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17 May
Defence forces invade Eyre Square - Galway Advertiser - May 14, 2009.
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on advertiser.ie/galway
The troops who are being deployed to the UN mission in Chad, will be inspected by the Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea TD and accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Dermot Earley. The lead unit in the battalion is the …... Continue reading »
O'Hanlon defends Fianna Fail-free newsletter - Limerick Leader
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on limerickleader.ie/NewsFront.aspx
I just want to know why Fianna Fail isn't (mentioned] there and I'd like Willie O'Dea to make a statement on it too,” said Mr Hannan, who is better known locally as “Buster.” The full article contains 395 words and appears in Limerick …... Continue reading »
26 Apr
O’Dea appeals for public help to end gang crime
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on irishexaminer.com
DEFENCE Minister Willie O’Dea has appealed to the public to help the gardaí put an end to gangland activity in Limerick following the murder of innocent businessman Roy Collins.... Continue reading »
24 Apr
Maurice Quinlivan fails in Willie O'Dea legal action - Limerick Leader
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on limerickleader.ie/NewsFront.aspx
Maurice Quinlivan fails in Willie O'Dea legal action - SINN Fein candidate Maurice Quinlivan has failed to stop Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea from making allegedly defamatory comments against him in the run up to the local elections …... Continue reading »
07 Feb
Ireland: State ‘defence forces’ refuse to be used against workers
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on socialistworld.net
He called on Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea to assure his members they would not be used in the same way again. “It will be morally wrong for soldiers to be ordered to break strikes arising from the imposition of the pensions levy,” …... Continue reading »
31 Dec 2008
TV3
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on tv3.ie
Brian Cowen and Willie O'Dea will meet the 233 members of the 39th Infantry Group who are serving at Camp Clarke in the country. Eight members of An Garda Siochana are also based in the region on a separate security mission. …... Continue reading »
An Druma Mór: Plean B ag O'Dea do Dell i Luimneach
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on andrumamornuacht.blogspot.com
Theip ar chuairt a thug an Tanáiste agus an tAire Willie O’Dea an tseachtain seo thart ar Michael Dell ag ceannáras Dell i dTexas nuair a dhiúltaigh sé, más fíor, dá n-achainí nach mbainfí den fhórsa oibre 3000 duine i monarcha Luimnigh …... Continue reading »
28 Dec 2008
Wee Willie is Worth it : Alexia Golez
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on golez.net
Uploaded - 27\12\2008. Wee Willie O’Dea makes an excellent PR horse - “I’m listening”. Uploaded - 27\12\2008-1. I especially like it when roadsigns go missing and turn up in Kosovo. Willie is dispatched like a wee sniffer dog. …... Continue reading »
17 Nov 2008
Why I’m growing a moustache « প্রেম
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on valobasa.wordpress.com
Despite the best efforts of trendsetters like Willie O’Dea and Marty Whelan, face fuzz in general, and ‘taches in particular, remain an acquired taste in this country. And it takes something like the Movember movement to persuade myself …... Continue reading »
15 Nov 2008
March in memory of Shane Geoghegan - The Limerick Blogger Archive
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on limerickblogger.ie/blog
Contrary to to the line that Willie O’Dea is pushing, Limerick Gardai are clearly not up to the job. Time for change. Daisy21 Says: November 11th, 2008 at 3:07 pm. Is this march going ahead? I’m sure the whole of Limerick would unite if …... Continue reading »
Shannon gets some good news at last - The Limerick Blogger Archive
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on limerickblogger.ie/blog
Minister for De Fence, Willie O’Dea, who couldn’t be found for love nor money when Shannon’s London-Heathrow slots were given to Belfast by his government, turned up, : “It is a great day for Shannon and it is a day in the future that …... Continue reading »
09 Nov 2008
Merrion Square Facelift - New Memorial/Rutland Fountain …
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on deburcabutler.wordpress.com
However, the complexity of the structure has led to delays in the realisation of the project and it is now set to be presented to the public by the Minister of Defence, Willie O’Dea and President Mary McAleese next Saturday, …... Continue reading »
26 Oct 2008
BUDGET 2009
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on thepropertypin.com
The speed and ferocity of deterioration in finances means cuts and tax increases can't apply just to others, warns Willie O'Dea By Willie O'Dea Sunday October 26 2008 Politicians are often accused of being out of touch. …... Continue reading »
22 Oct 2008
Q&A somehow gets even better « sharona’s shambles
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on sharona.wordpress.com
[Willie O'Dea has gone on to talk about how wonderful they really are at investing in education and the parent guy is really losing the head with him. It needs to be done, I just hope the crucial point he's trying to make on behalf of …... Continue reading »
19 Oct 2008
Shooting from the Lip
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on peas-be-with-you.blogspot.com
Willie O'Dea, TD, Ireland's Minister for Defence, has now got a new job, defending the indefensible fiscal atrocities inflicted on the Irish people by the 2009 Budget. While Finance Minister Brian Lenihan is hiding behind a …... Continue reading »
18 Oct 2008
Sinn Féin: Ó Snodaigh reveals cost implications of participation …
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on sinnfein.ie/news
“However, in answer to parliamentary questions from my office the Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea has revealed that none of the money to be spent on EU Military missions will be reimbursed. “The UN recognised that we are a small state …... Continue reading »
22 Sep 2008
False statement gets man 3 month suspended sentence
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on newswire99.blogspot.com
A Thomondgate man has been given a three month suspended sentence after he was convicted of lying to Gardai in relation to an incident involving Limerick minister Willie O Dea last year. 35 year old Mr. Larkin of Altimira Court, …... Continue reading »
21 Sep 2008
Maura Harrington ends her Hunger Strike
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on inishtrahoull.blogspot.com
… of the ship and its operation, was another waste of taxpayers' money, just as the two patrol vessels (a quarter of the whole Irish Naval Service) sent there by the Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea to intimidate the local people. …... Continue reading »
Man guilty of false statement in O'Dea case
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on irishtimes.com/breakingnews
A 35-year-old man who claimed the Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea assaulted him in a Limerick pub has been convicted of making a false statement to gardaí about the alleged incident.... Continue reading »
Said & Done
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on tribune.ie/section/news
Defence Minister Willie O'Dea (RIGHT)?denying claims that he punched Matt Larkin in a Limerick pub. Larkin was found guilty of making a false statement to gardaí. The first loan that I gave was in the region of €200000 …... Continue reading »
17 Sep 2008
Regeneration will cost €3.6bn, but horse facility falls at first …
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on limerickblogger.ie/blog
Meanwhile, one project hoped to be an integral part of the regeneration is in doubt after it was revealed that the Minister for Defence, Willie O’Dea stated that the proposed Aquestrian Centre on Department of Defence lands at …... Continue reading »
16 Sep 2008
The Lisbon Treaty dilemma
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on irishtimes.com
Madam, - I welcome the statement by Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea that he will strongly oppose any Lisbon Treaty solution that involves Ireland opting out of EU defence committments (The Irish Times, September 12th).... Continue reading »
14 Sep 2008
Risk from Ispat site is tolerable, says O'Dea
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on irishtimes.com
A REPORT on the environmental impact of pollution from the former Irish Ispat site on the neighbouring Naval Service base at Haulbowline has found that there is “no unacceptable risk” to health, Minister for Defence Willie O’Dea said …... Continue reading »
O'Dea opposes any talk of EU defence opt-outs
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on irishtimes.com
MINISTER FOR Defence Willie O'Dea has warned that he will strongly oppose any Lisbon Treaty solution that involved Ireland opting out of EU defence commitments.... Continue reading »
11 Sep 2008
Reality v. Romance.
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on gerryantics.blogspot.com
Willie O‘Dea said: “I discussed this with the Captain and the truth of the matter is nobody knows yet. Presumably they would have felt it. “On the other hand the Captain said to me that the amount of water that came in and the speed at …... Continue reading »