Posted in politics/Ireland on Feb 14th, 2011 3 Comments »
Just sat this tweet from John McGuirk, who is standing in the Cavan-Monaghan constituency as an independent, but is aligned with New Vision.
He is anti-abortion and anti-climate change laws; against a 2 per cent rise in VAT as it will devastate border businesses; pro-scrapping the HSE; pro-scrapping the Croke Park Agreement; pro-family: pro-tax breaks for […]
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Posted in Irish History on Feb 11th, 2011 1 Comment »
for more, see here.
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Posted in Fine Gael on Feb 11th, 2011 No Comments »
The Minister for Finance has brought forward a mechanism which minimises the cost to taxpayers but at the same time places a bedrock of State guarantee under our banking sector. This bold move has seen commentators from around the world look on with a degree of admiration. I am very proud of the role the […]
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Posted in politics/Ireland on Feb 10th, 2011 No Comments »
Some interesting names here, including Mick Wallace the builder and Ruairí de Valera, Dev’s grandson.
John Browne, Enniscorthy, Wexford - public representative - Fianna Fáil
Pat Cody, Enniscorthy, Wexford- Labour Party
Sean Connick, New Ross, Wexford - junior minister - Fianna Fáil
Michael D’arcy, Gorey, Wexford - public representative - Fine Gael
Ruairí de Valera, Enniscorthy, Wexford - building maintenance […]
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Full story here.
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[In light of the comments below, just to add: This is not a photoshop. This is an actual invitation which was sent on to me this morning by a friend of mine who received it yesterday.]
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Posted in Irish Economy on Feb 7th, 2011 1 Comment »
Short clip of Michael Lewis, author of the Vanity Fair piece, ‘When Irish Eyes are Crying‘, laughing in amazement at the passivity of the Irish people.
I’m not a fan of the article at all, but his reaction to the Irish people and the bank bailout is pretty much spot on.
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