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22 Feb
Irish love of potatoes waning
An article about Trevor Sargent seen on streetsofdublin.blogspot.com
The Minister of State for Horticulture, Trevor Sargent, said there needs to be a return to the basic of growing and consuming of more natural foods - especially potatoes. Source: rte.ie via infomatique. Add Photos & Videos NP NowPublic …... Continue reading »
HSE/Pharmacies Dispute Poses Risk To Free Prescriptions
An article about Michael Mulcahy seen on jp-ireland.spaces.live.com
Fianna Fáil Dublin South Central TD Michael Mulcahy said the HSE should accept independent arbitration. “This notion that they should sign contracts and then sit down and negotiate is absolutely ridiculous. Once the interim contract is …... Continue reading »
Neil Diamond for Taoiseach
An article about Enda Kenny seen on twentymajor.net
Enda Kenny? No. Eamonn Gilmore? No. The PDs, hahahaha. We need a new party. With a new leader. It should be called the Cracklin’ Rosie Forver in Blue Jeans Party and Neil Diamond should be its leader. His second in command should be …... Continue reading »
Shannon Stopover
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on bestofbothworlds.blogspot.com
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that “the great George Bush” assured him that no rendition flights had used or would use Shannon airport for the extra-judicial transfer of prisoners. Tony Blair's government had claimed similar …... Continue reading »
Update on Tara’s sacred lands
An article about Dick Roche seen on esoterickat.wordpress.com
The Green TD claimed when he came to office last June that he was powerless to over-turn a last-minute order made by outgoing Environment Minister Dick Roche for 2000 year old ruins discovered last year near the Hill of Tara to be …... Continue reading »
Punctuation 101: Black Mark
An article about Enda Kenny seen on thechancer.ie
Citing Truss (by way of Enda Kenny), the fountain of grammatical - nee political - correctness informed us the second example isn’t racist because “it could be someone’s name”. Let’s just hope that nobody happened to wander by …... Continue reading »
Quotes of the Week 22/02
An article about Lucinda Creighton seen on propertyweek.blogspot.com
Lucinda Creighton, Dublin South East TD, commenting on Dublin City Council’s decision to grant planning permission for Glenkerrin’s 15-storey Ballsbridge development. “There is still off-market activity with some hard negotiations …... Continue reading »
Dublin commuters continue to suffer
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on notesfromhacksville.wordpress.com
From the papers today, Minister for Transport, Noel Dempsey, has decided against introducing competition into the Dublin Bus market saying he is happy with what Dublin Bus is proposing. So for those of you lucky enough to be stuck on …... Continue reading »
Mayor Of Chancerdom: “Wait Until You Hear What I Told Them This Time…”
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on thechancer.ie
TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern (pictured, breaking wind) yesterday admitted for the first time that he did not pay tax on substantial payments he got when Minister for Finance in the 1990s… Mr Ahern has no documentary evidence to back up …... Continue reading »
Evening Herald: Bertie’s on par with the Taliban
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on tarawatch.org
THE Irish Government has been described as ‘on par with the Taliban’ by an environmental group who plan to disrupt Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s address to Washington DC. Campaigners opposed to the development at the site of Tara have …... Continue reading »
Helmetless… Young pretenders… Defensive tactics
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on independent.ie/opinion/letters
l In the text accompanying a photograph of Ciaran Cuffe arriving at Leinster House on his bicycle (February 13), he is described as “helmetless”.... Continue reading »
A political donation for my personal use -Ahern
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on independent.ie
TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday admitted for the first time that he did not pay tax on substantial payments he got when Minister for Finance in the 1990s.... Continue reading »
Cross-border Dáil Delegation
An article about Seymour Crawford seen on monaghanpost.com
The cross-border Social Inclusion Group was welcomed by Minister Brendan Smith and Seymour Crawford TD. The group got the opportunity to present a copy of the paper to Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny and Leader of the Labour Party, …... Continue reading »
Rabbitte queries claims TDs got 6200 passports last year
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on independent.ie/national-news
FORMER Labour leader Pat Rabbitte said last night that official information did not support the Taoiseach's claim that 6200 passports were issued last year on a TDs' drop-box system.... Continue reading »
Dempsey threatens to reconsider airports break-up
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on independent.ie/breaking-news
Transport Minister Noel Dempsey has reportedly threatened to reconsider the Government's decision to allow Ireland's main state airports operate as separate, independent entities.... Continue reading »
Planned Closure of Valentia / Malin Radio Marine Radio Stations
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on tara-foundation.org/blog
A previous Minister for the Marine ruled against this, but now Minister Noel Dempsey, in charge of the new Department of Transport and the Marine and who has had several battles with the fishing industry when he headed up the Department …... Continue reading »
Compare and Contrast
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on hughgreen.wordpress.com
Education Minister Mary Hanafin said yesterday that there were “difficulties” with the inclusion of his poems on the exam curriculum. I have never read a poem by Cathal O Searcaigh. His poems may be brilliant, or they may be dreadful. …... Continue reading »
Hanafin blamed as Kildare schools left in planning limbo
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on kildare-nationalist.ie
A NUMBER of Co Kildare schools have been left in limbo following the failure of education minister Mary Hanafin to give the go-ahead for long-awaited replacement buildings.... Continue reading »
The Minister, Mary Coughlan TD, in discussions in Brussels to …
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on irishfarming.ie
The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mary Coughlan TD, in discussions this morning in Brussels with Commissioner Fischer Boel, obtained the Commissioner's agreement that Ireland could continue as before in paying REPS 2 and …... Continue reading »
23 Million funding for Irish Harbours & Coastal Infrastructure
An article about John Browne seen on irishfarming.ie
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, John Browne TD, today announced a Development Programme for Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Projects throughout the country worth over €23m. …... Continue reading »
Fire station opens
An article about Tony Killeen seen on mayonews.ie
A new state-of-the-art fire station was officially opened in Clifden last Friday by Tony Killeen.... Continue reading »
21 Feb
Mental hospital move put in doubt
An article about Joan Burton seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
Labour deputy leader Joan Burton, who obtained the information from the HSE, said: “Privately, quite a number of senior people in the HSE have told me they believe it is a very bad idea to have the mental hospital located in the grounds …... Continue reading »
Irish govt appoints “Internet Czar”
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tomrafteryit.net
Justice Minister Brian Lenihan said that Mr Laffan would help to develop programmes and policies designed to make the internet a safer place. Phew! I feel so relieved now. In fairness to the Government, people often criticise them for a …... Continue reading »
It chokes me to say it
An article about Mary Harney seen on skinflicks.blogspot.com
Top of my personal list are Mary Harney, for crimes against the Irish people by seeking to privatise the health service into her funders' pockets, and Bertie Ahern, for the most eye-wateringly bizarre personal finance practices ever …... Continue reading »
Ball’s in FF’s Court
An article about Aengus O Snodaigh seen on vjoarline.wordpress.com
South West and saw Aengus O Snodaigh elected without reaching the quota after a struggle in Dublin South Central. Its grand hopes for Mary Lou McDonald in Dublin Central collapsed after she received 1800 fewer votes than Nicky Keogh won …... Continue reading »