23 Aug
Southern Environs Plan for Drogheda
An article about Thomas Byrne seen on thomasbyrne.blogspot.com
In general, I am welcoming the Local Area Plan for the Southern Environs of Drogheda which has been put on public display by Meath County Council this week. The Plan provides for new zoning to allow for a new population of over 12000 …... Continue reading »
O'Rourke supports Oireachtas vote on parts of Lisbon
An article about Mary O'Rourke seen on irishtimes.com
ELEMENTS OF the Lisbon Treaty should be passed by legislation in the Oireachtas with the rest being put to referendum at some distant time in the future, Fianna Fáil TD and former minister Mary O'Rourke told the Humbert Summer School in …... Continue reading »
Beijing theatre offers food for thought
An article about Martin Cullen seen on irishtimes.com
Martin Cullen, who's been in Beijing this week, managed to take three hours out to visit the “Egg” - the colloquial name for the national theatre in the city - and sit in on a rehearsal by pianist Lang Lang.... Continue reading »
Railway makes more sense than M3 - Letter to the editor - The …
An article about John Gormley seen on tarawatch.org
Should Minister for the Environment John Gormley’s proposal to make Tara a World Heritage site be approved by Unesco, if the motorway is completed through Tara? The Hill of Tara is clearly worthy of World Heritage status, …... Continue reading »
88 mph
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on maxicane.blogspot.com
“Can't see Willie O'Dea giving the go ahead for a fictional piece of hardware for the Gardai to chase down time bandits.” “That'd be a great occupation to have on your CV, wouldn't it?” “What?” “Time Bandit. That's be a real ice breaker …... Continue reading »
21 Aug
Obama the focus of Irish attention
An article about Brian Cowen seen on ean.ie
“Brian Cowen went to the US in recent months, promising to work on behalf of the undocumented Irish in America. I would like to know what follow up has been made by the Taoiseach. Undocumented Irish are becoming more and more …... Continue reading »
Opposition grows against advertising panel plan in return for bike …
An article about Ciaran Cuffe seen on ireland.archiseek.com
Opponents of what Green Party TD Ciarán Cuffe termed a “dodgy deal” include the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, An Taisce and the Dublin City Business Association - mainly because of the obstruction of footpaths by the …... Continue reading »
Ireland to take in Tanzanian refugees
An article about Conor Lenihan seen on irishnationalreview.blogspot.com
Minister for Integration Conor Lenihan and officials are to travel to the West African country next month to finalise details. The Tanzania refugees, who are expected to arrive in Ireland in coming months, will be resettled in a town …... Continue reading »
Slurry Spreading Deadline In Clare Is Extended Following Recent …
An article about Tony Killeen seen on theclareherald.blogspot.com
According to Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, ‘The measure applies to farmers in REPS 2 and REPS 3 who are required to have spread all the slurry produced during the winter housing …... Continue reading »
19 Aug
Irish politicians to mark Obama's roots
An article about Eamon Gilmore seen on irishtimes.com
UNITED STATES:MINISTERS MARY Hanafin and Noel Dempsey and opposition leaders Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore are among the Irish political figures expected to join counterparts from Kenya next week to celebrate Barack Obama's roots in both …... Continue reading »
Gormley pays tribute to late Máire Mullarney
An article about John Gormley seen on irishtimes.com
“ONE OF Ireland's most original thinkers,” was how Minister for the Environment and Green Party leader John Gormley described the late Máire Mullarney, who died yesterday in Dublin in her 87th year.... Continue reading »
Government advances climate change plan due to floods
An article about John Gormley seen on irishtimes.com/front
THE GOVERNMENT is to bring forward the publication of a climate-change adaptation strategy in the light of recent flooding in several parts of the State, Minister for the Environment John Gormley said yesterday.... Continue reading »
18 Aug
Hospital staff details on stolen laptop
An article about Mary Hanafin seen on hse-ireland.blogspot.com
Social Affairs Minister Mary Hanafin last week said she was unhappy her department had been kept in the dark about this stolen laptop. A third laptop of concern which went missing from C&AG staff contained hundreds of details of social …... Continue reading »
Why I do what I do (part I) - Labour
An article about Batt O'Keeffe seen on neilward.ie
And for all the arguments I hear from the likes of Batt O’Keeffe at the moment, my personal experience will always underline my belief in the application of a principle of universailty to the area of education. I have similar beliefs in …... Continue reading »
Ignoring Ballyfermot
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on irishtimes.com
Madam, - I wonder who the “suffering passengers” were that the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey TD was referring to at the opening of the Park West station (The Irish Times, August 6th). Certainly he was not referring to the …... Continue reading »
Everyone duck! There's a pink elephant flying over Haulbowline Island!
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on haulbowline-opinion.blogspot.com
THE need to “tighten the belt” because of the economic squeeze should not mean cutting anybody’s wages — politicians included, Defence Minister Willie O’Dea has said. In the first of a new series in which Irish Examiner readers get to …... Continue reading »
17 Aug
Irish consumer affairs according to Michael O'Leary of Ryanair
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on valueireland.blogspot.com
Bertie Ahern's former beau Celia Larkin and consumer guru Eddie Hobbs are fixed firmly in O'Leary's crosshairs in this regard. He says: “We have had an explosion of quangos, putting the Celia Larkins of this world on the board of the …... Continue reading »
No Minister! Some things you should know
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on haulbowline-opinion.blogspot.com
There is plenty that currently indicates high risk to health and Willie O’Dea does and should know it. If he lacks the relevant reports, he could ask his cabinet colleague John Gormley for copies! For example: …... Continue reading »
'Nuclear' fees bomb defused by fearful FF
An article about Batt O'Keeffe seen on tribune.ie/section/news
But the question still remains: what happened in the last month-and-a-half to prompt new education minister Batt O'Keeffe to tell The Irish Times that the return of third-level fees was no longer ruled out as the government seeks to …... Continue reading »
16 Aug
Apathetic Politicians “Bored Out of Their Brains” by Public Service
An article about Brian Cowen seen on gubuwire.com
Taoiseach Brian Cowen has rejected the report today, claiming “nobody took that dang thing serious, I done filled out that questionnaire drunk, and I knows Willie O’Dea done filled it out drunk too! So I wouldn’t pay too much attention …... Continue reading »
Monsoon tiger
An article about Brian Cowen seen on sluggerotoole.com
And Political editor Stephen Collins’ analysis of the political position of Brian Cowen bears an uncanny resemblance to similar jeremiads against Gordon Brown. Not a bad little line-up for the first two weeks of the silly season.... Continue reading »
€6.47 million for Kilsellagh Water Treatment Plant
An article about John Gormley seen on sligopost.com
The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley TD confirmed yesterday (Tuesday) that he has approved Sligo County Council’s proposal to award a €6.47 million tender to EPS Ltd. A new …... Continue reading »
extreme makeovers
An article about John O'Donoghue seen on allsandm.blogspot.com
… what with the recession and all, have treated themselves to a series of refurbishments down at HQ, the most eye-catching of which was over €11000 on curtains for the office of Ceann Comhairle (Speaker of the House) John O’Donoghue. …... Continue reading »
Foreign national trend in job creation highlighted by Naughten
An article about Denis Naughten seen on roscommonherald.ie
With 90% of new jobs created in the previous 12 months filled by foreign nationals, Fine Gael Immigration & Integration Spokesman Deputy Denis Naughten has called on the Government to launch a national upskilling programme to ensure …... Continue reading »
Autism student a 'shining example'
An article about Batt O'Keeffe seen on irishtimes.com
SPECIAL NEEDS:A 17-YEAR-OLD student with autism who achieved extremely high marks in the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) was yesterday hailed by Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe as a shining example of what can be achieved by …... Continue reading »