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Already they have said that they will get 69 euro laptops. Now John Gormley has joined them.
Phil Hogan T.D.”>Three Green Ministers Adopting Three Monkeys Approach to FF Attacks on Tribunal - Gormley. (It should be Hogan)
Usually they have the name of the releaser on the headline like.
Portlaoise commuters pay 113% more than those in Carlow [...]
Goldman Sachs Says Recession
And as the USA goes so goes much of the rest of the world especially ourselves.
Fine Gael have announced their policies on Science. I haven’t much time to comment on them but here is a few quick points.
Front page of The Examiner this morning; “Obama Deals Hillary Second Blow”
To run or not to run…….
Update: Almost 300 people have answered so if you haven’t already please do. Special thanks to politics.ie for putting it on the front page. Poll will close Friday night with results soon afterwards.
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I haven’t gone away you know!!
Intersting to note that Sinn Fein change of policy-albeit at a local level.
Ralph Wiggum Launches ‘08 Presidential Run [VIDEO]
Ralph Wiggum for president. I would vote for that campaign ad.
NH Towns concerned at ballot supplies
BY 1:00 it seems some towns are running out of (mostly democratic) ballots in New Hampshire. That is a good sign for turnout and also a sign that I have probably been reading too many blogs on US politics today. Interesting to read that democratic ballots
Hillary’s Conversation With Youth: Too Little, Too Late?
Hillary has begun to interact with the social networking vote following some of the fallout from Iowa. The ever brilliant Personal Democracy Forum has more.
John Edwards Has Raised $1 Million Online Since Iowa
The Iowa primary result has given Edwards a bit of a cash boost. Reading Johann Hari in the Indy yesterday it seems Edwards will need the cash if he is to push to have any chance come ‘Super Tuesday’. This should really be one of the areas [...]
Damien has the docs posted over on his blog, I am making them available here too (to spare his bandwidth). There is a .zip file with all of the senator and TD expenses for 2006 and 2007. Also individual files with the same for ease of use.
This might well go down as the political move of 2008. For weeks Fianna Fail have giving out about the tribunal so what do Labour do. Bring in a motion of confidence in the tribunal making Fianna Fail have to actually go ya or na over what they themselves set up. This is the txt [...]
Harry McGee on the Mahon Tribunal
Best of luck at the Irish Times Harry, here is Harry’s analysis of the Mahon Tribunal and Bertie’s evidence. The idea that this was fancy accounting is one I have thoght more logical for a while now. Poltically damagin is an understatement though.
Blueshirt Blogs
A handy list of blueshirt blogs from John Carroll’s blog. Note his change of address.
A continuing descent into the depths.
Do columnists get tenure?
Are you a frugal traveller abroad? See how you’d do on the civil service overseas expenses guidelines (pdf).
How to “cull” banking executives: the UK Financial Services Authority is getting ready to do it.
Gardai inquest evidence dismissed as bollocks’ | The Irish Sentinel
just found this site, no idea if I am late to the party on this one. check it out - bit of fun
Here’s the Dept of Finance statement issued late last evening about the Minister’s discussion with the banks. I think we know why some banks didn’t want to be in the guarantee scheme: those in the scheme can be made an offer they can’t refuse: to merge.
Mary Harney’s expensive trip to Houston and Phoenix.
The FAS/Florida row is not the only time the issue of her travel costs has arisen.
