18 Nov
Tom Cruise to star in new Irish film | The Irish Sentinel
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on irishsentinel.com
The movie, which is to be a biopic of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, will be produced by Neil Jordan, directed by Oliver Stone and has a working title of ‘B’. According to insiders it will be a light-hearted look at the reign of one of …... Continue reading »
Cuts will mean more pupils and less teachers for Kilkenny schools …
An article about Bobby Aylward seen on kilkennypeople.ie/NewsFront.aspx
According to Mr Mc-Keown, John McGuinness, Bobby Aylward and Mary White failed to protect Kilkenny children when they supported the government's decision to cram children into Europe's largest classes. This means that almost every …... Continue reading »
17 Nov
Can the government spend its way out of the crisis? | Stephen …
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on stephenkinsella.net
We saw the efficacy of this approach as €10 billion flooded into the Irish financial system in the week following Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s announcement of these guarantees. In a time of increased uncertainty, people cannot …... Continue reading »
Irish girls denied cancer vaccine
An article about Mary Harney seen on ocaoimh.ie
Unfortunately for the Irish Government, and Mary Harney in particular, Red Mum is making sure that everyone hears about their disgraceful refusal to administer a vaccine against cervical cancer to every 12 year old girl in the country. …... Continue reading »
Nuacht a hAon: Dé Céadaoin 12 Samhain 2008
An article about Fergus O'Dowd seen on rte.ie/rnag/nuachtahaon.html
… Frank Prendergast & An Canónach Mícheál de Liosdúin - Scéala Luimnigh; An Teachta Dála Fergus O'Dowd ó Fhine Gael - An Cor is deireanaí in Aer Lingus; Eoin Ó Murchú - Cúrsaí na Dála; Mícheál Ó Máirtín - Cuairt Uachtarán na Seice, …... Continue reading »
Protest march to take place on Saturday for Shane
An article about Kieran O'Donnell seen on newswire99.blogspot.com
Fine Gael TD Kieran O Donnell disputed Aherns statement by imploring the Government to give Limerick Gardai more resources and tougher legislation to work off. He also called for a greater use of Special criminal courts to deal with …... Continue reading »
fenian32: Ahern and Blair developed system to avoid MI5 bugging
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on fenian32.livejournal.com
BERTIE AHERN and Tony Blair secretly developed a system that prevented Downing Street authorities and M15 from taping their conversations in the lead up to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Ahern makes the sensational revelation in the …... Continue reading »
Is the Party Over? — Expad.ie
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on expad.ie
You would ring up Ciaran Cuffe or Eamonn Ryan (Damien’s fave) for a quote and hear kids screaming in the background and dinner being cooked. There were no minders or bullshit. The conversations never happened in the back of a moving …... Continue reading »
Why I’m growing a moustache « প্রেম
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on valobasa.wordpress.com
Despite the best efforts of trendsetters like Willie O’Dea and Marty Whelan, face fuzz in general, and ‘taches in particular, remain an acquired taste in this country. And it takes something like the Movember movement to persuade myself …... Continue reading »
16 Nov
Cuffe Hypocrisy on Civil Unions | Keith @ Granite Shavings
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on keith.gs
Ciaran Cuffe was just on Morning Ireland complaining that the Czech President refused to sign into law a Bill allowing Civil Unions in the Czech.... Continue reading »
Cllr Damien Blake, Letterkenny Town Council » Debate on Cervical …
An article about Jim McDaid seen on damienblake.com
… 2009 - Medical Cards for the Over 70s (October 18, 2008); Update, Jan 29th 2007 (January 29, 2007); Town Council Budget, 2007 (December 20, 2006); Town Council Budget 2009 (October 23, 2008). Posted in General Issues, Jim McDaid | …... Continue reading »
A Certain way with Words « Conor Reidy
An article about Mattie McGrath seen on conorreidy.wordpress.com
Last week Fianna Fáil TD Mattie McGrath was ordered out of Clonmel Circuit Court during his trial on charges of assault - the judge had spotted him chewing gum in court. This is a breach of etiquette that has a long history of causing …... Continue reading »
The Connolly Column: Lisbon-II on the way
An article about Micheal Martin seen on theconnollycolumn.blogspot.com
When asked by RTE if he believed the government would hold another referendum on Lisbon, Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin said. The Government will make that decision in advance of the December meeting. …... Continue reading »
New Gym Launched
An article about Frank Fahey seen on knockon.ie
Connacht CEO Gerry Kelly presided over the event and reserved special mention for Frank Fahey TD who helped secure government funding and Jimmy Staunton of Elverys sports who sponsored the new equipment in the superb new facility which …... Continue reading »
What???s the deal?
An article about Pat Carey seen on thedubliner.ie/the_dubliner_magazine
Minister of State with responsibility for drugs Pat Carey says he ???recognises the realities??? that lots of people use cannabis. He says that while he doesn???t want to turn a blind eye, Ireland???s protocol to cannabis is ???more …... Continue reading »
eastmeath.org » Blog Archive » Drogheda Zoning: Illegal?
An article about Shane McEntee seen on eastmeath.org/blog
Deputy Shane McEntee said this week he was hopeful a compromise would be reached at the meeting, similar to an agreement recently reached on the Kells Area Plan. Meanwhile, Drogheda United has been engaged in intensive lobbying of …... Continue reading »
Richard Humphreys: End of the PDs
An article about Leo Varadkar seen on richardhumphreys.blogspot.com
Those looking for an enterprise-friendly economy but also a more equal society might be better off looking to the Labour Party rather than the Leo Varadkar wing of Fine Gael. Posted by Richard Humphreys at 3:52 AM …... Continue reading »
Captain Purplehead :: Mary Harney up the Poll : : November : : 2008
An article about Mary Harney seen on captainpurplehead.blogs.ie
Of course, that would mean that we may run the risk of having Mary Harney reading the news through facefulls of raw horse. Fuck it, for the good of the country, it’s worth the risk. Ok, who could we have as Minister for Irish Land …... Continue reading »
eastmeath.org » Blog Archive » Support Cervical Cancer Vaccine Protest
An article about Mary Harney seen on eastmeath.org/blog
By taking this action, Mary Harney and the FF lead government are ensuring that girls from poorer homes will be more likely to suffer than those from richer homes who can afford to get the vaccine privately. Join the facebook group. …... Continue reading »
red mum: Save cervical cancer services rally
An article about Pat Carey seen on redmum.blogspot.com
I just heard Pat Carey, the chief whip, state on Newstalk to Eamon Keane that the government believe the BEST OUTCOME for women is an enhanced screening programme BUT that they will consider adding in the cervical vaccination programme …... Continue reading »
rq ss 3
An article about Ruairi Quinn seen on flickr.com/photos/labourparty
The Labour Party ha postato una foto:. rq ss 3. Sinead Seery hands over a petition against the education cuts to Deputy Ruairi Quinn.... Continue reading »
15 Nov
NewsWire Limerick: TD: Geoghegan killers are “callous bastards”
An article about Niall Collins seen on newswire99.blogspot.com
Speaking to the national Irish Examiner newspaper, local TD and personal friend of the victim, Niall Collins said,. “We played together with Garryowen. He qualified as a fitter and went abroad for a while. Shane was as sound a guy you …... Continue reading »
We’re Not On Obama’s Radar at Senator Shane Ross
An article about Bernard Allen seen on shane-ross.ie
Bernard Allen, chairman, adjourns the meeting almost immediately because FAS absurdly plead that their lawyers will not allow them to release vital documents which the Committee has sought. One of the withheld items is the Tony Spollen …... Continue reading »
Ógra Shinn Féin: Dublin Remembers Saro Wiwa and the Ogoni 8
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on ograshinnfein.blogspot.com
So it is appropriate to name the street where Minister Eamon Ryan hands out licences for Irish oil and gas exploitation after a fighter who gave his life trying to protect his homeland from destruction and see a long term benefit for …... Continue reading »
Regtel, Realm and Regulation » Lex Ferenda
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on lexferenda.com
However, it has been reiterated (by the Minister for Communications, Eamon Ryan) that self-regulation is to be replaced by regulation through the Commission for Communications Regulation (Comreg). It could be argued that it’s closer to …... Continue reading »