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31 Aug 2007
Goodbye Pat
An article about Tommy Broughan seen on yourfriendinthenorth
As I continued to listen, Pat looked at me straight. “If you were open to it,” he said directly, “we could be talking about a merger of our two parties and not just cooperation. The Labour name, the Labour brand,” he went on, “has a historical validity and tradition which could never be replaced. We tried it in Democratic Left and it did not work... Continue reading »
Fair well - Wishing Pat all the best!!!
An article about Tommy Broughan seen on Proud To Be Left
So Pat Rabbitte has resigned as leader of The Labour Party to the disappointment of many and to the delight of a few … , most notably by Labour Youth and figures like Tommy Broughan, however, it would be unfair... Continue reading »
Labour Leadership Race
An article about Tommy Broughan seen on Funferal
Labour Leadership Race August 30th, 2007 There seems to be quite a bit of momentum building behind Eamon Gilmore’s bid to win the Labour Party … him (7/26), Gilmore may be unassailable. Tommy Broughan has yet to confirm his intentions, and Labour... Continue reading »
New leader must tackle image: Rabbitte
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on RTÉ News and Current Affairs - Irish and International News
The outgoing Labour leader, Pat Rabbitte, says whoever replaces him must tackle the problem with the branding image of the party.... Continue reading »
"And I Would Walk Five Hund…" *gunshots, screams*
An article about Mary Harney seen on Arse End Of Ireland
It seems to be the rule in the Irish workplace that you have to listen to talk radio of a morning, … and all too often as dead as the last dog Mary Harney sat on. I take the personal view that Ireland's club... Continue reading »
Students face 6-month delay for new grants
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on Gaelport.com -
Students will have to wait up to six months to receive their college grants due to the Government's failure to enact new legislation, it was claimed yesterday. Although Education Minister Mary Hanafin had promised to bring through legislation to guarante…... Continue reading »
Standardised testing must help improve each student’s potential
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on Gaelport.com -
The provision of more information for parents has been a central theme of much that will mark Mary Hanafin’s profile as Education Minister when she retires or moves on to bigger and better things... Continue reading »
Thursday Read 'Ems: Shorter Archbishop Brady: Ins…
An article about Liz McManus seen on Dante and the Lobster
Thursday Read 'Ems: Shorter Archbishop Brady: Instead of giving your money to psychics, you should be giving it to the church. Liz McManus should take over for Pat Rabbitte as head of the Labour Party. Not only is McManus … on her several decades in elected office. Plus, she has a blog. Ireland needs more women such as McManus... Continue reading »
Three TDs interested in Labour post
An article about Joan Burton seen on RTÉ News and Current Affairs - Irish and International News
Eamon Gilmore, Tommy Broughan and Joan Burton have expressed interest in the role of Labour Party leader.... Continue reading »
Reflections On Rabbitte
An article about Jan O'Sullivan seen on ElBlogador.com- The Voice of Irish Nationalism
It seemed that Irish Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte had weathered the storm that was the recent general election in the south. The plan had been for a Fine Gael/ Labour 'Alternative Government' to force Bertie out of office- Enda Kenny's party delivered, but unfortunately for Labour, Fianna Fáil also delivered,... Continue reading »
Who will be the next Labour leader?
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on Twenty Major - Still smoking in Dublin bars
Pat Rabbitte has stepped down as leader of the Labour Party. It’s a bit of a shame, I quite like him and have had a couple of entertaining conversations with him about what complete cunts some of his Dail colleagues are. But Labour are now obviously looking for a new leader. They need something fresh. Something interesting... Continue reading »
Conference: The Economics of Oil Demand
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on Streetsblog
September 16, 2007toSeptember 18, 2007 The sixth annual international conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas (ASPO) comes at a time of increasing concern over the security of our oil supplies with the fear that after a century and a half of growth the industry is facing what is known as ‘peak oil’,... Continue reading »
NRA gets go-ahead for M3 at Lismullen
An article about Dick Roche seen on TaraWatch
RTE News: Green light for Lismullen excavation Bloomberg: Ireland Allows Highway to Be Built Near Hill of Tara Tyrone Times: Tara campaigners vow to fight on Irish Independent: Protesters take fight to the EU as Gormley feels heat Irish Independent: Tara group fury as M3 is finally given green light Irish Times:... Continue reading »
‘Tribute to Pat Rabbitte’
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on TaraWatch
[ gilmoreskryne.jpg] Oireachtas Environment Committee members on the Hill of Skryne, near Tara, … demolition of the Lismullin national monument. It is also hoped that successor will be Eamon Gilmore... Continue reading »
SHOULD THE TURBAN BE BANNED?
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on A TANGLED WEB - Tangled Blog
Here's an interesting one for you to ponder. Ciaran Cuffe of the Green Party in Ireland has demanded that the Irish Police - An Garda Siochana - … in Ireland will have no confidence in the gardaí, the group said, Mr Cuffe has written to Garda Commissioner... Continue reading »
Irish Times: Turban ruling in Garda Reserve
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on Royal Dutch Shell plc .com
Published: Aug 24, 2007 Madam, - The recent exchanges on the issue of a Garda Reserve applicant being refused permission to wear a Sikh turban … and elsewhere. One can only be thankful that Minister of State Conor Lenihan and others, including... Continue reading »
DrumBeat: August 30, 2007
An article about John Gormley seen on The Oil Drum | Discussions about Energy and Our Future
Black-Gold Booster - A onetime oilman admits we need alternatives, but says there's plenty of petroleum left. Lee Raymond succeeded as an oilman by staying focused on oil. (In the mid-1980s, he was responsible for unwinding the alternative-energy program at his former company, Exxon.)... Continue reading »
Gormley vow on Tara development
An article about John Gormley seen on RTÉ News and Current Affairs - Irish and International News
John Gormley has said he is committed to ensuring there will be no major development along the route of the M3 close to Tara.... Continue reading »
Meeting di Rimini - Programma…
An article about Martin Mansergh seen on Anna Vercors
Meeting di Rimini - Programma di mercoledì 22 agosto 2007 TESTIMONI DELLA VERITÀ NELL’ITALIA IN GUERRA Ore: 11 … COLOMBANO Ore: 11.15 Sala A1 Partecipano: Martin Mansergh, Tipperary South, Membro del Parlamento Irlandese; S. E. Mons. Diarmuid Martin, Arcivescovo di Dublino, Primate d’Irlanda; John Waters... Continue reading »
Educating the educators
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on Silicon Republic
[30.08.2007 first posted on silicon republic] Is the €252m earmarked for bringing Irish schools into the 21st Century enough or is it too little too … . At this stage a strategic committee set up by the Minister for Education and Science Mary Hanafin TD has yet... Continue reading »