Irish Politics, Politicians in Ireland, TDs, Irish Government

The Greens have seen the Horror.

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The Greens have seen the Horror. June 9th, 2007 I thought it was odd that the Greens and FF can’t agree on a programme for Government, after all they both have the best interests of the country at heart. Right? Wrong! Let look at the points of disagreement as enunciated by Miriam Lord in the Times today... Continue reading »

They can’t be serious… Can they? Fine Gael and the next Government.

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They can’t be serious… Can they? Fine Gael and the next Government. June 9, 2007 Posted by WorldbyStorm in Irish Election 2007, Irish Politics … ) and Beverley Cooper-Flynn (maybe) or some combination of same. And the Greens, who let it be remembered... Continue reading »

INSIDE POLITICS - BREAKDOWN OF NEGOTIATIONS

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On Politics Harry McGee It is decreed by nature that school examinations and talks on coalition government can only take place when the sun is … that Mary Harney had signed up to a Bertie Ahern-led government on Thursday morning and Brian Cowen... Continue reading »

Dancing With The Politicians

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Fianna Fail and the Green Party sat around a table and did all they could to reach common ground on forming a new government … and no more American military planes touching down at Shannon. No can do, said Fianna Fail, because that which … years with Fianna Fail. There are a few independents that arose from Fianna Fail stock, and being... Continue reading »

Upton says Labour will stick with Fine Gael

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A leading member of the Labour party is ruling out any coalition with Fianna Fail.... Continue reading »

Painful?

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“Green Party chairman John Gormley and negotiator Dan Boyle contemplate the collapse of coalition talks with Fianna Fáil at a press conference in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin yesterday.” Irish Times... Continue reading »

INSIDE POLITICS - TALKS FAIL

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We are still trying to digest the news that the talks between Fianna Fail and the Greens failed and parse the flurry of words we have had since then … the Progressive Democrats. That might be biddable for the Greens but not for the Labour Party. Bertie Ahern said his first option was the PDs and the like-minded independents. But I sense that FF... Continue reading »

Whatever happens next…the Green Party and Fianna Fáil

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On foot of the most recent news about the Fianna Fáil/Green Party negotiations for government one aspect of these events struck me… That was the … has adopted the lowest of low profiles. Perhaps they await the knock on the door from Bertie Ahern... Continue reading »

Greens bow out of talks on next Irish government

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By Paul Hoskins DUBLIN (Reuters) - Coalition talks between Ireland’s Green Party and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern’s Fianna Fail broke down on Friday after the two sides failed to agree a common... Continue reading »

Exhausting Options, In the National Interest

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Exhausting Options, In the National Interest Writes Cian of Where’s Me Country? … Party, Fianna Fail I departed this fair isle on Sunday with a putative coalition meeting to discuss government. Those who tipped the Fianna Fail/Green option were ready to accept the mantle of truly... Continue reading »

INSIDE POLITICS - GREEN BY NAME, GREEN BY NAIVETY?

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I was off for the last couple of days, down in Kerry as it happened, where the eavesdropped conversation in pubs and cafes was mostly - surprise, surprise - about politics and not about Big Brother. Upon arriving back, I discovered that by missing two full days of talks I had missed, erm, nothing... Continue reading »

Stamullen School

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Stamullen School June 8th, 2007 Did I read in the Drogheda Indo last week (no link up yet) … the schools patronage system is daft. Listen (6:00 into the clip) to Mary Hanafin on Morning Ireland... Continue reading »

FF And Greens: Why They Stalled

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[ 90087350.jpg] 1) Throughout the negotiations and despite pleading from his own team Cowen continued to refer to Trevor Sargent as “Your leader, … tax if Bertie can rest money in Sargent’s post office account. “Two months tops,” promises Seamus Brennan. 5) Dónall Geoghegan complained that Brennan and Dempsey “pretend they are cutting... Continue reading »

Nightmare Before Christmas

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The original concept for the film came to Tim Burton while he was working as an animator for Disney … Christmas he wanted to get Beetlejuice writer Michael McDowell to help, but that didn’t work... Continue reading »

Permanent Link to 32 ¿Año mas caluroso? en todos los paises no… 2

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32 ¿Año mas caluroso? en todos los paises no… 12 1f3 El blog del geógrafo y climatólogo Anton Uriarte explica que en los paises del cono sur parece que bajan las temperaturas, Página muy interesante donde rebate con datos el llamado “cambio climático”. [ votes]... Continue reading »

Intended to Litzy the English language among students from Spanish.

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Intended to Litzy the English language among students from Spanish. June 7th, 2007 by bonneezakarow Counting began Friday and an exit poll gave his Fianna Fail party an unexpectedly strong lead over opposition rivals. And sees reading as a fun tool to learning... Continue reading »

In a one-party state, all other pretenders are just Bertie’s Bitches

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The Greens lay down the law on Thursday: link Will they hold out? link ‘Course not: link Did you know, that all of the single-party majority governments in the Irish Republic since 1932 (over half of them), were Fianna Fail governments? After almost a century... Continue reading »

The best way to buy your Breast cancer.

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HEALTH Minister Mary Harney has apologized to a. The health board today reported significant improvements in waiting times for many patients. Add name value pairs to the global attributes... Continue reading »

Irish elections

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Let me get this out of the way first. I voted for Fine Gael, then Greens, then Fianna Fail in the 2007 Irish elections. Why? … . Why? Because it is win, win, win, win situation for the big winner of the election Bertie Ahern... Continue reading »

City Council fines Mr. Tayto for election poster.

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City Council fines Mr. Tayto for election poster. June 8th, … The Leader also reports that there were two posters for Willie O’Dea in Moyross, and one featuring Bertie Ahern on the Ennis Road. Posted in All, Limerick City, Politics, Fianna Fail, Independent... Continue reading »

Aspiring wideboys: Potential partners!

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The recent RTE exit poll contains a strong message in terms of the post-election government formation talks now underway … and the Greens continuing to talk its worth recalling a question which Trevor Sargent asked Bertie Ahern in the Dail last year. It was posed in the context of the troubles FF figures... Continue reading »

Exit Poll Results

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Three-quarters-of-a-million euro and nothing to show for it … , Fianna Fail 18%, Labour and Independents 11% each, Greens and Sinn Fein 10% each, with the PDs... Continue reading »

Labour: Rebrand & Refocus

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Pat Rabbitte’s leadership of the Labour Party comes up for renewal in sixteen months … with Fine Gael in voting against Bertie Ahern’s nomination as Taoiseach. Should Ahern, as expected... Continue reading »

Gobshite Politics

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I was chided by a commenter the other day for referring to Jackie Healy-Rae as a ‘gobshite’ … subsidy funding. They did this under pressure from Jackie Healy-Rae, who was supporting the minority... Continue reading »

Harney attacked on co-location

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I see that Mary Harney has been attacked by the religious groups over her plans for co-location in the Health Service … the back pocket of some rich business developer. Harney and the government suggest that co-location... Continue reading »