06 Jan
From Bath to Cork with Baby Grace :: Dear Brian Cowen :: January …
An article about Brian Cowen seen on omaniblog.blogs.ie
Dear Brian Cowen. I’ve stopped my ironing to write this to you. I’m not one of your admirers, so I might as well declare that interest. But I need you to be good at your job because the country needs an inspiring leader during these …... Continue reading »
Cllr Joe Ryan's Blog: Anglo Irish bonuses take the biscuit
An article about Michael D. Higgins seen on cllrjoeryan.blogspot.com
Michael D Higgins speaks against Green & FF Education cuts. Greens & FF turn their back on educational disadvantage. Click to hear or download Joe on South East Radio News October 23rd '08. Ryan says Green supporters will find Labour's …... Continue reading »
Security Blog - New laws to tackle spam
An article about Eamon Ryan seen on techcentral.ie
New laws to tackle spam. Minister signs bill on unsolicited communication. Security | 05 Jan 2009 :. Communications Minister Eamon Ryan has signed new legislation aimed at tackling spamming and other unsolicited communications. …... Continue reading »
Enda Kenny acknowledges 'whispering campaign'
An article about Enda Kenny seen on newstalk.ie
But Enda Kenny's insisting it won't affect his leadership in the year to come, dismissing such issues as 'part and parcel of life'. The Mayo TD has been leading the party for over 6 years now and says as we head into 2009, he's leading …... Continue reading »
Paschal Questions Minister for Transport on Public Bus Service
An article about Noel Dempsey seen on paschaldonohoe.ie
Answered by the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey, T.D.. REPLY. Dublin Bus is not subject to the licensing regime under the Road Transport Act 1932. The initiation or alteration of a bus service by the Company is, however, …... Continue reading »
€2m Donation For Ethiopia - Farming | farming news | cattle prices …
An article about Trevor Sargent seen on farmingpages.com
A donation of €2 million to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) was announced today by Minister of State Trevor Sargent TD to provide food aid in Ethiopia. In recent times the WTF has had to cut rations to hungry people in Ethiopia due to …... Continue reading »
05 Jan
Beartas fónta Bhatt « iGaeilge
An article about Batt O'Keeffe seen on igaeilge.wordpress.com
Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has confirmed oral examinations will now make up 40% of marks for Irish in the Junior Cert from 2010 and in the Leaving Cert from 2012 onwards. Mr O’Keeffe said the changes will “give far greater …... Continue reading »
Cowen heads to Las Vegas to shore up public finances | The Irish …
An article about Brian Cowen seen on irishsentinel.com
Taoiseach Brian Cowen will leave Ireland for Las Vegas later today in an attempt to balance the country's books. With a delegation that will include Minister.... Continue reading »
The Dublin Community Blog » Tony Gregory RIP
An article about Seamus Brennan seen on dublinblog.ie
Added to the death of Seamus Brennan last July it means Dublin has now lost two of its best Dail deputies with no clear date as to when by-elections will be held to replace them. Categories: Dublin... Continue reading »
Bus Eireann in the dock again | Michael McLoughlin, Local …
An article about Tommy Broughan seen on mcloughlin4dunshaughlin.com
I’ve decided to ramp things up a bit and have made contact with Tommy Broughan T.D. our spokesperson on Transport who will progress the matter a bit further I hope. I can’t help feel that because the people who use the service may be …... Continue reading »
Pat Corkery: Tony Gregory RIP
An article about Tony Gregory seen on patcorkery.blogspot.com
I think anyone with an interest in politics was saddened to hear of the death of Tony Gregory at the weekend. A man of strong principle and courage, Tony Gregory was first elected as an Independent TD in February 1982. …... Continue reading »
01 Jan
The Dingle News: Happy New Year from The Dingle News
An article about Jackie Healy-Rae seen on dinglenews.blogspot.com
Bonny Baby meets Jackie Healy-Rae TD. Bonny Baby meets Jackie Healy-Rae TD West Kerry Agricultural Show, Dingle Mart Grounds. www.workindingle.ie. www.workindingle.ie. Looking for a job in Dingle? Employers, looking for staff? …... Continue reading »
The Mayo News - Kenny admits leadership questions
An article about Enda Kenny seen on mayonews.ie
The Mayo News - Weekly newspaper from County Mayo, West of Ireland, complete with news, sport, lifestyle, county news, photos, articles, editorial, obituaries, advertising and much more, FINE Gael leader, Enda Kenny, has for the first …... Continue reading »
The Mayo News - Calls for end to pole moving charge
An article about Michael Ring seen on mayonews.ie
The Mayo News - Weekly newspaper from County Mayo, West of Ireland, complete with news, sport, lifestyle, county news, photos, articles, editorial, obituaries, advertising and much more, WESTPORT-BASED TD, Michael Ring (pictured) has …... Continue reading »
31 Dec 2008
fenian32: Ahern: I had to fight Adams at peace talks
An article about Bertie Ahern seen on fenian32.livejournal.com
Bertie Ahern, the former taoiseach, has revealed that the invective hurled between Irish and British politicians during the peace talks was the worst he had ever heard. “The level of abuse I heard grown adults give to each other has …... Continue reading »
Plea for aid for pig staff
An article about Martin Ferris seen on thekingdom.ie
KERRY TD Martin Ferris has called for compensation for workers affected by the pig meat scare.... Continue reading »
Anglo-Irish Bank: Unanswered Questions (part 1) - Fergus O'Rourke …
An article about Joan Burton seen on irish-lawyer.com/journal
This aspect has received plenty of attention in media comment, most notably from Joan Burton F.C.A.,T.D. (Labour Party Finance spokesperson) and Niamh Brennan F.C.A. (Professor of Management at University College Dublin), …... Continue reading »
Cllr Joe Ryan's Blog: Israel’s Gaza massacre, a foretaste of …
An article about Joan Burton seen on cllrjoeryan.blogspot.com
A messge from Joan Burton TD Deputy Leader. Would you accept higher taxes in order to restore the medical card to Over 70's? Is the Government right to guarantee Irish bank loans? Have you confidence in the government's ability to lead …... Continue reading »
An Réalt: Ainm i nGaeilge
An article about Enda Kenny seen on darrenjprior.com
Time Magazine alt i leith gaelscoilanna... Continue reading »
TV3
An article about Willie O'Dea seen on tv3.ie
Brian Cowen and Willie O'Dea will meet the 233 members of the 39th Infantry Group who are serving at Camp Clarke in the country. Eight members of An Garda Siochana are also based in the region on a separate security mission. …... Continue reading »
Quinn still Ireland's richest man?
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie
If Anglo was rolling up interest payments on that debt, then Brian Lenihan did indeed just alleviate the Quinn empire's pain. Neither company will comment on questions about their relationship. An objective test of Quinn Insurance's own …... Continue reading »
The banks: from triumph to disaster
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie/section/business
Finance minister Brian Lenihan was left with little choice but to do something – anything – as Sheehy and his Bank of Ireland counterpart, Brian Goggin, paid him a visit in Government Buildings one night and told him deposits were …... Continue reading »
Why Ireland remains at debt's door
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on tribune.ie/section/business
Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has seen Ireland become a riskier investment proposition than Spain and Portugal. It was a year when every cliché seemed apposite: the economy's foundations were indeed built on sand, the property market …... Continue reading »
Gombeen Nation: Google searches abroad for recruits
An article about Brian Lenihan seen on gombeennation.blogspot.com
Brian Lenihan's Budget - “a call to patriotic acti… Gay Byrne calls for speed cameras. Again. Simon calls for Government to purchase unsold apar… Irish house prices drop but the penny does not... Continue reading »
Inish Times Archive » Keep fighting for fishing industry
An article about Tony Killeen seen on inishtimes.com
The fishing industry has welcomed an increase in quotas secured by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen, however, they have stressed there is more work to be done. There is a five percent increase in total quotas …... Continue reading »