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1. Who should be the next Taoiseach
Response
Percent
Dermot Ahern
0.0%
Brian Cowen
33.3%
Michael Martin
16.7%
Mary Hanifan
16.7%
Willie O’Dea
8.3%
Brian Lenihan
12.5%
Mary Coughlan
4.2%
Noel Dempsey
0.0%
Seamus Brennan
8.3%
2. Presuming Brian Cowen gets the nod who should be Taniste
Response
Percent
Michael Martin
13.0%
Mary Hanifan
4.3%
Willie O’Dea
8.7%
Brian Lenihan
39.1%
Mary Coughlan
4.3%
Noel Dempsey
4.3%
Seamus Brennan
0.0%
John Gormley
26.1%
Enda gets his place in the sun as the warm, loving, caring place that is the all-powerful blogosphere/interweb gives him some attention at Take Enda With You.
There’s little doubt that Brian Cowen will be the next leader of Fianna Fáil - be it after contest or coronation. The real power struggle seems to be for the Deputy Leadership / Tanaiste Portfolio, which will put the recipient in a prominent position for the next leadership race, whenever that might be.
There is a quickly growing consensus that the Mahon Tribunal will be little more than a footnote - albeit a very unsightly one - in Bertie Ahern’s legacy.
However while there is little doubt that Ahern has done the State enough service to be remembered fondly, his most loyal supporters worryingly seem to believe that this [...]
So Bertie got money. Bertie gets paid more then the US president. Yet this is a guy that does not seem to be rolling in the money. He does not have a Haughey still mansion, he holidays in Kerry and his kids have more money then he probably has. And According to Sam Smyth.
Those closest [...]
The time of the departure of Bertie Ahern has now been announced. What of his legacy, his place in Irish history? Here are some points that might be considered.
Reinstating the popular blog-roundup from the election for one night only to take a look at how today’s news was met in blog-land. Take a gander at Jazz Biscuit too in case I missed anything.
Ciaran Cuffe and his Green Party have come in for immense amounts of stick since going into government (even today, suggestions [...]
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Interesting bit of news from the Guardian.
Fianna Fáil sources told the Guardian his decision to quit was connected to the Irish referendum on the Lisbon EU treaty. Senior advisers had been worried that the poll would be turned by the opposition into a referendum on his leadership rather than the detail of the treaty.
For most [...]
And now what are we we going to do?
It was the net wat done it
By the way that is an ugly ass interface in the new Wordpress. Ugh.
The two areas of Irish life and politics, understood widely, that are likely to feel the fallout of Ahern’s announcement today are the Lisbon referendum - for a myriad of reasons, not least the implication an FF leadership race has for setting a date and the distraction from debate said provides - and the worsening [...]
*it wasn’t really. Nor the entire media for that matter. It has been de rigeur for defenders of an Taoiseach in recent times to present the media as the enemy here. If it were not for them this would not be an issue, Ahern and his Ministers would continue to govern in their efficient inimitable [...]
Forgot about this post until five minutes ago. Regular readers knew Ahern was standing down all the way back to St Patrick’s Day thanks to the psychic prowess of P O’Neill.
Who should replace Bertie?
A quick survey to see where the lie of the land is; the question is ’should’ not ‘will’, remember.
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So Enda Kenny wants and election.
He said whoever the new leader of Fianna Fáil is, he or she should seek a mandate from the people and let them decide what kind of government they want to lead them.
Thing is you have to be careful what you wish for. With the country in the state it is you [...]
Listening to Willie O’Dea on RTE seems that they are blaming the resignation on the fact that the Mahon Tribunal is distracting the government from operating successfully and thus for the benefit of the country he resigned. Interesting way of putting it playing the Martyr card.
Certainly seems that this might not be over and that [...]
techPresident – The Future of Campaign Technology: The Ground Game
Irish Parties looking at learning online and database lessons from Obama could do worse than bear this post in mind. Almost as soon as the election is over, improvements and evolution are making some parts redundant and others essential. Get your campaign an i-phone for everyone? Might be better than printing flyers, it goes to show how parties, if they take it seriously, need to keep ahead of the wave - not just follow.
Colman at the EuroTrib give his reasoning on why Lisbon is dead. The Government's incapable handling of the budget cuts are the nail in the coffin.
Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar offers his view on how the SBP Opinion Poll would translate in an election.
Think tank: Time for democracy to click into place
Dan Sullivan gets himself into The Sunday Times, calling for the internet to connect citizens to a more meaningful democracy. Its an argument I agree with wholeheartedly myself. Have a read and let him know what you think.
Colm Burke MEP reckons that we need to get honest and tell people we will be holding a second Lisbon Vote in Oct 2009 with protocols desigend to secure a yes vote.
