Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

The Haughey Thing

Seen on eastmeath.org

The Haughey Thing December 20th, 2006 It’s not East Meath, but still have to say something. Actually the whole thing puts a microscope on us. OK Haughey took the equivalent of €43M euros but gave no favours in return. Some very smart people paid a lot of money for nothing. At the time nobody batted an eyelid. He shafted his friend and sold... Continue reading »

The Irish Political system volume 1

Seen on parburypolitica

There seemed yesterday to be a bit of demand for some info about the Irish political system. So i’ve pinched this from the Irish EU presidency 2004 website But I think it gives a good run down of the essentials of the Irish political system. It may be a bit patronising for the expert but is ideal for dumb foreigners which alas in this respect is... Continue reading »

Charles Haughey revisited

Seen on The Croydonian

I raised the traditional toast of ’stoke well the fires of Hell’ when Haughey departed this life, but a report by an Irish Republic mandated tribunal shows him up to have been still viler than I had thought: “The Moriarty tribunal has published a scathing report into the finances of the late Charles Haughey in which it finds he accepted cash... Continue reading »

Haughey is a criminal

Seen on Public Inquiry

Charles Haughey, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland is a criminal. One of the most damning facts to emerge from the Moriarty Tribunal that was published today is the fact that Haughey robbed nearly €200,000 from a fund set up to save Brian Lenihan’s life. I just want to repeat that in my own words – Haughey was the type of... Continue reading »

Double entry lies

Seen on Best of Both Worlds

Of all the lies identified by the Moriarty report into the corrupt dealings of Charles Haughey, this might be the most laughable — Evidence that he never heard of the Cayman Islands before the tribunal is unbelievable given his meetings with Mr Des Traynor who was a regular visitor to the islands. Indeed, people forget that Haughey’s training... Continue reading »

Moriarity the Mystery Cat

Seen on An Spailpín Fánach

[ A woejus bastard, by all accounts]An Spailpín Fánach has been having a bad day. Perhaps this would explain my confusion at the publication today of the Moriarty Tribunal Report, or, to give it its full title – big breath – the “Report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters Part I.” The Part I is significant,... Continue reading »

Buzz Off

Seen on Arse End Of Ireland

Jaysus, though. I’m sick to the armpits of this fucker McDowell. He’s everywhere. Heil! to you too, Mickey-Do. Coz there we were yesterday, driving out from Galway city, when he visually assaults us from his Wellpark billboard on high, grinning in his best “benign mo-fo” impersonation, pointing out the huge drop in car insurance which was a gift... Continue reading »

Irish language moves centrestage with government statement

Seen on From the Balcony, A Publisher's Blog

My old pals Bertie Ahern and Michael McDowell will take the platform at Farmleigh House this morning, before the last meeting in 2006 of the Irish Cabinet, to launch a new government statement on the Irish language. The unprecedented statement is the brainchild of Minister Éamon Ó Cuív and was drafted in conjunction with Fóram na Gaeilge, the... Continue reading »

Predictions for 2007

Seen on Pull Out the Pin

Predictions for 2007 Tuesday December 19th 2006, 1:50 am Filed under: Politics, America, Britain, Ireland, Europe, Rest of the World A new year is nearly upon us so I thought I’d offer some predictions for what the year ahead holds, in no particular order: 1) Taoiseach Mary Hanafin and Tánaiste Liz McManus will be lead a coalition government... Continue reading »

Sinn Fein & The Sheep, Are Martin & Gerry taking the party faithful for a ride.

Seen on baldegal

Martin & Gerry taking the party faithful for a ride.... Continue reading »

Irish elections

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The republic of ireland is holding elections in the summer of 2007 so i wonderd if anyone had an opinion on which partys are most likely to do well/badly, which partys would be most effective in forming a government and what effect this would have. Im also curious as to whether this is going to have much of a bearing on Northern Irish politics... Continue reading »

Labour Party new look website

Seen on A view from the Left - Cllr Seamus Ryan's Blog

I just logged on to the new look Labour Party website. I must say congrats to all concerned as the design is both attractive and easy on the eye. However more importantly it is easy to navigate through the site which is important for all those who are looking for information on the party. There are sections on Labour Party policy and ideas, Labour... Continue reading »

Homeowners flee as estates deteriorate says Election candidate

Seen on The NewsWire

Sinn Fein’s Maurice Quinlivan has said today that he is concerned at the “continued rapid deterioration in some of our City estates” Mr. Quinlivan(right) stated that significant numbers of residents are simply upping sticks and moving out and more are planning to follow. He says it’s due to the high levels of crime, intimidation, stress... Continue reading »

New Labour website launch

Seen on Councillor Eric Byrne

I was at the press launch of the new and improved Labour Party website and it looks great with lots of new features that will allow more interaction from people accessing the website. You can read more about it here or here on the new website. [ EB] Speaking at the press launch with the new website behind me [ Labour website] With my party... Continue reading »

More Geraghty

Seen on GUBU

I do hate to harp on, but I see that McDowell’s mouthpiece Sam Smyth has thrown in his tuppenceworth’s…or should that be FF’s. This article no doubt top of the”action” list from the Fianna Fail Meath West emergency meeting that took place on Wednesday night. “Sorry Enda, but you’re way offside on this decision . . . As a Fine Gael candidate in... Continue reading »

Open Season

Seen on Dublin Opinion

The Irish traveller shooting season is to be regulated from now on, according to officials close to the government. Instead of shooting wild travellers, the government is to press for the introduction of traveller farms, where travellers can be raised in a controlled and humane environment, before being let go to knock on the doors of farming... Continue reading »

Paper Round ala Maman Poulet

Seen on Maman Poulet

Paper Round ala Maman Poulet December 18th, 2006 Excuse me whilst I have a tuppence inspired paper round moment! The Irish Independent tells us today that Fine Gael’s Jim O’Leary is breaking new ground in webcasting his message for the under 35 age group and he’s paying some company money for it too! Should have gone to the Blogging the... Continue reading »

Minister to Nowhere

Seen on Tuppenceworth.ie blog

If you’d like to see the fruits of my previous efforts with a tube of glue and a potato, head over to the VoteTube.org site now and see Minister to Nowhere I tried posting the video here, but it just broke the site. Feel free to tell your friends. competition» General» Ireland» martin cullen» politics» potato» spud» votetube» voting»... Continue reading »

Censorship at its best

Seen on What’s it to EU?

Censorship at its best December 18th, 2006 by pb. Irish MEP Eoin Ryan (Fianna Fail ) is due to submit amendments to a European Parliament Report today. The report gives a scathing criticism of Ireland over CIA aircraft landing at Shannon airport that have been linked to rendition. Ireland has the third-highest number of CIA stop overs in Europe.... Continue reading »

Christmas, Lesbian Weddings & The Hilarity of Local Politics.

Seen on CharlieTangoDelta's Blog

Christmas, Lesbian Weddings & The Hilarity of Local Politics. Three exams down and three to go. I’ve been very lucky so far. I’ve got two on Monday and the last one on Wednesday. So far so good. I have trouble studying topics which I find boring and I suppose anyone would. For instance, for my zoology exam today, I knew three topics inside out.... Continue reading »

Older people to go mobile – Kirk

Seen on Fianna Fail Headlines

Older people are to be given the option to use their free landline allowance for preÄpaid mobile phones, according to Deputy Seamus Kirk, Fianna Fail T.D. for Louth.... Continue reading »

FF ‘may switch to Liberals’

Seen on Semper Idem

FF ‘may switch to Liberals’ Filed under: International Politics, Irish Politics, Europe, General Election, Politics The machinations of Irish politicians in Europe rarely get the coverage they might if they were done more locally. Today’s Irish Times carries a relatively brief report entitled ‘Ahern may switch to Liberals’ (page 13).... Continue reading »

University decision put on long finger

Seen on A view from the Left - Cllr Seamus Ryan's Blog

It seems the long awaited decision on whether to upgrade Waterford Institute of Technology to a University of the South East has been put on the long finger by the Taoiseach Bertie Ahearn and by the Minister for Education Mary Hanafin TD. This weeks Munster Express carries a report of a parliamentary question tabled by Waterford Labour Party TD... Continue reading »

Half-crocked Bertie goes off half-cocked

Seen on Skin Flicks

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern revealed today what we all already knew - he’s half-crocked. Discussing BUPA’s pull-out from Ireland, he said: “I’m not acting tough at all, I’m just saying that somebody wants to come along and say great, sure, listen, if insurance is all about going out and getting 100 people who are likely to get sick for the next... Continue reading »

On the Nally verdict

Seen on Wednesday's Irish politics blog

I remember waking up one morning in 1992 to the news that an all-white jury in suburban Los Angeles had acquitted four white police officers who were caught on videotape beating the living daylights out of a black man. I remember feeling completely disgusted, sickened and appalled that such a clearly racist verdict could have been handed down. I... Continue reading »