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31 Mar 2008
Celebrity Bainisteoir
An article about Mary O'Rourke seen on jazzbiscuit.com
Mary O’Rourke: I cannot believe she agreed to do it. Easily the sexiest of all 8 of them.*. Nell McCafferty: The lads faces when she walked in was priceless, and then the shallow applause and the polite handshaking… what else can they …... Continue reading »
Cop On Brian Cowen
An article about Brian Cowen seen on greeninkpen.blogspot.com
Revenue difficulties? €96351 means your brother is another tax dodging prick.... Continue reading »
30 Mar 2008
Minister for the Environment calls for clarification from Ahern
An article about John Gormley seen on citizenjon2008dublincastle.wordpress.com
Green Party Minister John Gormley calls for the Taoiseach to clarify his position Minister for the Environment and Local Government John Gormley.... Continue reading »
Something must be done – II
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on cearta.ie
At last September’s launch of the first two (new media, filtering technologies), Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Brian Lenihan, trailed an announcement of an Office for Internet Safety (OIS). Then, at last month’s launch …... Continue reading »
Coast to Coast Criticism of Bertie Comments in US
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on 33rdcounty.blogspot.com
“with all the subtlety of a head-butt, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern turned his government's back on supporting recent proposals put forward by the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform.” Irish American organizations have united in opposition to …... Continue reading »
Bertie Ahern and Charlie Haughey Ride Again (Leader's Questions)
An article about Rory O\'Hanlon seen on kerryview.blogspot.com
John Wilson, Rory O'Hanlon, Gerry Collins and Ray Burke were other Ministers who came out in support of Mr Haughey without any undue delay. Most commentators felt that Mr Haughey was going to survive yet again. …... Continue reading »
Ministers brother is tax dodger
An article about Brian Cowen seen on eire.nihilisten.com
A brother of Minister for Finance Brian Cowen has been named in the latest list of tax defaulters published by the Revenue. Christopher Cowen, a publican from River Street in Clara, Co Offaly, is listed as having settled a tax bill for …... Continue reading »
Bertie on the back-foot
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on eire.nihilisten.com
The total value of lodgements and other transactions that have to date been queried by the Mahon tribunal in its public inquiries into the finances of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, exceeds £452800. The total is the equivalent of €886830 …... Continue reading »
Is Bertie finally on the way out?
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on wappingpsycho.vox.com/library/posts/page/1
Could Bertie Ahern's financial ghosts finally be catching up with him? Could good sense overcome political and legal maneuvering? It would seem the tide is turning at last… First was the shocking breakdown of his former secretary . …... Continue reading »
29 Mar 2008
Meet me in the morning..
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on thebadambassador.blogspot.com
Today I had intended to post about Willie O'Dea's habit of speaking from both sides of his mouth. I had intended to mention how, Mr. Potato Head… sorry, Mr. O'Dea attacks the Mahon tribunal each time the holes in the Taoiseach's “new …... Continue reading »
Coast to Coast Criticism of Bertie Comments in US
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on irishvoices.blogspot.com
“with all the subtlety of a head-butt, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern turned his government's back on supporting recent proposals put forward by the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform.” Irish American organizations have united in opposition to …... Continue reading »
Healy-Rae Defends Bertie Ahern
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on kerryview.blogspot.com
Our Kilgarvan correspondent writes… Now wonder Jackie Healy-Rae thinks Bertie's 15k sterling is small beer. His take from the current Dail is around €120k. (including his chair fee of €20k).Jackie Healy Rae is taking home …... Continue reading »
Tommy Broughan
An article about Tommy Broughan seen on thedailministers.blogspot.com
Tommy Broughan is hard. He is one of those politicians who you see walking around Leinster House like a mad yoke sporting a Ben Sherman luminous rainjacket, white Lacoste runners with his hand constantly rammed down a pair of Adidas …... Continue reading »
Coalition partners seek clarification of account
An article about Mary Harney seen on sluggerotoole.com
Both John Gormley, of the Green Party, and Mary Harney, from the PDs, have called on Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to clarify his account. Another Minister of State, Bertie Noel Ahern, disagrees. More from Cian at Irish Election.... Continue reading »
28 Mar 2008
Mary Hanafin and the elusive €252m
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on anseo.net/blog
Teachers have been waiting for quite some time now for Mary Hanafin to announce when she will be releasing €252m for ICT in schools and the INTO annual congress is where she chose to tell us:. “Of course, I am conscious that ICT has …... Continue reading »
Death by a thousand cuts
An article about Mary Harney seen on skinflicks.blogspot.com
I do not like Mary Harney or her policies in the Department of Health. She has presided, literally, over a repudiation of responsibility that verges on criminal and has undoubtedly contributed to circumstances in the Irish health …... Continue reading »
Top 6 Friday: Instances of Censorship
An article about Michael D. Higgins seen on thedossingtimes.com/blog
The Section 31 broadcasting ban was lifted in 1993 by Minister for Arts, Culture & the Gaeltacht Michael D. Higgins as part of the peace process. 1. ‘Ulysses’. There seems to be an interestign pattern of great literature having been …... Continue reading »
Irish language
An article about Noel Treacy seen on irishmagick.blogspot.com
The new arrangements came into effect on 1 January 2007, and Irish was first used at a meeting of the EU Council of Ministers, by Minister Noel Treacy, TD, on 22 January 2007. According to the 2002 Census of Population, …... Continue reading »
It’s official!
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on knucklehead.wordpress.com
Brian Lenihan is a muppet. Okay, Mr Justice John Edwards actually said that the grounds for his ruling were the inadequacy of reasons given, irrationality and the perceived arbitrariness of the process. But that’s just legal jargon for, …... Continue reading »
Taoiseach Bertie Ahern Turns His Back on Reform for the …
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on irishvoices.blogspot.com
Patrick’s afternoon, and with all the subtlety of a head-butt, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern turned his government’s back on supporting recent proposals put forward by the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) for a …... Continue reading »
Great moments of our Political Times #1
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on waffler.wordpress.com
From the archives, let’s get down and dirty with political life on this little island of ours. Yes, it’s TD-come-rent-a-quote Conor Lenihan showing fantastic knowledge of Turkey and its culture with a quote that he is still to live …... Continue reading »
John Gormley Calls For Statement Of Clarity
An article about John Gormley seen on greeninkpen.blogspot.com
Irish Election: The dog barks? Greens join calls for Ahern statement.... Continue reading »
And we’ll do it our way,It’s our time to play. We know what to say …
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on blog.catholicireland.net
If Mary Hanafin gave you a warning, would you be scared? (more…)... Continue reading »
Irish Pharmacy Journal
An article about Mary Harney seen on jordanspharmacy.ie/hp_wordpress
But then what would you expect from a council where half have been appointed by Mary Harney and /or are her best buddies. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you and by the way please leave any cojones that you might have at the door.... Continue reading »
7 Quick Facts about Bertie Ahern
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on amanoftheleft.wordpress.com
Name: Patrick Bartholomew “Bertie” Ahern, born 12 September 1951 in Dublin. Early Childhood: claims he can remember IRA guns being hidden around the house, and the Garda Síochána coming to question his father Con when he was a child. …... Continue reading »