Just finished watching the Primetime special on Declan Ganley, had to keep reminding myself it was a special on the founder of Libertas and not a certain runaway solicitor (yup am waiting for that one! – it’ll be a popcorn and champagne night.) Katie Hannon has been busy chasing leads and putting questions to Ganley, [...]
In today’s Irish Times report on the trip to Orlando taken by Mary Harney and Rody Molloy and the ministerial recollection on the hairdo’s I am struck by the number of people in the travelling party. THE THEN tánaiste and minister for enterprise Mary Harney travelled to Orlando, Florida, at the expense of Fás in [...]
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You may remember one of the more salacious details in F?Sgate is the payment of a bill via a FAS credit card to Solutions Nail and Beauty Bar in Florida in August 2005. How many Government Ministers were in Florida in August 2005? We know Mary Hanafin was there – but was Mary Harney also [...]
Image by féileacán via Flickr And how many more to go? We’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg or as Gavin said the opening of one very deep rabbit hole! By the by I heard that the next president of the GAA is an Assistant Director General in F?S – it may or may not [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Maman Poulet’s ears were burning today… What is the connection between Brian Cowen and Rody Malloy, Director-General of F?S?? “I know him and he has been an excellent public servant down through the years,” he said. “I have every confidence in him.” Is it Offaly? Rody is from Birr… Maybe it was [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Back from Brussels where I took part in a press trip organised by the European Commission representation in Ireland.* You’ll be reading a lot in the coming days about a Financial Stimulus package proposed by the European Commission after a request for same from the Council of Ministers last month. Details [...]
Tags:Brian Cowen·Charlie McCreevy·EU·European Commission·European Union·Secretary General of the European Commission
Image via Wikipedia EU Commission Representation in Ireland: ‘Would you like to go on the next press trip to Brussels?’ Me: ‘Yes‘ So here I am spending the day in Brussels with some other bloggers and Irish Political Correspondents. There are lots of briefings planned and lunch with Ireland’s EU Commissioner. More from ‘the day [...]
Absolute Win!! Via Rick – Red Lemonade performs her national service to the blogosphere and Irish society in general I confess to being an Irish Apprentice watcher (yes it is a pile of rubbish) and to being infatuated with Bill’s Secretary and the fact she does not seem to do anything except say ‘Bill will [...]
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Immediately following his election Obama’s transition team launched change.gov. This site aims to continue his relationship with his supporters whilst detailing and also recruiting people to work in his administration (it explicitly lists a ban on discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity for those working in the Obama led White house [...]
Tags:Barack Obama·Civil Unions·Employment Non-Discrimination Act·Gay community·Irish LGBT Rights·Same-sex marriage
Image by TPCOM via Flickr This is a new phrase I learnt which is in use by the European Movement referring to Ireland’s choices on EU membership at the moment. . (When I heard it first it gave me memories of school bus tours and wanting to …ok you know the song.) The European Movement is a [...]
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