After 120 judges spent the past few weeks wading through over 900 nominated blogs the finalists for the Irish Blog Awards 2010 were announced last night. After being shortlisted for 3 awards (thank you for the nominations!) I chose to remain in the News and Current affairs category and am chuffed to have been picked [...]
Last night Brian Cowen joined Wolf Blitzer on teatime TV in CNN’s The Situation Room. I’ll leave you to enjoy it with out commentary.
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the protests and campaign to see lesbians and gay men included in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. On Fifth Avenue at 57 Street (West side of the Avenue) a group of Irish Queers will protest against the exclusion of Irish gay groups in the parade – which has repeatedly [...]
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With a week to go to the committee stage of the Civil Partnership Bill in the Dáil the campaign against the bill increases. Today Cóir published their report on the Bill and the 20 page document outlines their opinion on the impact of the bill on family breakdown and even an ageing Europe. Gay relationships [...]
Tags:Cóir·Civil Partnership Bill·Gay·Gay Lesbian and Bisexual·Marriage
This mornings statement from the Catholic Church defending the indefensible Note from the Catholic Communications Office to clarify media reporting on Cardinal Seán Brady – 16 March 2010 • The State’s first Child Abuse Guidelines came into effect in 1987 and the Church’s first guidelines Child Sexual Abuse: Framework for a Church Response, were published [...]
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“Can you tell me something, are there, have there been, any steps taken to have Mr Lynn charged? Whether an international arrest warrant has been served?? Out of the mouths of Judges comes a bit of disbelief and oh maybe common sense. Except that Mr. Justice Brian McGovern was asking the question of a lawyer [...]
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I’m waiting on the publication of the Oireachtas Register of Members interests by the Standards in Public Office Commission (they were on industrial action today so no phones answered!) RTE has information on the disclosures made by Bertie Ahern amongst others. Regular readers will recognise the Bertie Earner and how last year our Iar-Taoiseach went [...]
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You will remember how the government tried to change the result of a vote on the Finance Bill during the week (by tabling said amendment for debate again) because Brian Lenihan and other government TD’s forgot to oppose it. Well it seems that the furore caused by this attempt to distort the Dáil record by [...]
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I’ve noticed in the last few days that Ciaran Cuffe, potential new minister is scrubbing up very well. Today this photo of the Green Party Parliamentary Party 2010 was released. Has he been to Louis Copeland? What has happened to the tweedie type jackets?
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As I mentioned last night the Catholic Bishops have published a leaflet on marriage yesterday. Except it’s not really about marriage is it? The full contents are now available to read on their website. There is loads of stuff in this to poke holes in but let’s not forget that the church are trying to [...]
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