http://www.irishelection.com/2008/05/an-end-to-the-galway-races-fianna-fail-tent/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.irishelection.com/2008/05/an-end-to-the-galway-races-fianna-fail-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-64505 le craic » Brian Cowen doesn’t want to go west anymore Fri, 23 May 2008 09:36:22 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3147#comment-64505 [...] why not click to join Club le craic. Go raibh maith agat! Thanks a thousand!So it’s an end to the tent at Galway races for Fianna Fail then. It’s not only Fianna Fail that will be affected by [...] [...] why not click to join Club le craic. Go raibh maith agat! Thanks a thousand!So it’s an end to the tent at Galway races for Fianna Fail then. It’s not only Fianna Fail that will be affected by [...]

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/2008/05/an-end-to-the-galway-races-fianna-fail-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-64504 Galway Greens » Cowen Scraps Fianna Fail Tent at Galway Races Fri, 23 May 2008 09:18:37 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3147#comment-64504 [...] Brian Cowen has announced there will be no Fianna Fail tent at the Galway Races this year. There’s a good analysis over at Irish Election. [...] [...] Brian Cowen has announced there will be no Fianna Fail tent at the Galway Races this year. There’s a good analysis over at Irish Election. [...]

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/2008/05/an-end-to-the-galway-races-fianna-fail-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-64502 Red Links 23/05/08 : Alexia Golez Fri, 23 May 2008 04:34:13 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3147#comment-64502 [...] Helicopter firms weep salty tears over this. [...] [...] Helicopter firms weep salty tears over this. [...]

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/2008/05/an-end-to-the-galway-races-fianna-fail-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-64501 P O'Neill Fri, 23 May 2008 01:08:48 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3147#comment-64501 It's an interesting sign of Cowen's leaner approach. Note the report a few days ago that he had banned the special advisers and program managers from Cabinet subcommittee meetings. I think this move had no downside: it gets Des Richardson out of the inner circle (I wonder does Cowen suspect that Richardson is going to be declared an uncooperative witness?), it's a good signal to the Greens and unions, and takes away the awkwardness of JP McManus there every year as a tax exile. It’s an interesting sign of Cowen’s leaner approach. Note the report a few days ago that he had banned the special advisers and program managers from Cabinet subcommittee meetings. I think this move had no downside: it gets Des Richardson out of the inner circle (I wonder does Cowen suspect that Richardson is going to be declared an uncooperative witness?), it’s a good signal to the Greens and unions, and takes away the awkwardness of JP McManus there every year as a tax exile.

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