This email arrived in my inbox at 9.12pm – if you signed up to hear more about Fianna Fáil on their new website you were included. I think we’re talking 17,000 plus addresses but I’m open to correction on that. What do you think of it? More Obamaification? Dear friend, I’ve just come off stage [...]
Tags:#ffaf·Ardfheis·Brian Cowen·Fianna Fáil·Government·Ireland·Taoiseach
Bloggers in the house today at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis include Mark Coughlan who keeps running off and coming back with great nuggets to blog about! Gavin Sheridan has been busy with the video camera. Eoin Bannon from Yellow Roman Candles is comparing speeches of Gerry Adams and Dermot Ahern and finding similarities. They’re [...]
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Yesterday I asked on twitter for some musical suggestions to accompany Brian Cowen tonight at #ffaf. Brian Greene has responded – anyone else? Video below with Elton for added effect Other suggestions are of course welcome!!!
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Yes they let me in. I made it past the canvassing outside – internal party elections require many canvassers, pieces of paper, stickers and badges. Must have been spotted a mile off because nobody accosted me. I’m wearing a press badge and have a Fianna Fail neck thing to hang it off. Merchandising tent will [...]
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There’s an article in today’s Irish Times about politicians and the internet .- With 3 months to go to election day there are a few comments from MEP’s and European Parliament candidates who talk about their websites, intentions to blog and answering emails but caution there’s nothing like personal contact. I’ve got some more twittering politicians subscribed to this [...]
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Update: Bertie Ahern is home just in time for the speech it seems – expected to arrive in City West 45 minutes before Cowen took to the podium. I had today in my diary as one of the days Bertie Ahern, our Iar Thaoiseach, was due to be away on a Bertie Earner. I previously [...]
Tags:Bertie Ahern·Celtic Tiger·Honduras·Ireland·Molloy College
“This will be a very serious ardfheis.? Mary Coughlan, Tanaiste, Launch of Clar for 72nd Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, 25/2/09 The Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis begins this evening and with this mornings opinion polls combined with/resulting from the recession and of course the little difficulties about the launch of the website during the week it [...]
Seriously it did take place – trendsetting last night on Tonight with Vincent Browne – I was not dreaming. Former Minister for Finance and Leader of Fine Gael, Alan Dukes. Watch the whole thing – Alan Dukes on Tonight with Vincent Browne
Yesterday I heard about a seminar being organised by Strawberry Media where Joe Rospars, New Media Director for the Obama campaign was to speak. It was pitched at bloggers and political and techie types and I was among the first to sign up and the organiser asked me to blog about the event and spread [...]
Tags:Blue State Digital·Fianna Fáil·Joe Rospars·New media·Political party·Twitter
The Government published proposed legislation last month which discriminates against lesbian and gay couples and heterosexual non marital couples also. In the month since it’s publication I have seen one article in the Irish Times and one reaction from any of the lesbian and gay organisations. I’ve no idea why groups have been so silent [...]
Tags:Adoption·Civil Partnership Bill·Gay Lesbian and Bisexual·Law·LGBT adoption·Sexual orientation
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