Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

My Recession Two Cents

An article about Simon Coveney seen on richarddelevan.com

(Anybody seen Simon Coveney lately?) Otherwise, not just business will lose confidence. If the Pope’s Children stop voting against stupidities like Lisbon and start voting with their feet, we’ll forget there were ever good times to …... Continue reading »

Faking Facebook

An article about Simon Coveney seen on gavinsblog.com

This week someone by the name of Simon Coveney, and using a picture of a TD of the same name, joined the Resign, Mr Ahern Facebook group. Interesting, I said to myself. I wonder if that could be the same guy. He did post about broadband …... Continue reading »

Human rights at the heart of our foreign policy

An article about Simon Coveney seen on ConservativeHome's ToryDiary

It was standing room only in the Winter Gardens' Theatre Bar at lunchtime today, as hundreds of delegates missed Osborne's speech and umpteen other fringe meetings to attend the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission event. Simon Coveney, a senior spokesman for Fine Gael... Continue reading »

Post Your Voting Intentions

Seen on Cian’s Blog

Mine are: 1. Green Party (Dan Boyle) 2. Fianna Fáil (Micháel Martin) 3. Fine Gael (Deirdre Clune/Simon Coveney) / PDs (John Minihan) The first preference is hardly surprising. I don’... Continue reading »

The Empire Strikes Back

Seen on The Honest Hack

It seems my analysis of the election campaign is about as accurate as the government’s PPARS budget … McCarthy raft on the River Lee recently. The South Central debate was interesting too. Simon Coveney... Continue reading »

Atomic P.R say that internet users wont vote

Seen on Roam4free

Fine Gael P.R representatives Atomic P.R announced this in yesterday Irish Times Stephen Quinn of Atomic explains: “Online will be a small part of the campaign. Online is cheap, but the people who are looking at it aren’t likely to vote on election day.” In the name of **** are these people on something?, hopefully Simon Coveney and Gerry... Continue reading »

INSIDE POLITICS - SIMON COVENEY’S CINEMA AD

Seen on Harry McGee

One of my leath-bhádóirí in our office in Cork rang me to tell me about this. You might be impressed by the billboards of Eugene Regan in Dun Laoghaire, or the Fianna Fail blitzkrieg of the country. But for pure production values, Simon Coveney’s slick 29-second ad(being shown in cinemas in Cork) takes the political Oscar for biggest spend of... Continue reading »

Simon Coveney (FG) exhorts young cineastes

Seen on VoteTube

Simon Coveney (FG) exhorts young cineastes Posted on March 29th, 2007 by Simon McGarr. Categories: Irish Video, Politician’s Videos. Running in the picture palaces of Cork, this ad has somehow made its way to us here in VoteTube land. And, I think, it’s rather good. The message is almost all delivered by ordinary looking young Cork people- not... Continue reading »

Not a first

Seen on mopti

The Committee of the Regions has to be one of the two most obscure elements of the EU “legislature” (the other one has to be the Economic and Social Commitee). Heck, it doesn’t even legislate, it just opines. So W(hy)TF is breakingnews.ie reporting the unengrossing fact that some councillor I’ve never heard of used Gaeilge at/in it today? And... Continue reading »

Mairead McGuinness must have recorded the longest …

Seen on Harry McGee

Mairead McGuinness must have recorded the longest parachute flight in world history before she alighted in Louth on Wednesday. Since becoming the MEP for the East constituency in 2004, there has been one project that she has pursued relentlessly - the further elevation of Mairéad McGuinness. For months now, there has been an artificial ‘will she,... Continue reading »

Burma Charity Off to a Great Start

Seen on Kinsale Times - The UnOfficial Kinsale, Ireland Website

The opening night of the Burma exhibit was a great success with all the local glitterati in attendance. Justin Kilcullen; Trocaire, Padraig Fitzgerald and Simon Coveney; TD (pictured) were on hand to unveil Cork photographer Philip Daly’s work. Due to popular demand, the Burma photo exhibition will be extended until Nov 18th at the Blue Haven... Continue reading »

MEPs call for allegations of organ harvesting to…

Seen on Status of Chinese People

MEPs call for allegations of organ harvesting to be raised Posted by chinaview on September 8th, 2006 EPP-ED Group, press release, 07/09/2006- MEPs Edward McMillan-Scott, Simon Coveney, and Charles Tannock have today called for the EU to raise allegations of organ harvesting for sale at this weekend’s EU-China summit. In July, David Kilgour,... Continue reading »

Coveney Stands Up For Trafficking Victims

Seen on Ball Of Wax

Coveney Stands Up For Trafficking Victims Irish Examiner> Breaking News> Sport: “Temporary residency permits should be offered to people trafficked into Ireland for cheap labour or sexual exploitation, it was claimed today. Fine Gael MEP Simon Coveney called on the Government to consider including the measure to aid trafficked women in... Continue reading »

Call for temporary residency for trafficking…

Seen on Business Travellers Against Human Trafficking

Call for temporary residency for trafficking victims in Ireland. Irish Member of the European Parliament, and host of Business Travellers against Human Trafficking at the Parliament, Simon Coveney has called on the Irish government to offer temporary residency permits to all victims of trafficking into forced labour and sexual exploitation.... Continue reading »

Irish MEP calls for trafficked women to be…

Seen on Business Travellers Against Human Trafficking

Irish MEP calls for trafficked women to be treated as victims not criminals. Irish MEP Simon Coveney, who is also the host for Business Travellers against Human Trafficking in the European Parliament, has told a sub-committee of the EU Parliament that  women who have been trafficked should be treated as victims, not as criminals as long as they... Continue reading »