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Entries Tagged as 'Seanad Eireann'

‘Like a chased hare at a coursing event’

February 28th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Irish Politics

The Minister was like a chased hare at a coursing event. He was getting attacked and questioned from all sides on this. This session of committee stage had to finish by 1:30pm and I reckon it couldn’t come soon enough for the Minister. He was taken away by his minders and we all went back […]

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Fine Gael and Late Late Show – handbags – actually no handbags!

March 21st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Elections, Irish Politics, MSM

Flicking through some press releases in my reader tonight I noted one from Fine Gael regarding their decision not to participate in the Late Late Show debate on the Seanad earlier this evening. I was wondering about all that testosterone on the top panel. Reading the statement I was none the wiser that RTE had […]

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Barry Manilow’s Number 1 Fan in the Seanad

March 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Irish Politics

..is none other than Labour’s blogging Senator Dominic Hannigan. During the order of business in the Seanad this week Fergal Quinn spoke about devices to keep young people away from shops and how they might play someone like Barry Manilow to deter young people from hanging outside. Up steps Dominic to contribute… I wish to […]

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Ivor’s got a Forum

March 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Irish Politics, Recession

Everyone seems to be on the une nouvelle idée gravytrain (I dare not say anything about new ideas, ideascampaign or whatever or else Senator Alan Kelly will be after me for robbing something or Aileen O’Toole will be telling us the umpteen thousandth idea she’s received.) Today’s inbox featured another buzzword laden missive from a […]

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Norris discloses Ministerial harassment over Equality Authority comments

December 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Equality, Equality Authority, Irish Politics

During the Order of Business in the Seanad this week Senator David Norris has raised issues concerning the resignation of Niall Crowley and cuts faced by the Equality Authority on several occasions. On Friday Senator Norris informed the house that he had been harrassed by a government minister about raising issues concerning matters related to […]

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