Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

It wasn’t me! Politician claims ignorance, shock.

Seen on Fatmammycat.com

I watched Mrs Lynch, mother of mudered Rob Lynch taking on the news last night and honest to God, her anger, tears and broken heart nearly made me cry. This poor woman said she was not going to accept Minsiter of State Tony Kileen’s ridiculous statement that he didn’t know or hadn’t personally signed off on a letter asking for the early release of... Continue reading »

National Development Scam

Seen on Damien Mulley

Noel Dempsey has really pissed off a lot of rural communities after finally admitting that they won’t invest in the Group Broadband Scheme anymore. Despite telling people for all of 2005 and 2006 that all they had to do was apply for a GBS, the last round to apply was some time in 2005. Since then there has been nothing apart from lots and lots... Continue reading »

Killeen Must Resign

Seen on - UnLaoised

The saga surrounding Minister Tony Killeen is disturbing. He says that the letters making representations on behalf of a convicted paedophile and a convicted murderer, sent from his constituency office, were sent without his consent. He claims he did not sign the letter. I can believe that. Below is a letter I got the other day, forwarded from... Continue reading »

John Deasy. A conundrum. A scrambled egg. A maz…

Seen on Harry McGee

John Deasy. A conundrum. A scrambled egg. A maze. A jumble. An enigma. Earlier this month we saw him being stubborn bad when he challenged Enda Kenny and rained (there’s a less polite verb that could go here) all over Fine Gael’s New Year campaign. And before all that, we saw him being stubborn very very bad when he lit up the famour fag in the... Continue reading »

Kenny’s Celtic Fantasies

Seen on ie-politics

Enda Kenny recently claimed that as “a Celtic and Christian people, we understand better than most the special challenges of immigration and integrating new communities”. The Fine Gael leader was trying to stimulate a debate on immigration. Fair enough. But it doesn’t bode well if the picture of the Irish today is based on a myth. It’s... Continue reading »

Greens claim RTE biased

Seen on Blurred Keys

RTÉ will broadcast parts of the Green Party’s annual conference this year, but the party is claiming the state broadcaster is biased as they say their leader, Trevor Sargent, is not invited to appear on the prominent ‘Late Late Show’ or ‘Tubridy Tonight’ television programs before the upcoming General Election. [ 66]It is clearly unfair and... Continue reading »

Another Time, Another Place

Seen on Too much time on my hands? Living for the weekend

Another Time, Another Place I’ve managed to get myself into a discussion about why I said ‘oh, f#ck off’ when Dundalk was referred to as a ‘republican stronghold’. Seeing as I’m not bored yet - I’ll play this game. First of all you won’t find me denying anywhere that there were both active Republican terrorists and strong, vocal Republican... Continue reading »

Hilarious denial

Seen on Public Inquiry

Journalist John Drennan, writing in Magill magazine in September 2005, defends Charles Haughey in what can only be described as the most amazing (and hilarious) case of political denial in Irish history. There is no need to analyse the article, the quotes speak for themselves. Why Haughey was never found to be corrupt: “Mr. Haughey was merely... Continue reading »

An Taboo is mó in Éirinn

Seen on Roinnt Smaointe

Conas is féidir leat teir, nó taboo, a chruthú? Éasca!, Ná bí ag caint faoi nó ag déanamh díospóireachta go hoscailte faoi sa phobal. Sin é an chaoi is fearr an domhan ceann a chruthú go cinnte. Agus conas is féidir leat droch-their a chruthú faoi rud éicint? Bhuel bí ag gearán faoi agus ag lochtú na ndaoine a bheadh ag iarraidh plé macánta, ceart... Continue reading »

Govt inaction on Cork nursing home - FG

Seen on RTE.ie - Irish Public Service TV and radio stations online

Fine Gael has claimed that the Government was warned about appalling conditions in a nursing home in Cork, but did nothing about it.... Continue reading »

No specific details of funding for Kerry from NDP

Seen on Kerry News Blog

No specific details of funding for Kerry from NDP January 25, 2007 at 12:14 pm · Filed under kerry_news No specific details of funding for Kerry from NDP Minister John O’Donoghue has admitted the new 33 billion euro National Development Plan does not as yet give specific details of funding projects in the county. Under the plan, Killarney... Continue reading »

Traffic Lights on Food - give me patience.

Seen on Conor’s Bandon Blog

It appears the opposition parties have started their campaign to lose the next general election with their latest himbo/bimbo scheme which they picked up from the UK. They want traffic lights on food to indicate the levels of salt, sugar and fat. Not only are the stuck in the 1980’s with the fat obsession, but they show such a basic... Continue reading »

The Majority Retort, But He’s Far And Away The Best Taoiseach Eva!

Seen on Arse End Of Ireland

Bertie Ahern has been named the new ‘Christ’ of Irish Politics, according to the skivvies of the Fianna Fail party. The Mission: Suspended star has reportedly been told that he has been chosen to spread the word of his wild n’ rambly notions throughout the world. Wobbly second-in-command, Brian Cowen, believes that in the future Ahern will be... Continue reading »

National Development Plan: no surprises then for us

Seen on The Limerick Blogger

National Development Plan: no surprises then for us January 25th, 2007 Despite all the big fanfare about the new National Development plan, which will run for the next six years, most of what is being promised has been revealed already. The plan promises a motorway between Limerick and Dublin, a railway line to Mayo, and urban renewal for... Continue reading »

Browne’s disappointment is just not convincing

Seen on ie-politics

Vincent Browne claims that “Pat Rabbitte has been a disappointment as leader of the Labour Party, but a disappointment in a way we should have anticipated”. Browne believes that this is because Rabbitte emerged from the “Stickies”, whose politics were essentially a “con job”, based on secrecy and manipulation. He’s not entirely wrong about... Continue reading »

Harney promises protection for whistle-blowers

Seen on RTE.ie - Irish Public Service TV and radio stations online

Mary Harney has promised that whistle-blowers in the health system will be protected under the terms of her new Health Bill.... Continue reading »

Ahern calls for Britain to deal with collusion

Seen on RTE.ie - Irish Public Service TV and radio stations online

Dermot Ahern has called on the British government to take action to deal once and for all with the issue of collusion between the security forces in Northern Ireland and loyalist paramilitaries.... Continue reading »

C&C Bullshit Factory

Seen on Most Sincerely Folks

As a Celtic and Christian people, we understand better than most the special challenges of immigration and integrating new communities. So says Enda Kenny, leader of Fine Gael. Historically, Christian peoples haven’t done all that well on either immigration or integrating new communities. Not unless the ’special challenge’ to which Kenny... Continue reading »

Inter Isles Forum

Seen on Bethan Jenkins

I’m going to the Inter Isles Forum on Friday. I’m really looking forward to it. Basically, it is a Forum organised by St Columb’s Park House that brings all youth wings of political parties together from across the Isles to discuss a certain topic and to share ideas. Last year’s event was at Edinburgh, and all representatives prepared a paper on... Continue reading »

….And Then A Step to The Right

Seen on The Jaundiced Ireland

Enda Kenny argues that you can’t argue with aspirations, then he declares Ireland is a Celtic and Christian Country - and leaves you to decide yourself whether it should be for a Celtic and Christian people. With no Ivor Callely to disrupt the governments media bandwagon as he did on budget day, Enda took a firm step to the right and brought... Continue reading »

The ends justify the mean

Seen on TUMEKE!

The problem when you adopt ends justify the means politics is that at some point you get found out. The lesson to learn from the recent examination of dirty British tactics used to fight counter insurgency programs against the IRA reminds us that there are no winners when conflict becomes the norm and becoming involved in such violence will... Continue reading »

Like Soviet leaders announcing to the comrades t…

Seen on Harry McGee

Like Soviet leaders announcing to the comrades that the mines and collective farms had achieved record productions for the tenth year in a row, the Irish politburo hailed the triumph and prosperity that the country will enjoy over the next seven years. There was something a little bit too controlled, a little bit too controlling, about the... Continue reading »

Tony Killeen - vote for my staff, they do it all

Seen on Daniel K. Sullivan

This story doesn’t seem to going away, but it also doesn’t seem likely to cost Killeen his job. My personal view is that as a TD he ran for election largely based on what he does for his constituents, then we find out he does not actually do these things for his constituents it is in fact his staff that do them (who are in part or wholy funded by... Continue reading »

Now it’s official: the British state sponsored loyalist death squads for years in the north of Ireland

Seen on Irish Tribesman

Beatrix Campbell: Nuala O’Loan is a heroine. None of us should under-estimate the moral courage this fastidious lawyer has mobilised merely do her job as Northern Ireland’s police ombudsman: to tell the world that collusion describes the relationship between the British state and loyalist gunslingers. Raymond McCord is a hero. When his own... Continue reading »

Tax SUVs out of existence?

Seen on 'political quote'

Owners of vehicles with an engine size of 2,000cc and over will have to pay a “premium rate” resident parking fee of €80 a year or €140 for two years, while those with engines under 2,000cc will pay a standard rate of €40 or €70 for two years, in areas subject to pay-and-display or permit parking under new bylaws proposed by Dublin City Council.... Continue reading »