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26 Jun
L'Oreal Taoiseach's €10k bill
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on herald.ie/national-news
Bertie Ahern may have fallen spectacularly from office, but at least he looked good in the process, according to his grooming figures.... Continue reading »
Kenny’s future safe
An article about Enda Kenny seen on mayonews.ie
Fine Gael party colleagues have rallied around leader Enda Kenny despite criticism and poor opinion poll showing.... Continue reading »
Explaining the Irish
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on lindienaughton.blogspot.com
The Mahon tribunal: No investigation of the national psyche would be complete without details of Bertie Ahern's personal finances, which make both the Lisbon Treaty and Universal String Theory seem straightforward by comparison. …... Continue reading »
IRHA is fighting two-pronged campaign
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on ism.ie/blog
The Association held discussions with Transport Minister Noel Dempsey last week and set a deadline of 6.00pm on Tuesday for the Minister to come up with some concrete proposals on saving the sector from the increasing burden of soaring …... Continue reading »
25 Jun
We need a handsome politician
An article about Mary Harney seen on twentymajor.net
He’s like a St Bernard crossed with the offpsring of Mary Harney and Andre the Giant. He looks like he should be wearing a bib at all times. I keep expect him to just start saying ‘flobbalobobabble’ because that’s what his mouth looks …... Continue reading »
24 Jun
Busy, busy…
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on lynnfoleysblog.blogspot.com
Last Friday was the official opening of the extension to Oisin's school and Brian Lenihan, minister for finance, attended. I got to see a few old faces from my primary school days! On Saturday I got to go to the midsummer megascrap …... Continue reading »
It’s now clear - we blew the boom
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on senatoralexwhite.wordpress.com
… having to deal with the Department of Health and Children, it would appear now that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is having an Angola moment about having to deal with the challenges in the Department of Finance. …... Continue reading »
Growing anger over empty pot for elderly and disability grants
An article about John Gormley seen on theclareherald.blogspot.com
The grant allows for the adaptation of a home to cater for a disability and also covers essential repairs and maintenance to the homes of elderly people John Gormley is due in Killaloe on Friday to officially open the extension to …... Continue reading »
12th Conference of the Basic Income* Earth Network
An article about John Gormley seen on greenerblog.blogspot.com
On Friday evening we went to drink wine at an official reception in Dublin's Custom House hosted by the Minister of Heritage, Comoantas Glas' very own Green Minister, John Gormley. I shook his hand and thanked him for his work. …... Continue reading »
23 Jun
DCC-DDDA & "The Big Lie"
An article about Dick Roche seen on galwaytent.blogspot.com
Environment Minister Dick Roche passively confirms deaths in Dublin City from the proposed incinerator (Dail Question on Environmental Health dismissed - see Board Pleanala transcripts). Environment Minister Dick Roche gave DDDA total …... Continue reading »
Bioenergy 2008 Event
An article about Tony Killeen seen on farmingpages.com
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for fisheries and forestry, Mr. Tony Killeen…... Continue reading »
The Irish Government lines up with Brussels against the Irish people
An article about Dick Roche seen on nationalplatform.wordpress.com
Talk of “respecting” Ireland’s vote turns out in practice to be a cover for setting out to overturn it in a referendum re-run, with Brian Cowen’s, Michael Martin’s and Dick Roche’s full support - and behind a thick barrier of hypocrisy, …... Continue reading »
Responsibility for E-Government has moved from the Department of …
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on rialtas.net/blog
Brian Lenihan, the Minister for Finance, will bring proposals to cabinet in the coming weeks aimed at modernising and improving e-government services in Ireland. The Department of Finance assumed responsibility for e-government in …... Continue reading »
O’Donoghue blesses new boats
An article about John O'Donoghue seen on thekingdom.ie
CEANN Comhairle, John O’Donoghue, was full of praise for the Commerical Rowing Club after he helped bless a fleet of its boats at a special ceremony on Friday evening.... Continue reading »
Another Time, Another Place
An article about Enda Kenny seen on dealga.blogspot.com
… a Yes vote “respect the decision of the Irish people”, yet the direct opposite is the case. We have been harangued and insulted unremittingly since they lost. Brian Cowen, Micheál Martin, Enda Kenny and (particularly) Gay Mitchell are.... Continue reading »
Cross-border cooperators say ‘YES’ to Europe
An article about Dermot Ahern seen on sluggerotoole.com
The conference was opened by Irish Justice Minister (until last month Foreign Minister) Dermot Ahern, who as a deputy for County Louth has worked manfully to help bring EU cross-border funding to Ireland in recent years. …... Continue reading »
New Energy Rating System For Cars
An article about John Gormley seen on greenme.ie/greenblog
The new rating system, launched by Minister for the Environment John Gormley yesterday, will allow consumers to compare fuel efficiency, CO2 emissions, vehicle registration tax (VRT) and annual road tax. …... Continue reading »
'Irish are bloody fools' - Sarkozy
An article about Brian Cowen seen on unitedirelander.blogspot.com
He is asking Brian Cowen, the Prime Minister, to outline the guarantees Ireland would need to approve the treaty.” I'd like anybody who voted Yes in the referendum to justify this kind of behaviour because, to be honest, I'm amazed that …... Continue reading »
Sheahan maintains that government is to blame
An article about Tom Sheahan seen on thekingdom.ie
WHEN it comes at laying blame for the failure of the treaty to capture Kerry imaginations the only place to do so is at the feet of the government, South Kerry Fine Gael TD Tom Sheahan has insisted.... Continue reading »
ROAD SAFETY AT OLDBRIDGE
An article about Thomas Byrne seen on thomasbyrne.blogspot.com
I am calling on Meath County Council to address road safety issues at The Obelisk Bridge, Oldbridge. Following numerous representations made by me by concerned locals, I have written to Meath County Council, requesting that the Council …... Continue reading »
IRHA meets with Transport Minister
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on ism.ie/blog
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has held a crisis meeting with Transport Minister Noel Dempsey to discuss the deepening fuel crisis.The meeting took place in Dublin on Thursday afternoon (June 19) after which IRHA president …... Continue reading »
Learners, start your engines.
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on fatmammycat.blogspot.com
Transport Minister Noel Dempsey's plans to rush in the crackdown last year were heavily criticised by drivers, who pleaded for extra time. But figures suggest many have ignored the extra eight months given to pass their tests. …... Continue reading »
“Yes, we have the right to ask about the effectiveness of such a …
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on sluggerotoole.com
Defence Minister Willie O’Dea yesterday claimed he had an ‘apology’ from Jose Fischel de Andrade, a representative from the UN in Goz Beida. Setting aside for one moment at that that’s not the same organisation, the controversy does …... Continue reading »
Why Lisbon Lost
An article about Dick Roche seen on tinman18.wordpress.com
During the last General Election the story was that Dick Roche and Martin Cullen were kept out of the spotlight, since both were regarded with total contempt by the media and by the public, and neither could be trusted not to suddenly …... Continue reading »
More than beer and biscuits
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on cuffestreet.blogspot.com
It wasn't the Greens what talked down the economy, it was the Fianna Fáil Minister for Finance! in fairness, I'm taking Brian Lenihan's quote out of context, and he did correct his quote to suggest that only the housing sector was …... Continue reading »