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Dominic Hannigan’s blog
Dominic Hannigan has started a blog. No doubt as part of Labour’s online strategy (read more here). It’s good. In a strange way. Sprinklings of how great Hannigan is in striving to clean up housing estates and get grants are interspersed with tales of war with County Council Officials.
Taoiseach’s ‘hypocrisy’ on heritage - Meath Chronicle
This is an excellent letter in the Meath Chronicle. It is word reading the whole thing (it’s free but you have to register). Despite the Taoiseach’s words the realities are far different and many of the social problems that the government is trying to fix are created by their [...]
‘Good and accessible’ childcare to bind communities - Ahern - Meath Chronicle Bertie
Ahern attended a Fianna Fail Rally in the area this week. At the invite-only event held in the Europa Hotel the Taoiseach launched the FF campaign in Meath East vowing to win two out of three seats with newly promoted Junior Minister Mary [...]
FF election candidate for Meath East was savaged in this issue of Village Magazine. Dubbed the “Laziest TD in the Dail” by Village who analysed the sitting Meath TDs contribution to the Dail. She has spoken on only one occasion, welcoming Shane MacEntee to the Dail and has tabled less than ten questions for written [...]
Cathal Coleman out at my alma mater emailed the details of his adult education course on Democracy this morning. The course is called The Worst Form of Government: Democracy from Plato to Marx and full details are in the pdf.
Bertie at the Tribunal - The Money Trail | Keith @ Granite Shavings
Keith has a great post tying together the threads of Bertie's evidence at the Mahon Tribunal
Obama takes the gloves off and the US Election gets dirtier. Take a gander at his new ad attacking McCain's dirty campaign.
Female Clinton Supporters In Focus Groups See Talent, Mudslinging In Palin’s Speech
Very interesting instant focus grouping of Palin's speech. It remains to be seen how the issue of sexism becomes resolved for the Hillary supporters who remain to be won over - how does Palin need to come across to get support? As tough as the men or picked on - and is she better of playing base politics than worrying about marred Clinton-women in Nevada
Plugged-in politics hits our shores
Online politics hits Australia
