Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

Limerick has more Euromillions success

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There is a second Limerick Euromillions ticket holder among us who will be claiming big bucks after Lotto HQ in Dublin confirmed today that a second winning ticket worth over €97,000 was also sold in Limerick city. The ticket was purchased in Johnsey’s shop in Kileely the week leading up to last Friday’s mega jackpot Euromillions draw. The ... Continue reading »

Corrigan Knows Food on RTÉ

Seen on Bibliocook: All About Food

[ Richard Corrigan] The second episode of Richard Corrigan’s show, Corrigan Knows Food, will be on RTÉ One this evening at 7pm. While I think Corrigan can sometimes go a bit overboard (his recent Late Late Show appearance was embarrassing, to say the least) when he’s on form, he’s an enthusiastic presenter and inspiring cook. Why, however, ... Continue reading »

IRISH LABOUR LEADER’S SAME SEX MARRIAGE WORRIES

Seen on Gay Community News

Pat Rabbitte faces threats of resignation from members of the party’s Equality Group if the parliamentary party fails to give the green light to same sex marriage. ... Continue reading »

And your favourite hunky Irishman is…

Seen on Beaut.ie - The Irish Beauty Blog Cosmetics, Makeup, Skincare, DIY, For Men, Health and Wellbeing, Horoscopes

Senator David Norris Now gals, either 31% of you are comedy jokers or what you really do go for is non-threatening men with large beards, a love of James Joyce and an extensive vocabulary. 24% of you said feck it and voted for those dirty scuts, Podge & Rodge. Perhaps you dream of being the mistress of Ballydung Manor and having O’Leprosy as ... Continue reading »

It’s politics folks but not as we know it!

Seen on i-wisdom

[ Ff] In 2007 Ireland will ramp up for what will be one of the most bitterly fought general elections since the immediate period after independence. Thankfully, the themes this time around are slightly different from 1922; namely quality of life, health and the wider socio-economic temperature of the country. What we’re really interested in is ... Continue reading »

So, Baby Ann, then…

Seen on Stuff! (tm)

It’s interesting to read the media take on this horrible case, and then to actually read the judgements. (For those unfamilar with the case, a Google for +”Baby Ann” +adoption will get you these results. The Times and Examiner coverage is factual and balanced; the Indo – well, it’s the Indo…) The basic facts: Young couple, she got pregnant, ... Continue reading »

You may remember me from such front groups as…

Seen on The Cedar Lounge Revolution

You may remember me from such front groups as… Posted by franklittle in The Left, Marxism, Irish Politics. add a comment The Tallaght News is not a periodical that is a regular sight in the Little household but flicking through it last week where it had been left by a visitor I came across an article announcing the establishment of People ... Continue reading »

Boot camp for young offenders

Seen on Limpetite

The ‘Law and Order’ party finally come up with something that might actually work. Nice one FG. Gut reaction from all the other parties is of course to throw up in the face of Enda Kenny’s every word, but the army is surely a better place for young offenders than adult prisons or psychiatric hospitals. Of course, on the other side of things, what ... Continue reading »

Free Dublin wi-fi on the cards?

Seen on TechWire

Looks like free or subsidised wi-fi for Dublin city is still simmering as an issue. Dublin City Council looks set to put in free wi-fi in all Dublin library branches, according to documents I’ve seen. And a Labour TD, Tommy Broughan, has re-iterated his call for a free wi-fi zone between the canals in Dublin. More on this later. ... Continue reading »

National Polls v Constituency Polls

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National Polls v Constituency Polls Writes Wagger of Wagging The Dog on November 20th, 2006 Read More: Fianna Fail, Green Party, Progressive Democrats, Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Fine Gael, Kerry North, Polls, Clare, Mayo, Galway West, Wexford There’s been an interesting trend in the recent TG4 polls conducted by TNS/MRBI compared to national ... Continue reading »

Ó Deaghaidh, Willie Ó Deaghaidh

Seen on Roinnt Smaointe

Scéala úr ag teacht isteach. Ní bheidh Daniel Craig sa phríomhpháirt sa chead Scannán Bond eile. Is cuma cé chomh maith is atá sé mar an finscéal scannáin sa scannán Bond is nuaí Casino Royale. Fuair mé an t-eolas seo ó m’fhoinsí maite cóngarach do na boic mhóra i Hollywood, agus is léir anois go bhfuil suim mhór acu Willie O’Dea s’againne fhéin ... Continue reading »

Cowboy politics

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I see Dessie Stewart of the DUP has been sentenced to four months in jail for electoral fraud. The former lord mayor of Coleraine took 15 postal votes belonging to residents of an elderly care home and cast them for the DUP in last year’s local elections. How he must envy politicians in our banana republic who regularly involve themselves in ... Continue reading »

Sunday roundup

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Sunday roundup Writes P O’Neill of Best of Both Worlds on November 19th, 2006 Read More: Government, Youth, Referenda 2 quick notes. First, a row about a senior English policeman’s remarks over what gets classified as pedophilia in cases involving statutory rape points to obstacles that may face any Irish legal reforms in this area. And on ... Continue reading »

Six months to go to the Election, give or take, and I don’t have a clue what’s going to happen…

Seen on The Cedar Lounge Revolution

Six months to go to the Election, give or take, and I don’t have a clue what’s going to happen… Posted by WorldbyStorm in Irish Politics, Irish Election 2007. add a comment Just thinking, the General Election will be upon us pretty much within six months or so. As it stands the polls indicate that Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats ... Continue reading »

The Deadline Lives To Fight Another Day

Seen on Graham Pointer's Blog

In the Northern Ireland political process the clock has been ticking away to the final non-negotiable deadline of Friday 24 November. By this stage, the largest party, the Democratic Unionist Party, will have to use its right to nominate a First Minister. And the third largest party, Sinn Fein, will have to use the right it enjoys as second ... Continue reading »

The EU: Discordant voices for a united future?

Seen on All About Politics

Ireland, one of the fifteen member states of the European Union took over the rotating Presidency on January 1st 2004 from Italy. The fact that Ireland was handed a constitutional mess by the outgoing Presidency of Italy is to understate the implications of the task at hand for the Irish. Italy’s tenure end was marked by the failure to ratify the ... Continue reading »

More news!

Seen on Donegal Friends ... "A Window To Home" ....

1899 square miles, 130,000 people, ONE judge. Yup, one judge to cover Co. Donegal and North County Leitrim. Judge claims Dept., of Justice has abandoned Donegal. Fine Gael TD, Dinny McGinley said he agrees whole-heartedly with the remarks of Judge Thomas Fitzpatrick made in Dungloe District Court yesterday.And a few days later the Gov. promises to ... Continue reading »

Peter Hain The Worst Secretary Of State For Northern Ireland

Seen on Ireland - The Voice Of The Nation

Peter Hain the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Wales and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Neath in North Wales says the PFG, (Programme for Government) Committee in Northern Ireland can resolve outstanding differences over policing and justice. As the United Kingdom’s MPs deliberated on pre-packaged, polished all ... Continue reading »

Yeah right!

Seen on ellybabes

So Minister for Transport Martin Cullen stated today that he plans to reduce the wait for driving tests in Ireland to 8 weeks by this time next year. Yeah right! Even if he does give the Road Safety Authority €10 million to help clear the backlog there’s no way they’re going to manage it – unless they follow the precedents set before and just ... Continue reading »

Sdlp – Irelands Nationalist West Of Britian Party?

Seen on Ireland - The Voice Of The Nation

The North of Irelands Nationalist Party the Sdlp, who contests elections in only six of Irelands 32 county’s, has been described among other things, as the party of, “nice people” and to some extent that’s the way they like to see themselves. Nice people? Maybe – maybe not! But they never in a million years could they achieve Irish ... Continue reading »

Kerry Polls

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Kerry Polls Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on November 17th, 2006 Read More: Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Kerry North, Polls Not more polls, you say! But it appears that Labour could be back with a bang in Kerry. The Kerryman reports that two polls in North Kerry show Labour Cllr. Terry O’Brien winning a seat if not topping the poll. It also ... Continue reading »

Polls

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Polls Writes Simon of The Dossing Times on November 17th, 2006 Read More: Uncategorized, Sinn Féin, Labour Party, Kerry North, Polls Not more polls you say. But it seems that Labour could be back with a bang in Kerry. The Kerryman reports that two polls in North Kerry show Labour’s Cllr Terry O’Brien winning a seat if not topping the poll. ... Continue reading »

‘Fascist’ he cried, as if it was going out of fashion

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[ A fist full of facists]In the Young Ones Rik Mayle played Rick the agit-prop politics student who shouted ‘fascist’ whenever he started to lose an argument. The character was a satirical swipe at all those mid 80’s student lefties who simply regurgitated Trotskyite slogans and spitted out their venomous hatred of the Tories and Margaret ... Continue reading »

Dempsey commits 10m to achieve 100pc broadband

Seen on Silicon Republic

[17.11.2006 first posted on silicon republic] Out of a total allocation of €561m, the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources said it will allocate €10m to support achieving a 100pc broadband coverage in areas where it is not viable for operators to deploy infrastructure. A total of €45.7m is being allocated by the ... Continue reading »

The Best Place to Hide A Fascist Is…

Seen on The Pleasures of Underachievement

The most highly self-regarded paper in the known world, the Irish Times, has just updated its site and from now on its ‘Breaking News’ section will be free to surfers. Its ‘Breaking Wind’ section (i.e. the rest of the paper) however still costs €79 per year. One of its first free stories is this peach concerning Tanaiste and Fianna Fail’s ... Continue reading »