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31 Aug 2006
McDowell you used to be Cool.
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McDowell you used to be Cool. Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on August 31st, 2006 Read More: Progressive Democrats, Crime So from tomorrow if you have an illegally held firearm you can hand it into your local Garda station and not get arrested. This is as part of the governments effort to reduce crime. But in fairness it is a waste of... Continue reading »
US MILITARY OUT OF SHANNON
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Over 160,000 US troops have passed through Shannon Airport in the first quarter of 2006 alone ¨C a 100ncrease on last year. Ireland is now the key staging post for US troops on their way to the Middle East. Bertie Ahern has made Irish neutrality a joke. Ahern is supporting George Bush and his war drive against Iran by continuing to offer Shannon... Continue reading »
Bank criticised for delay in reporting raid -…
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Bank criticised for delay in reporting raid Ireland Online – 31 Aug 2006 The National Irish Bank should have immediately alerted gardaà to a kidnap and robbery in progress at one of its north Dublin branches, Minister for Justice Michael McDowell said today. Publican criticises govt for lack of Garda resources Irish Examiner all 13 news articles... Continue reading »
Ireland Gives Public Two Months to Hand in…
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DUBLIN, Ireland — Owners of illegally owned firearms will be given two months to hand over the weapons without penalty before a new, tougher law comes into force, the government announced Thursday. Justice Minister Michael McDowell included the amnesty for illegally owned guns in its new criminal justice bill, which makes some firearms-ownership... Continue reading »
Search under way at Mansion House – RTE.ie
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BBC NewsSearch under way at Mansion House RTE.ie – 9 hours ago An army specialist search team is assisting gardaà in a search of Dublin’s Mansion House for a suspect device. RTÉ News understands that gardaà were tipped off following an interview given to a Northern … Police search for 1981 bomb allegedly planted to target Sinn Fein …... Continue reading »
Rabbitte caught in lights of stinging Bree…
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Rabbitte caught in lights of stinging Bree outburst Sligo Champion – 10 hours ago Sligo councillor Declan Bree’s days in the Labour Party appear to be numbered following an stinging attack on leader Pat Rabbitte on the eve of his visit to Sligo tomorrow. Kilkenny city hosts Labour party summer school Kilkenny Advertiser Rabbitte insists Labour... Continue reading »
ireland.com and The Irish Times, Ireland’s…
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17:14 Lebanese army takes up positions on Israel border More Breaking News » Five-year-old Ethan McCann on his first day at Ballycotton national school in east Cork yesterday. Second Dublin terminal cost soars to €395m The cost of a second terminal for Dublin airport and associated infrastructure has almost doubled with growing... Continue reading »
Joseph Stiglitz and Bertie Ahern
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The 2006 Geary lecture, sponsored by the Economic and Social research Institute -ESRI, Making Globalization Work was given in Dublin this afternoon by Professor Joseph Stiglitz, one of the world’s best-known economists and currently Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University. He was Chief Economist at the World Bank until January... Continue reading »
Todays Independent
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For anyone who reads the independent online, todays homepage is pretty interesting. It looks kind of like the govenrment had realised that the thousands and thousands of people who can’t afford to buy a house may actually vote in the next election. My God Bertie, thousands of pissed of people who might vote Fine Gael. Feck, they may even vote for... Continue reading »
Biting the hand that feeds you.
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Biting the hand that feeds you. Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on August 31st, 2006 Read More: Fianna Fail, Housing Considering this weeks cartoon are Fianna Fail biting the hand that feeds them? From the Irish Examiner. Property speculators should be taxed out of existence to keep prices down, warns Ahern Continue reading ‘Biting the... Continue reading »
Fianna Fail and PDs remain deadlocked on bus…
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The Progressive Democrats and Fianna Fáil remain deadlocked over reform of the bus market despite commitments to trade unions yesterday by Minister for Transport Martin Cullen to fund an extra 360 buses for the State bus companies.... Continue reading »
McDowell to announce details of two-month gun…
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Minister for Justice Michael McDowell is set to announce a two-month firearms amnesty today, in advance of the introduction of tougher new laws on gun crime.... Continue reading »
Sinn Féin publish submission to Oireachtas Committee on Child Protection
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Speaking today before submitting a Sinn Féin Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Child Protection entitled ‘Cherishing Childhood’ Sinn Féin Human Rights spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh said “lessons must be learnt and commitments made if current and future children are to be protected.”... Continue reading »
Sinn Féin launches state wide voter registration drive
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Sinn Féin MEP and General Election Candidate Mary Lou McDonald has launched a state wide Sinn Féin campaign aimed at maximising the number of people registered to vote ahead of the completion of the overhaul of the electoral register. Joined at a press conference in Dublin this morning by Wexford candidate Cllr John Dwyer and Donegal South-West candidate Pearse Doherty, Ms. McDonald said it is crucially important that people make every effort to ensure they are on the electoral register ahead of next year’s general election.... Continue reading »
McDermott condemns developer’s Ryder Cup ‘freebies’
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Green Party Councillor and Dublin South Central General Election Candidate Tony McDermott has condemned the action of a building development company who offered Ryder Cup tickets to South Dublin County Councillors, earlier this week.... Continue reading »
Last beer shipment by train a landmark in bad transport planning – Ryan
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Government backs trucks over trains despite road safety and emissions impact... Continue reading »
Brady Welcomes Jobs Boost for Navan
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Johnny Brady, Fianna Fail T.D. for Meath West has welcomed today’s news that Navan is to get up to 700 new jobs.... Continue reading »
30 Aug 2006
Harney ‘failing’ rape victims as assaults soa…
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Irish HealthHarney ‘failing’ rape victims as assaults soar IrishExaminer.com – 21 hours ago TÃ?NAISTE and Health Minister Mary Harney was last night accused of failing rape victims as a dramatic increase in sexual assaults highlighted funding shortfalls. Calls to rape helpline jump by 11% Irish Health Calls to Rape Crisis Centre Reach All Time... Continue reading »
Third Level Grants Bonanza for Some
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It’s hardly news that big farmers who get welfare cheques from Brussels (one of Ireland’s richest beef baron Larry Goodman gets more than €500,000 each year), have also been able to wangle third-level grant support for their children, never mind the potential bonanza that’s available from land rezoning. When I went to UCC, I knew a few... Continue reading »
McDowell appoints new Human Rights Commission
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Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has announced the membership of the second Human Rights Commission, which starts its five-year term on October 2nd.... Continue reading »
HSE deny Sligo General will lose funding -…
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Irish HealthHSE deny Sligo General will lose funding Leitrim Observer – 15 hours ago The HSE has hit back at claims by Fine Gael Deputy Denis Naughten concerning what he described as the impending withdrawal of development funding for Sligo General Hospital. Ops postponed, not cancelled-HSE Irish Health all 2 news articles... Continue reading »
SF slam Gov for planning playing race card
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SF slam Gov for planning playing race card Writes Dec of Dec’s Ramblings on August 30th, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized Sinn Fein’s Aengus Ó Snodaigh today accused the Government of planning to play the “race card” in the upcoming election. Sinn Féin’s justice spokesperson Aengus Ó Snodaigh has accused the Government of being “ruthlessly... Continue reading »
Commemorations “Another weapon”
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An MLA has claimed that “hunger strike commemorations are only being used as another weapon in what republicans would describe as ‘the struggle’”. Commenting on the use of a parish centre near Dunloy, Co. Antrim, for a hunger strikers commemoration DUP assemblyman Mervyn Storey said he was “extremely disappointed” that the centre was being used... Continue reading »
Piggy Chicken?
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A letter to the editor of the Irish times caught my eye today and sums up totally my views on the current state of athletics… “Madam, – The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O’Donoghue, hopes that our facilities in 2012 “match up to the aspirations of the elite athletes and teams who may be considering Ireland as an ideal location to... Continue reading »
Malcolm Redfellow revivus
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Malcolm reads The Emergency by Brian Girvin A while back, The Times published a Comment article by Tim Hames. This mocked a press conference given by Michael O’Leary, Head Bod of Ryanair. O’Leary had used a Churchill impersonator to deride the security restrictions on baggage, while threatening to sue the British Government. Hames suggested... Continue reading »