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Entries Tagged as 'Irish Politics'

Not a blueshirt in sight

September 10th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Irish Politics

Freshers weeks all over the country are taking place and the student political groups are busy recruiting. Will anyone beat YFG in UCC for crimes against the West Wing?

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And the Arás marathon begins

September 9th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Elections, Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011

So the worst kept secret in Irish politics revealed itself finally in this morning’s Irish Examiner with the story that Fergus Finlay has written to the Labour Party to seek it’s nomination to run for the Irish Presidency This has been in the offing a long time before Finlay won the Liveline poll on who […]

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Freefall fairly free from oestrogen

September 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Feminism, Irish Media, Irish Politics, Recession

Lenihan was at the races when the head of the ECB called and he didn’t remember Cowen swearing during the talks where the Government guarantee was agreed on. And oh Brian Lenihan can speak French. What else can we garner from last nights Freefall other than the programme makers love shots of traffic and big […]

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Five minutes to a shortlist

September 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Irish Media, Irish Politics, LGBT

If you were to name your LGBT Friendly Politician of the Year who would you include? Senator David Norris? (well if he wasn’t gay friendly that’d be a problem) Senator Ivana Bacik (won the title last year) Senator Eoghan Harris? Yes Eoghan Harris – he’s made the shortlist for the GALAS – The awards ceremony […]

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Your Country, Your Call bringing government policy to life

September 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Irish Politics, Recession

The finalists in a competition to suggest new ideas for the nation were announced today. Your Country Your Call is the brainchild of Dr. Martin McAleese and aims to find new ideas to boost our economy and create new jobs. An extensive advertising campaign took place earlier this year seeking applications and ideas from around […]

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