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31 Oct 2006
No support without influence
Seen on Balrog
That was the message from Sinn Féin’s Policing and Justice spokesperson Gerry Kelly. He was reacting to claims from the DUP that the devolution of Policing and Justice powers would not happen within two years of the restoration of devolution. According to Nigel Dodds it would take longer for unionists to trust Sinn Fein to take... Continue reading »
McDowell at international gambling conference
Seen on RTE.ie - Irish Public Service TV and radio stations online
Michael McDowell is attending an international conference on gambling in Ascot in Britain aimed at agreeing standards to regulate internet betting.... Continue reading »
“Streaking is not a laughing matter,” says Crowe. Oh yes it is!
Seen on Irish Election
“Streaking is not a laughing matter,” says Crowe. Oh yes it is! Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on October 31st, 2006 Read More: Fianna Fail, Galway West The first thing I did when I saw this headline in the Fianna Fail press releases—Streaking is not a laughing matter: Crowe—was laugh.... Continue reading »
FOI: Not as Free as Previously
Seen on Tuppenceworth.ie blog
According to figures given out by Michael McDowell last week in a Parliamentary Question regarding FOI requests, 41% more people were being charged a €15 application fee by the Department of Justice in 2006 than in 2004. More of these figures (including median and average fees charged, and the percentages of requests for which a search and... Continue reading »
November Days 16th - 30th
Seen on Welcome to My Nightmare
November 16th – 30th 11/16 Hecate – Greek Sunset marks the beginning of Hecate Night St. Edmund of East Anglia – British King of East Anglia, St. Edmund, was killed by Danish archers and then beheaded. In the tradition of Saxon magic kingship, his severed head was guarded by a wolf until it and his body were recovered and later buried at St.... Continue reading »
Progressive Voting Recommendations
Seen on LAVoice.org :: LOS ANGELES SPEAKS HERE :: A public-access blog
A friend sent me these voting recommendations and I think they are particularly well thought out for progressive democrats and independents …2006 GENERAL ELECTION VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS Election Day: Tuesday, November 6, 2006 Hours of voting: 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. To find your voting location or sample ballot, go to http://www.lavote.net... Continue reading »
The Bitches That Matter
Seen on ~Claire~ ~Proper bitchin~ - MySpace Blog
Since minimalising my About Me, I lost all my groovy comments about my groovier friends. The solution? To post a massive-ass blog about them, I think! Yeah, bitch! Sinead aka Sinn Fein - She’s the one who I thought was called Nike. She’s the one I played Witches with, and the one I now drink with. She’s the one who knows all about my family,... Continue reading »
How to Stop the November Elections from Being Stolen
Seen on CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS
Progressive Democrats are saying “we need to get people to the polls in large numbers, win big, and protect the vote counting to make sure that the congressional elections are not stolen on November 7th.” By Don Hazen, AlterNet October 31, 2006 “We can’t let the machinations of possible electoral problems prevent us from getting to the polls... Continue reading »
Seen on AtlanticBlog
Against freedom The Irish Examiner (registration required) reports that the Irish Labour Party is mad.The party’s health spokes-person Liz McManus accused ministers of putting sick people at risk by insisting on “a free market approach at all costs”.In the Labour Party, freedom really is a terrible, terrible thing. But I am feeling... Continue reading »
How to Stop the Elections From Being Stolen
Seen on Katrina - MySpace Blog
Great article sent to me by a freind in Minnesota. Reposted from Alternet.org/rights Progressive Democrats are saying “we need to get people to the polls in large numbers, win big, and protect the vote counting to make sure that the congressional elections are not stolen on November 7th.” “We can’t let the machinations of possible electoral... Continue reading »
The Inconvenient Truth about the M3 motorway
Seen on TaraWatch
[ truth_copy.jpg] The Inconvenient Truth is that the M3 motorway is not just bad for the heritage of Tara, it is bad for the Irish people, economically, environmentally, legally, politically and morally. The M3 is symptomatic of the current cataclysmic economic policy which involves spending inordinate amounts of public and private capital on... Continue reading »
Seamus Ryan: Health Matters- or at least it should!!
Seen on Irish Election
Seamus Ryan: Health Matters- or at least it should!! Writes Cllr. Seamus Ryan of Seamus Ryan’s Blog on October 31st, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized, Irish Politics, Labour Party, Health, Column An interesting debate took place in the Dail last week on the Labour Party motion opposing the increasing privatisation of the health service and the... Continue reading »
Software industry wants BES expanded
Seen on Silicon Republic
[31.10.2006 first posted on silicon republic] The indigenous Irish software industry has appealed to the Minister for Finance Brian Cowen TD to extend the Business Expansion and Seed Capital Schemes to 2014 as well as increase the personal limit on investors from around €32k today to €250k per annum. The Irish Software Association (ISA), an... Continue reading »
NEWS ALERTS 31.10.2006 13:00
Seen on Silicon Republic
31.10.2006 Vodafone responds to job loss ’speculation’ Vodafone Ireland has dismissed as “unqualified speculation” reports at the weekend suggesting that up to 120 IT workers could be made redundant following a decision to outsource services to IBM and EDS. … 31.10.2006 Software industry wants BES expanded The indigenous Irish software industry... Continue reading »
VoteTube Competition Announcement
Seen on Irish Election
VoteTube Competition Announcement Writes Simon McGarr of Tuppenceworth.ie on October 31st, 2006 Read More: Irish Politics, Video, Competitions VoteTube is a competition for the most entertaining, most persuasive and most effective political and civic message videos made about Ireland. There are two categories for entry. One is... Continue reading »
Robinson in the Driving Seat has meant further dents to Ulster’s Bodywork says Kennedy
Seen on uuptoday.org
[ A Strong and Enduring Union] UUP Deputy Leader Danny Kennedy today responded to comments made by Peter Robinson in the Newsletter and accused the DUP deputy leader of trying to hide behind others. In a statement Mr Kennedy said, “The fact that Peter Robinson is still trying to hide behind others illustrates the weakness of his case. There is... Continue reading »
VoIP Telecom Alert for 31-10-2006
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Micheal Martin TD today announced that Avaya Inc., a global market leader in business communications and IP Telephony, is to establish an R’D Centre of Excellence at its Irish headquarters … [www.finfacts.com/irelandbusinessn…] … MetroFi or Silicon Valley Metro Connect... Continue reading »
Another rant on Stern, Ireland, and heads being stuck deep into the sand
Seen on ask direct – fundraising and marketing for non-profits and charities
OK, so I was a little too severe on the Irish media yesterday. The Irish Times did in fact mention the Stern review in their article on Kyoto. (But then this morning they lead with the story the Guardian led with yesterday - kinda sums up our attitude to climate change) Which leads me to another gripe. We’re still stuck in the Kyoto debate. Now... Continue reading »
Community Awards presented
Seen on A Kilcullen Diary
Awards for contribution to the life of Kilcullen were made to four individuals and groups at the Kilcullen Community Awards event in the Town Hall on Friday night. [ comm06awards7081] [ comm06awards7094]The recipients were the Kilcullen Community Games Committee, for involving so many young people in sport and other endeavours, and the award... Continue reading »
30 Oct 2006
The Green issue
Seen on Irish Election
The Green issue Writes Adam Maguire of Adam’s Blog on October 30th, 2006 Read More: Green Party, Irish Politics, Energy, Taxation, Irish Election 2007, Climate Change The publication of the Stern Report in the UK today has pushed the environment to centre-stage yet again, however it’s fair to say that the topic had been at the top of the... Continue reading »
E-voting round-up
Seen on /~colmmacc/
E-voting round-up Just in time for Halloween (maybe we should start producing E-voting machine costumes) there are some more significant developments on the Electronic Voting front. E-voting abandoned - in part - in the Netherlands Firstly, in the Netherlands and mirroring what happened in Ireland 2 years ago, E-voting has been abandoned in 35... Continue reading »
Storm in a tea cup
Seen on Irish Election
Storm in a tea cup Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on October 30th, 2006 Read More: Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Europe From Breaking News: A minister today quizzed the Opposition over reports it urged the gagging of the Taoiseach at the European Parliament. Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern called on Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny to issue... Continue reading »
Taoiseach Mislead the Dail
Seen on Tuppenceworth.ie blog
Following on from my post earlier this week, FG’s Environment spokesman told Adam Maguire that given the facts I’d outlined he believes that the Taoiseach had mislead the Dail. Duh. The question is, what happens now? If you catch the Taoiseach misleading the House, what happens then? adam maguire» Bertie Ahern» Civil Service» dail» e voting»... Continue reading »
TROUBLE IN THE RANKS…
Seen on A TANGLED WEB
I see that there are growing signs of disquiet amid the DUP rank-and-file and supporters over details of the St Andrews Agreement with just over ten days before all the parties are required to say whether they are signing up. While the party leadership has clearly signalled it is, on balance, in favour of the St Andrews package, it is this week... Continue reading »
Forum on Europe call for Submissions
Seen on Semper Idem
Forum on Europe call for Submissions Filed under: Young Fine Gael, International Politics, Irish Politics, Europe, Politics Readers of Sunday’s newspapers may have seen the call for submissions from the public and interested organisations by the National Forum on Europe. This time around, the theme will be people’s vision for the future of... Continue reading »