com

“The most important thing he did was to denounce criminality by the IRA and Sinn Fein, ” agrees former Labour Party leader and constituency rival, Ruairi Quinn. “When Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern wanted to blur it, he forced the Shinners ... Continue reading »

20 Nov 2007

Hangin’ With Mr. Gilmore, Part Two

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on thechancer.ie

Neither is he another Ruairi Quinn or a new Dick Spring. No, he is just another muddled Marxist who has just to concede that communism is dead. The headline? ‘The sad sight of a deluded man following a Red Flag to disaster’.... Continue reading »

08 Nov 2007

Independent Betty 84 Refuses Help

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on jp-ireland.spaces.live.com

Local labour TD Ruairi Quinn said in reply:. Dear JP, “Thank you for your email and thank you for looking after 'Betty'. I fully accept and acknowledge that there should not be any person without electricity or heat and that Betty's ... Continue reading »

02 Nov 2007

What I've been up to:

An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on proudtobeleft.blogspot.com

I also attended a protest with UCDSU and USI in relation to the centralisation of student grants at which the former Labour leader Ruairi Quinn Spoke…… There was quite a big turn out for the event but unfortunately I had to leave ... Continue reading »


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