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What does B.T Stand for?

February 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Irish Politics, Tribunals

So the Drumcondra Mafia account whoops I mean the St. Lukes expenditure trust account recently renamed Building Trust – but previously called the BT account. Bertie’s T?????? It’s intriguing me something rotten now – we know it stood for something else…but what?? Your efforts in the comments….

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Irish Times accuses Bertie of taking us for fools…’complete fools’

February 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Irish Politics, Tribunals

There are editorials and then there are editorials… Today’s Irish Times Trials and tribulations The Taoiseach would have the public believe he is anxious to answer all and every question from the Mahon tribunal concerning his unorthodox financial affairs while minister for finance, as well as deal comprehensively with a series of statements he made […]

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Why Bertie is going to Court

February 12th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Irish Politics, Tribunals

He’s going to court to stop the Mahon Tribunal asking him about things he said in the Dail because they think he’s been telling porkies about what he gave them, did, said, didn’t do!? So things he said in the Dail are different to things he was telling the Tribunal?? He’s defending his constitutional right […]

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You learn something new everyday

May 29th, 2007 · Comments Off on You learn something new everyday · Tribunals, Uncategorized

I’m listening to the re-enactments of the Mahon Tribunal today and in particular to the statement of the Taoiseach’s lawyer. He called Tom Gilmartin a puppet and said his statements were mendacious. Off I trotted to the dictionary!  Ah such a posh word for calling someone a liar. Well we’ll see who’s giving mendacious statements […]

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