Before I start I know that other countries are not coping with the weather very well either. And I know this is an ‘unique weather event.’ However from being stuck at home for most of this month so far due to the risk of injury and lack of mobility I have been able to listen […]
The parties are getting their houses in order or maybe in a spin – news from Fine Gael. Warning! US based election guru’s are on the Irish horizon. Visiting Ireland recently was founder and CEO of Electionmall.com and former candidate for the Republican Party, Ravi Singh. Singh has been travelling Europe recently and advising members […]
Seeing a tweet after midnight on a Saturday night from a Cabinet Minister had me wondering about who was up so late telling his constituency and followers about the latest programme they could benefit from (Cabinet Ministers are rare on twitter and they never engage, it’s usually to announce something in terms of funding or […]
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A flurry of selection conventions and resignation announcements have been taking place in the past month or so as preparations commence for a general election in the spring. It is hard to keep up with them all though some selections are more memorable than others. Selected to stand in Galway East is Cllr. Colm Keaveney […]
When the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act was passed earlier this year it was known that further legislation would be needed before the bill was enacted. The Social Welfare Misc. Provisions Bill 2010 was published last month but amendments to the bill pertaining to Civil Partnerships and recognising same sex […]