He regales audiences with a thoughtful and history-infused presentation as only an Irishman can, by sharing: the historical significance of Ireland’s late-20th-century peace process, the delicate strategy and skills he employed to achieve success, how to find common ground and strike a deal, what other countries, corporations and even individuals can learn from his approach. [...]
In an effort to scare convince people to pay the household charge, politicians including Desperate Dan Phil are extolling the virtues of local government and local services and paying for them. There’s a whole lot of mentioning of playgrounds and swimming pools in the last few days as if we were drowning in them. This [...]
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Voices from outside the Irish America LGBT community have joined in criticism of the exclusion of lgbts from the New York St. Patricks Day parade which took place yesterday. (Post from Joe My God with great pictures from the Irish Queers protest.) There is a new avenue of criticism this year targetting the local NBC affiliate who [...]
Update The Minister’s office confirmed that she will be viewing the Parade today and will meet a group of Irish American LGBT’s on Monday in the Consulate. The people she is meeting are from the St. Pat’s for All parade which takes place in Queens. Those who protest the Manhattan Parade exclusion from Irish Queers have not [...]
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A little bit of gay history. In 1977 Dublin City Council withdrew the funding from Project Arts Centre when it staged work by Gay Sweatshop. Peter Sheridan remembers In conjunction with the Irish Gay Rights Movement, we brought the London-based Gay Sweatshop and their acclaimed production of Madame X. Some members of Dublin Corporation became [...]
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The Coalition parties had a clash of the ash (Hurling match) this evening in Clanna Gael Fontenoy grounds in Ringsend. Labour beat Fine Gael by 6-8 to 1-2. Junior Minister Alan Kelly played in an all Tipp back line alongside other Oireachtas members and staff. (Pitch side reporting from Ciara Conway and John Lyons.) [...]
Presumably made for internal consumption at last weekend’s Ard Fheis, Fianna Fáil have released this short film. It’s called ‘Progress’.
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Three years ago myself and a number of other bloggers attended the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis, liveblogged, (It’s amazing to read it back) took photos, video , blogged and encouraged people in attendance to tweet and engage. We were looked at a bit strangely as we were there for the sake of doing it. OK [...]
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150,000 women have left Ireland to access an abortion since 1980. More facts on Ireland and Abortion in this animation from the Irish Family Planning Association released earlier this week.
The Department of Social Protection are currently inviting organisations to tender for hosting projects to support people with disabilities into employment in the Borders, Midlands and West region. The strategic aim of the Disability Activation Project is to increase the capacity and potential of people on Department of Social Protection disability/illness welfare payments to participate [...]
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