Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

“The People Have Spoken!”

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Now that the election is over, the Mahon Tribunal goes back to work … of the Tribunal, text messages flood in (no pun intended) saying “Leave Bertie alone! The people have spoken.” Does the fact that Bertie Ahern has more or less won another term as Taoiseach mean... Continue reading »

Irish politics….

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So, we had a genera election last week and I did my civic duty and voted \o/ Even if the bloody outcome was a foregone conclusion. Fianna Fail. Again … two *does happy dance* and best of ALL, Michael McDowell their leader, the Deputy Prime Minister... Continue reading »

Same old faces.

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Well there you are Bertie Ahern back for another 4 years. Here is a photo of his Palace is the office of the taoiseach (primeminister) It looks just like the headquarters of a Junta in South... Continue reading »

Don’t Thank Me, Thank Ireland

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As discussed previously, two of the longer-serving heads of government in Europe either have left office or will leave imminently … to reelect Bertie Ahern as taoiseach, or prime minister, giving his Fianna Fail party 78 seats, the largest plurality in the Dail Erin. Clearly, the best part of Irish politics is the names. Ahern... Continue reading »

Seems like I wasn’t the only one voting for Boyd Barrett

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Well he nearly made it and if he had it would have been one of the few genuine surprises of the 2007 election. With 5233 first preferences (8 … Ciaran Cuffe. As the counts progressed however, it became clear that although he did well on transfers from O’Broin, Quinn (and even O’Malley!) there was no way he could beat Cuffe on the transfers... Continue reading »

Okay so I’m back after a long weekend (yea Memoria…

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Okay so I’m back after a long weekend (yea Memorial day) … course we discussed politics of the day. I related my shock at the loss of Crowe’s seat in the day’s elections and then patiently explained to this self professed Irishman about who Sean Crowe was etc... Continue reading »

Jackie puts Dingle on the table in Government dis…

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Jackie puts Dingle on the table in Government discussions Healy-Rae list Dingle name issue as key priority Newly re-elected independent South Kerry TD, Jackie Healy-Rae has vowed to include the reinstatement of the name Dingle-Daingean Uí … of the next government. Mr. Healy-Rae said that the reinstatement of the bilingual names Dingle-Daingean... Continue reading »

oo is z0d??

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Enda Kenny is a pathetic man

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Having led his party through the general election but not to victory you would think that Mr. Kenny might do the honourable thing and accept defeat…you would think! Instead he insists … from Fianna Fail backgrounds). How does Enda think this will work? Just because 58.4% of people didn’... Continue reading »

Ourselves Alone

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This first item of discussion will no doubt be construed by most of you as old news, and for that, I’m sorry. It is currently exam time here at Queen’s - I graduate in July - and I’ve been attending to that which I actually went to university for in the first place!... Continue reading »

Elections are over but it’s still all to play for.

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THE ELECTIONS ARE OVER. The count was held last Friday and Saturday, and by Sunday the position was fairly clear. There are 166 seats in Dáil Éireann … Michael McDowell, leader of the PDs who retired from politics on the spot, and the Socialist Party’s Joe Higgins, anti-war champion, defender of the poor and the Dáil’s most colourful and eloquent... Continue reading »

Weazly Brian Lenihan

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Today in the Papers I see Minister (Junior) Lenihan thanking Archbishop of Dublin for agreening to act as interim patron for a new school in west … to Marlborough Street or Leinster House and tell Junior Minister Lenihan exactly what we think of him.... Continue reading »

I couldn’t vote, boo hoo!

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Electors omitted from register Steven Carroll Hundreds of electors were unable to cast their vote in last week’s election because they were not listed on the newly revised electoral register. Labour TD Jan O’Sullivan, who was re-elected … hundreds of people of their basic and constitutional right to vote”. Ms O’Sullivan’s comments follow... Continue reading »

The opening coalition moves…

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Newly-elected TDs, and those who were up to so recently TDs, … revelations about Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s finances, and that anybody who did go into government... Continue reading »

Still waiting for answers from Dublin City Council

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On April 22nd last I wrote about my attempts to get information from Dublin City Council regarding the illegal erection of posters by Minister of State Pat the Cope Gallagher. My question was, and still is, very simple. “Was the minister fined and if so, by how much?” My last contact with DCC on that occasion was with Mr... Continue reading »

Fianna Fail out of the Traps on Government Formations, Fine Gael Talking to Sinn Fein?

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Fianna Fail out of the Traps on Government Formations, Fine Gael Talking to Sinn Fein? Writes Cian of Where’s Me Country? … Finian McGrath is great for the government formation story, this morning he said that Fine Gael were... Continue reading »

Peninsula without a TD

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Peninsula without a TD May 30th, 2007 Who would have thought it? … Fáil’s Niall Blaney. When the dust settled after a marathon count at the Mount Errigal hotel... Continue reading »

INSIDE POLITICS - THE SOUND OF SILENCE

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The Dáil returns on June 14. We will have a Government then, one that you can confidently say will be Fianna Fail led, will also be Bertie Ahern led … of Bertie Ahern’s intentions. He wants the PDs and the independents first, and then the greens... Continue reading »

The Deputy is staying on board

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While fellow Mayoman Enda Kenny is still pursuing what many would now view as a forlorn attempt to unseat Bertie as Taoiseach, Johnno is obviously not planning on being saddled with a ministerial job... Continue reading »

An entry

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I still haven’t written up my thoughts on Iceland and Norway, let alone all-night London hide-and-seek, Malta, my new job, … that have happened recently, like Bertie Ahern getting a third term (good), Aung San Suu Kyi having... Continue reading »