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30 Jun 2007
Note to Irish Green Party - stop making fools out of yourself
Seen on From Cork to Toronto
The Green Party are afraid of the Progressive Democrats sitting near them in that Dail in case they are appear to be “in the PDs laps” or ” … you because that’s how it works in successful coalition governments. Just ask the Labour Party.... Continue reading »
Thin Ice
Seen on Our Man in Gdańsk
Monica Leech, a PR consultant to a government minister, has unexpectedly lost her libel case against the Irish Independent … for performing sexual favours for the minister (Martin Cullen). An interesting aspect of the case comes... Continue reading »
INSIDE POLITICS - GREAT REFEREEING MOMENTS
Seen on Harry McGee
AT THE last World Cup, Portugal and the Netherlands met at the knock-out stages of the competition. I can’t remember which team advanced but one other detail of the game I can clearly recall. It was the most memorable refereeing performances of all time. Valentin Ivanov was the unfortunate man who officiated at the game (... Continue reading »
14 Jun 2007
Green Party Sell-out.
Seen on three little dogs
BY A MAJORITY of 86% to 14% Green Party members voted this evening to join with Fianna Fáil and the PDs in Government … Mary Harney. THE DEAL DONE with Fianna Fáil gained only minimum benefits for the Greens. ANTI-WAR … Shell to Sea in their fight against Shell and the Irish Government, who said that they would stop Mary... Continue reading »
13 Jun 2007
Ahern accepts green shift for Ireland
Seen on Guardian Unlimited
A radical programme of green policies - slashing domestic electricity use, expanding renewable energy sources and reopening railway lines to discourage car usage - has been accepted by Bertie Ahern as the price of holding on to power.... Continue reading »
Why the Green Party Landed on Planet Bertie
Seen on That’s Ireland
Why the Green Party Landed on Planet Bertie So the Green Party have finally landed on Planet Bertie. Now I like John Gormley, and I know he is one of the good guys, but this short video shows him explaining why the Green Party really did it. Add comment June 13th, 2007... Continue reading »
Ahern now has comfortable majority in the Dáil - Irish Times
Seen on Mytrevorspace3
Ahern now has comfortable majority in the Dáil - Irish Times June 13th, 2007 Javno.hr Ahern now has comfortable majority in the Dáil Irish Times, Ireland - 40 minutes ago Green Party leader Trevor Sargent said that he would second the nomination of Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach... Continue reading »
Amazing Irish politics
Seen on petra & claudius masuch
Today’s day will keep in my mind for a long time. After the Irish General Election 2007 (which was just 20 days ago) … . And, Bertie Ahern, the old and new Taoiseach, more or less introduced his successor. It is kind of cool... Continue reading »
The Dolly-Mixture Coalition
Seen on GUBU
Isn’t that what Dermot Ahern called any attempt by FG to form raindbow coalition with the support of independents? But tonight Cowen says “The Taoiseach’s objective, he said, from the outset... Continue reading »
Wrap The Green Flag Around Me, Boys!
Seen on UnLaoised
[ special_convention1_large]So there we have it. The Greens have endorsed the Programme for Government and Bertie will duly be re-elected Taoiseach … or anything, but I believe that Mary Harney has actually been doing a good job at Health. The problems... Continue reading »
WTF?
Seen on Living the dream
The Green Party has voted to go into Government with Fianna Fail. Then Trevor Sargent ups and resigns as party leader, WTF? John Gormley for Tanaiste. Yikes!... Continue reading »
Ireland: The Green Isle
Seen on Fruits and Votes
updated below Ireland will be getting Greener, as that nation’s Green Party has agreed for the first time to join a coalition government. Fianna Fáil, the party of current premier, Bertie Ahern, has agreed to introduce a carbon tax … the ministries, combining parts of Energy and Environment to address global climate-change issues. Ahern... Continue reading »
Green drama cut short by RTÉ
Seen on Present Tense
Why did RTÉ’s Nine News cut away from the drama of the Mansion House, where John Gormley was about to speak, just so we could hear some re-heated analysis from Charlie Bird and David McCullough... Continue reading »
Tribute to Attorney General
Seen on BreakingNews.ie | Irish News | Breaking News from Ireland
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern tonight paid tribute to the government’s top legal adviser, praising his behind the scenes role in the peace process.... Continue reading »
Greens Complaining
Seen on Dec's Rambling
The airwaves this evening seem to be full of junior Green Party members moaning and complaining about the compromises their leaders made as part of … for the next 5 years than give an inch on a single idea or policy. I don’t envy Trevor Sargent, John Gormley and co facing these people and getting the program passed by a 2/3rd majority but the bigger... Continue reading »
U-Turn on Cuffe Street
Seen on Present Tense
Two weeks ago, Ciaran Cuffe caused a bit of fuss when blogging that any deal with Fianna Fáil would be “…a deal with the devil … Link: Ciaran Cuffe’s blog... Continue reading »
At least they’re Flickring behind closed doors
Seen on Damien Mulley
The Green Party Flickr account shows two new photos inside the closed doors special meeting of the Green party … . I believe bloggers asked to attend and got told no. Shame. The Press Office did email bloggers to let them know of the photos though. Tease. Green Party Special Convention blogs greens ireland... Continue reading »
Whither the Greens
Seen on sliabh.net
It looks like the temptation of being in power has proven very very strong for the Green party … up to government with Fianna Fail, where so many of their election policies (in particular the emotive ones … feelings about Fianna Fail, and will feel betrayed. Still it all could have been worse. It could... Continue reading »
Greens and Fianna Fail
Seen on Ken and Dot’s Allsorts
Greens and Fianna Fail Dot writes: today’s big headline in the Irish Times is ‘Greens agree on terms to join coalition government’. The Green Party leadership and Fianna Fail have put together a draft coalition deal which now has to be approved by the party membership. Fianna Fail have outright refused the Green demand to stop... Continue reading »
The Greening of the Brown
Seen on Dublin Opinion
The Greening of the Brown Jun 13th, 2007 by Jim Kennedy Having heard Dan Boyle of the Green Party on the radio this lunchtime, talking up the agreement they’ve hammered out with Fianna Fail over the formation of the next government, I had to laugh. The Greens have been convinced by the wily Fianna Fail negotiators... Continue reading »