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31 Jan 2007
More Irish than the Irish themselves?
Seen on Wednesday's Irish politics blog
On another matter entirely, the Indo are leading with a story today about immigrants and social welfare fraud. While I’m not denying that this exists, the Indo’s coverage of crimes committed by foreign nationals has become disgracefully tabloidesque. For some reason, the nationality of the (alleged) criminal always merits a place in the headline... Continue reading »
30 Jan 2007
PD Leader Has Chosen
Seen on tomcosgrave / a weblog
It’s been months since I last posted, thanks to life in general, college and then the dreaded college exams getting in the way of the weblog and political life has moved on from the Bertie Ahern payments controversy. At the time of my last post, I wrote that Michael McDowell had to carefully choose his next step as regards to how he was going to... Continue reading »
Cad a bhfuil nÃos Ãorónta?
Seen on An Saol
Léigh mé litir sa Metro inné a chur na ceiste “Cad a bhfuil nÃos Ãorónta, nach raibh cuntas bainc ag Bertie Ahern nuair a bhà sé mar Aire Airgeadais nó go bhfuil ualach mór meáchan á iompar ag ár Aire Sláinte agus LeanaÃ, Mary Harney?” Is maith liom Mary Harney agus tuigim go bhà sé deacair meáchan a chailleadh, ach fós!!!!PÃosa iarracht LDT!... Continue reading »
The Last King
Seen on Genevieve Carbery
[ Amin] Just saw The Last King of Scotland. If you didn’t…go see it. Spending much of my day as I do looking for ways to complain about the opposition, the government, the letters ministers wrote to free prisoners, the whiparounds of the powerful, the rightswing of the left…………… this puts it all well in perspective. Come back Ivor Callely all is... Continue reading »
Dublin North FF TD website suspended
Seen on Brian Greene
the website of Dublin North Fianna Fail TD Jim Glennon has been suspended. http://www.jimglennon.com now reads This Account Has Been Suspended Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible. Jim has said he will not contest this years election adding to the short but growing list on one term TDs from a sporting background.... Continue reading »
29 Jan 2007
Hurrah. January’s nearly over
Seen on In Fact, Ah
One of the Most Interesting on Flickr this week. From Señor Codo’s collection. One of the best headlines I’ve seen on a rag for some time. This one’s from the London evening freesheet, thelondonpaper. Pig Farmer: Serial Murder Claims “Hogwash”. Bet you this guy is cussing his luck that he doesn’t have Tony Killeen as his local representative.... Continue reading »
Election 2007: They want us to vote twice!
Seen on Kevin Rafter’s Blog
The latest opinion poll in the Sunday Business Post is even more positive for FF - and negative for FG - than the recent IMS survey in the Sunday Tribune. In the Sunday Independent Eoghan Harris was warning about writing off FG, and while he’s right - there’s still four months to go - it will take a huge swing in the public mood to get Enda Kenny... Continue reading »
Policing Progress
Seen on The Levee Breaks » A family view of life in Northern Ireland
If Gerry Adams were to tell me today is Monday, I’d doublecheck my diary just to make sure. I don’t believe that Sinn Fein should be ever considered a truly democratic party, until there is a full and frank confession of the crimes committed by all its members during the last four decades. I believe that The Cult of Leader Gerry inhibits true... Continue reading »
Test for citizens?
Seen on Head Rambles
Test for citizens? Grandad January 29th, 2007 It has been announced that the Government is proposing to introduce a test for immigrants to check their knowledge of Irish culture. In our usual fashion, we at Head Rambles are able to break the latest on this. At great risk to herself, Herself has managed to obtain some sample questions which we... Continue reading »
28 Jan 2007
Killeen meets with Lynch family
Seen on RTE.ie - Irish Public Service TV and radio stations online
Tony Killeen met the family of Robert Lynch today to apologise in person for a letter seeking the release of the man convicted of Mr Lynch’s murder.... Continue reading »
Police must earn trust: McGuinness
Seen on SAOIRSE32
Police must earn trust: McGuinness Filed under: an prÃomhbhóthar BN.ie 28/01/2007 - 14:02:58 The Police Service of Northern Ireland will have to earn the trust of republicans if Sinn Féin agrees to support it, Martin McGuinness insisted today. Proposing a motion to Sinn Féin delegates at a special conference in Dublin to back the police in... Continue reading »
Clientelism
Seen on Still Point
Clientelism gone Mad My favourite broadcaster beyond doubt is Marian Finnucane precisely because she is easy on the ear, intelligent, understanding, and empathetic and has a marvellously sincere style of questioning her guests. Also she is a brilliant listener. Maybe this is her most important quality. In short she is entertainment and... Continue reading »
The E-voting Fiasco: some of the forgotten culprits
Seen on Fergus O'Rourke - Journal - Of Laws and Men
Like most fair-minded people, I am in favour of automating the voting process, provided that it can be done without compromising secrecy or security. So far, the Irish attempt has been a monumental fiasco.The buck stops with the Taoiseach, who has been amazingly silly about it, with Martin Cullen rightly getting most of the blame. It is often... Continue reading »
Tossers!!!
Seen on Captain Purplehead
Is it just me or has the tosser rate increased exponentially in the last few years? I mean, under normal circumstances, you would expect to have a small number of tossers because that’s just the way it is but Ireland’s tosser quota seems to have gone through the fucking roof recently. Fucking tossers! Ronan Keating, Brian Kennedy, Westlife, Louis... Continue reading »
New tax gift for horse set
Seen on Bohsnews
New tax gift for horse set Published January 28th, 2007 Business & politics 0 Comments Sunday Business Post A replacement for the controversial tax exemption on stallions will be one of the headline measures in Brian Cowen’s Finance Bill this week. Stud owners will be allowed to write off the cost of the animals over a four-year... Continue reading »
Poll shows bigger lead for FF & PDs
Seen on RTE.ie - Irish Public Service TV and radio stations online
A new opinion poll shows the current coalition parties opening up a bigger lead over the Fine Gael and Labour alternative.... Continue reading »
27 Jan 2007
Enda Kenny, Immigration and a National Debate
Seen on Semper Idem
Enda Kenny, Immigration and a National Debate Filed under: Fine Gael, Irish Politics, Politics It would seem that I was wrong. Not only have my thoughts on what Leinster and Munster should do if they both get a home-draw in the Heineken Cup proven wildly misplaced, but my previous pessimism with regards to the political classes on immigration... Continue reading »
Opposition slams McDowell’s asylum plan
Seen on RTE.ie - Irish Public Service TV and radio stations online
The Opposition has criticised Michael McDowell after he raised the prospect of asylum seekers being put into detention until their applications have been processed.... Continue reading »
Kenny in Goody’s Two Shoes
Seen on Dublin Opinion
[ courtesy-of-bloggarah]On the day that the government issued an embarrasing rehash of spending plans and flogged ideas, Enda Kenny decided to spend his time flying kites. Last week, Bertie, Mcdowell, and Cowen got up in front of the nation and said ‘WE HAVE NO NEW IDEAS. OUR BALLS ARE UNGUARDED. WHY DON’T YOU HAVE A GOOD ‘AUL KICK OF THEM.’... Continue reading »
Reichsführer McDowell
Seen on Sirenian Shores
Our famously right-wing/authoritarian Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell pictured in yesterday’s Irish Independent doing his best Heinrich Himmler impersonation. The mischievous left have done a fine job of caricaturing him. But if he keeps it up, their work will be done for them by none other than McDowell himself.... Continue reading »