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21 Feb
The birds are dying
An article about John Gormley seen on jazzbiscuit.com
John Gormley’s personal eagle army is being obliterated by poison and farmers. Stop the madness. More: Two rare eagles found dead in Kerry.... Continue reading »
Minister Must Veto Mandelson
An article about Mary Coughlan seen on farmingpages.com
Speaking in Brussels this morning, Mr Padraig Walshe, IFA President called on Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan to veto EU Trade…... Continue reading »
Pharmacists face courts if contracts broken
An article about Mary Harney seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
The already bitter row intensified last night when Health Minister Mary Harney reiterated the Government’s support for the HSE proposal to reduce wholesale payments. A statement from the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) said her stance was …... Continue reading »
Chancer Of The Week: Big Fat Liar!
An article about Joan Burton seen on thechancer.ie
Terence made an informed and nuanced speech on a Finance Bill yesterday; funnily enough, several passages of the speech bore a startling resemblance to a speech made the previous day by Labour’s Joan Burton. Initially, Terry laughed the …... Continue reading »
Rabbitte blames 'cut price' sale of lands
An article about Pat Rabbitte seen on independent.ie/national-news
Dublin Corporation's decision to have a “bargain basement” sale of valuable land may have created some of the problems now under investigation by the planning inquiry, former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte said yesterday.... Continue reading »
Fadó fadó i Nepal…
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on drumlingo.blogspot.com
I see Mary Hanafin, Min for Education is reviewing the presence on the Leaving Cert course of the poetry of Cathal O Searcaigh. I happened to be in company looking at that documentary about him, Fairytale of Katmandu. …... Continue reading »
Dempsey angry at lack of spending on roads
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on independent.ie/national-news
TRANSPORT Minister Noel Dempsey has hit out at local authorities for “not pulling their weight” with regard to investment in local road improvement schemes.... Continue reading »
Foreign Adoption System Is Slow And Bureaucratic
An article about Maire Hoctor seen on shane-ross.ie
I am struck by the number of people who have approached me on this subject who were frustrated by a system that works badly and could be improved quickly. Here’s what I told Minister Maire Hoctor, who was representing the Government:... Continue reading »
Harney full of praise at launch of Carlow home care company
An article about Mary Harney seen on carlow-nationalist.ie
MINISTER for Health Mary Harney heaped praise on local lady Michelle O’Rourke, the driving force behind the county’s newest home-care service, on a whistle-stop tour of the county on Friday.... Continue reading »
Hanafin rejects O'Rourke criticism on ABA
An article about Mary O'Rourke seen on independent.ie/breaking-news
Education Minister Mary Hanafin has rejected criticism of her department from her Fianna Fail colleague Mary O'Rourke.... Continue reading »
Is medical tourism the only answer to Ireland's health famine?
An article about Mary Harney seen on skinflicks.blogspot.com
That fact alone ought to have long since accounted for Mary Harney's political career. Why it hasn't is simply beyond me. Perhaps the people of Ireland are too complacent and accepting of appalling healthcare to demand better. …... Continue reading »
BUS EIREANN TO LOOK INTO STAMULLEN ROUTE
An article about Thomas Byrne seen on thomasbyrne.blogspot.com
Following representation on my part,Bus Eireann have written to me and have told me that they will look into the option of a Stamullen to Drogheda service. There used to be such a service but it was discontinued in May 2004. …... Continue reading »
Hospital on alert as deadly Legionnaires bacteria is detected
An article about Peter Kelly seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
Following a visit to the hospital, Peter Kelly, Fianna Fail's Longford/Westmeath TD, wrote to health service bosses seeking bottled drinking water for patients. “When this was discovered in October it should have been dealt with …... Continue reading »
Stoop Expediency
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on gaskinbalrog.blogspot.com
Last week the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Brian Lenihan told the Dáil that the Gardaí have no information to show that the IRA was involved in the murder of Paul Quinn. The PSNI have yet to show a single piece of …... Continue reading »
Carn Garda station ‘priority’
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on inishtimes.com
This was confirmed during a Seaned debate last Wednesday.Minister Tony Killeen, speaking on behalf of the minister for justice Brian Lenihan, informed the Senate that a site has been identified for a new Garda building in …... Continue reading »
Mulherin fights back in roads row
An article about Dara Calleary seen on westernpeople.ie
A MAYO deputation who yesterday (Monday) met the National Roads Authority (NRA) to make the case for action on the county’s roads, has defended itself on foot of criticism from Fianna Fail Deputy Dara Calleary.... Continue reading »
Hanafin anger over Dáil ‘trap’
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on soapboxireland.blogspot.com
AN extraordinary war of words erupted between Mary Hanafin and Fine Gael last night as the Education Minister accused opponents of laying a Dáil trap for her. Under fire over her department’s treatment of pupils with autism, …... Continue reading »
Connolly Festival 2008
An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on thumped.com/bbs
Ruairi Quinn TD. Saturday 23rd February. 11 – 1 “The Shock Doctrine - What's the alternative to privatisation and disaster capitalism?” - Mary Murphy Labour National Executive Member - Kieran Allen (Author of the Corporate Takeover of …... Continue reading »
19 Feb
New internet safety director appointed
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on connectsouthdublin.blogspot.com
Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan, who made the announcement today, said the OIS will “encourage greater cohesion across state agencies and develop closer relationships with the gardaí on the practicalities for the application of …... Continue reading »
Broadband Shambles
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on larrymahony.com/blog
The whole broadband situation outside of the main urban centres is a mess and there’s no hope of the current government and minister Lying Eamon Ryan fixing it. Senator Shane Ross is putting forward a Broadband Infrastructure Bill which …... Continue reading »
Smog problem not on Department of Environment radar
An article about Dick Roche seen on wicklow.com/news
Either the issue was never passed on by Dick Roche to his department officials or it was passed on and never recorded properly. Whatever the case may be, the issue of smog in the town is still there. The last week of calm weather only …... Continue reading »
Contrary Mary…Hell bound…Crusty fossils…Mills' bill
An article about Mary O'Rourke seen on independent.ie/opinion/letters
Former Education minister Mary O'Rourke condemns the her former department for its failure to provide applied behavioural analysis (ABA) to children with autism.... Continue reading »
It's all about being in Government
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on iepolitics.typepad.com/iepolitics
The Inside Politics column in the Sunday Tribune reports that a new senior adviser with a reputation as a hight flier has been appointed to Eamon Gilmore's office. A party TD is quoted that the role of the adviser will be “government”. …... Continue reading »
TD challenges Dunne over D4 social housing
An article about Lucinda Creighton seen on independent.ie/national-news
FINE Gael's Lucinda Creighton said yesterday she is in favour of social housing being built in the posh suburbs of Dublin 4 in her constituency.... Continue reading »
Autistic boy's mother in persecution claim
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
Ms Ui Cuanachain accused the Department of Education of being “cynically misrepresentative” and of not supporting ABA and criticised Education Minister Mary Hanafin's stance. “Well I would reject the Minister's position quite completely …... Continue reading »