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30 Apr
Playing the anti-American card
An article about Lucinda Creighton seen on irisheagle.blogspot.com
Fine Gael's Lucinda Creighton has managed to make some news in America today, stealing a little bit of Bertie's spotlight. The Washington Times has a report today on Creighton's recent “web posting” on the Fine Gael web site. …... Continue reading »
Human Rights and Political Wrongs
An article about John Gormley seen on jbwan.com
Then there was the recent episode of Questions and Answers on RTE television, following on from the comments made by John Gormley of the Green Party in relation to Tibet and the controversy that it caused. I was shocked at the response …... Continue reading »
Dinner Arrangements Finalised
An article about Jimmy Devins seen on sligorfc.ie
Jonathan McGoldrick and his wife, Minister Jimmy Devins, a former President of the club, and his wife, Mary, Senator Geraldine Feeney, a Life Member of the club, Tommy Breheny, who managed Sligo to Connacht GAA glory last year, …... Continue reading »
Healy-Rae got €25000 in gifts from supporters
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on thekingdom.ie
KERRY TD Jackie Healy-Rae received at least €25000 in political donations, including generous contributions from wealthy business interests, in the lead-up to last year’s general election, it has emerged.... Continue reading »
Bertie Ahern's Farewell Tour
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on grandgesture.blogspot.com
In an event-packed day, Bertie Ahern will be tipping pints of Bass Ale with the Irish Ambassador at an evening reception, and then it's on to Boston to give a talk at the JFK School of Government at Harvard. …... Continue reading »
Figures on abuse two years old
An article about Alan Shatter seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
Fine Gael’s Alan Shatter said: “Am I right in understanding that the department has absolutely no idea how many children were reported to the HSE during 2006 or 2007 as being at risk? The minister does not know the average waiting times …... Continue reading »
Apartheid in schools
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on michaelcommane.blogspot.com
According to Minister for Education Mary Hanafin, some schools with few “newcomer” or special needs pupils could use this perception of elitism to recruit more pupils. And parents cannot be absolved of blame. In a recent address, …... Continue reading »
‘People are going to die in pharmacy row’ says patient
An article about Mary Harney seen on westernpeople.ie
A BALLINA town councillor has called for the resignation of Mary Harney as the pharmacists dispute goes on.... Continue reading »
Fine Gael takes the Irish People for Fools
An article about Lucinda Creighton seen on come-on-sense.livejournal.com
Lucinda Creighton herself is registered as an attorney-at-law in the state of New York and has worked in the USA as a campaigner for the Democratic Party, despite being a Councillor - and now a TD - for Fine Gael in Ireland and also …... Continue reading »
Minister for Health to get frosty reception in Mayo
An article about Dara Calleary seen on westernpeople.ie
Concerned ladies hold their banner at the protest outside Deputy Dara Calleary's constituency office in Ballina last Friday.... Continue reading »
Never a dull moment for Bertie
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on anirishboysdiary.blogspot.com
The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has returned to his hotel in Washington after he and his official party were evacuated for a time because of a fire alert. RTÉ's Chief News Correspondent Charlie Bird says Mr Ahern was awoken by the US …... Continue reading »
The Health Nightmare
An article about Brian Cowen seen on fichefocal.blogspot.com
Sadly, nothing will change under Brian Cowen. Any Taoiseach who was serious about Health would get more involved and would declare it a specific ambition to fix the system. He would team up with the Minister for Health and have regular …... Continue reading »
PRSI cuts would impose heavy costs on workers and should be seen …
An article about Brian Cowen seen on colmrapple.com
Brian Cowen is expected to offer the trade unions a cut in PRSI rates as part of a package to encourage the acceptance of moderate pay increases in the current round of national agreement talks that got under way this week. …... Continue reading »
Time for Cowen to put his words into action
An article about Brian Cowen seen on independent.ie/opinion/analysis
INCOMING Taoiseach Brian Cowen needs to take a baker's dozen of steps to bring about necessary reform in the public service:... Continue reading »
When Did You Start To Hate Bertie Ahern?
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on greeninkpen.blogspot.com
I can clearly trace the origins of my *ahem* dislike for Bertie Ahern. I started to hate him when he promised a referendum on Ireland joining the Partnership for Peace and then reneged on it and signed us up anyway. So over to you. …... Continue reading »
Proposal for new Irish film tv channel submitted
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on jazzbiscuit.com
A proposal for the channel has been put forward to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for inclusion in the new Broadcasting Bill which will be launched by Minister Eamon Ryan next month. …... Continue reading »
Minister for Education Defends Corporations’ Right to Target …
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on peoplebeforeprofitdse.wordpress.com
In response to a letter from Senator Joe O’ Toole, Minister for Education and Science, Mary Hanafin refuses to restrict commercial advertising in Irish schools. Fianna Fail- ever the friend of big business interests …... Continue reading »
Words on Wednesday…with Stephen Farry MLA
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on unitedirelander.blogspot.com
I rate Bertie Ahern very highly. He played a positive role and was often more straight than Blair. That said, the Irish Government institutionally did not always play as positive a role. Irish officials made a mess of the first draft of …... Continue reading »
Airports gone wild
An article about Niall Blaney seen on news.technophobiac.com
As it happens, Bertie left the DAA launch event for Buncrana to visit the site of a new “decentralised” government office and from there to open Niall Blaney’s new office. So Donegal gets a few bureaucratic and political crumbs while …... Continue reading »
Minister Willie O'Dea TD and Patricia McKenna debate Ireland's …
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on forumoneuropepodcast.org
The Minister for Defence, Willie O’Dea TD, has told a packed public meeting in Limerick organised by the National Forum On Europe that there is no threat in the Treaty of Lisbon to Ireland’s traditional policy of military neutrality or …... Continue reading »