While I was on holidays a work colleague texted me to say she had been canvassed by Cóir. The canvasser told her that if Lisbon was passed that she would be put down like a dog. My colleague has cerebral palsy. She didn’t argue back and managed to move away. I was shocked but not […]
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I’m headed off for a holiday just as the Dáil comes back and the Referendum hots up (ok that last bit is wishful thinking.) I’ll be back well in time for the final week of the campaign but will miss Pat Kenny’s debut taking to the The Frontline. (Am sure it’ll be liveblogged!) In the […]
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Why would I get an email from a PR Company saying that Lisbon is about to get ‘very spicy’? I’m on my way to taste Piri Piri in Portugal maybe they knew this? No I was getting a press release to tell me about the publication of a book by a staff member in a […]
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Today Labour LGBT launches a leaflet on why LGBT people should vote yes to the Lisbon Treaty. You can see the leaflet here and here. The leaflet says that Lisbon is ‘Good for Gays’ (Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgendered people disappear again for the sake of alliteration) and makes three points First Ireland’s involvement in Europe […]
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So it’s being pushed by the Yes Side – I’ve no idea when the interview was filmed but you get the picture (well the picture the Chairman wanted and the Yes side hope you see!) Assume that someone will be along shortly to say when the filming took place.
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