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Stephen Collins today reading the mood in the corridors of Leinster House – When the Dáil resumes next month, the Greens, the Independents and disgruntled Fianna Fáil TDs will all be looking at each other to see if anybody looks like losing their nerve and making a bolt for the Opposition benches. The other side [...]
If you have a few minutes, read the 2008 Annual Report of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. The 1st paragraph – We will develop Dublin Docklands into a world-class city quarter, a paragon of sustainable inner city regeneration, one in which the whole community enjoys the highest standards of access to education, employment, housing and [...]
Lexia has some great photos of George Lee over on her Flickr account, head over to check them out.
Alexia via her Qik is over at the RDS while we sit in blogger HQ at the D4 Court. Here is her interview with Maureen O Sullivan, victorious candidate in the Dublin Central by-election.
At 10.07am Newstalk were calling it for George Lee in Dublin South, David McCullough on RTÉ was saying it would be very difficult to beat his former colleague at about 9.45 on RTÉ radio. At present it looks like the Boy George will take the seat on the first count, he’s at 52% with over [...]
Tom Stafford is a Fianna Fáil councillor running for election in Dublin’s North Inner City. He had a car dealership on Amien Street as I remember. His brother John was a Fianna Fáil TD in the late 1980′s and is an undertaker. Charlie Haughey loyalists to the core, the Staffords are the last people one [...]
This is the Eight and last in a series of posts looking at who would or would not keep their seats if an election was called now. With not much local polling to go on this is entirely my opinion and probably wrong. If you have any ideas on it please drop a comment. Dublin South West
Skin and hair should fly tonight at the Fianna Fail Dublin Central convention at the Skylon. They pick candidates from Maurice Ahern, Tom Stafford (both involved with el Berto) and Mary Fitzpatrick, who was royally shafted by the Ahern camp last time out as they threw their weight behind Cyprian Brady at the last minute, [...]
The Labour Party has announced that Senator Ivana Bacik will be seeking its nomination for the Dublin Central by-election. This close to the close of nominations, it’s highly unlikely any other candidate will come forward (or be able to beat Bacik in a nomination contest). Senator Pascal Donohoe of Fine Gael had been seen as [...]
The Oireachtas has today launched a detailed profile based on the 2006 Census of all the constituencies in the country. The information is quite interesting and comprehensive and details all 42 constituencies in the country.
When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair last summer, he was hit by the floods and then the foot and mouth outbreak — and went up in the polls. Brian Cowen might need a similar trend over the next couple of months. With Lisbon and the economy already looking like the hot potatoes of [...]
Bertie revealed yesterday evening that he has been offered, or at least in discussion about, a role as an international conflict mediator over the course of his trip. ON THE last day of his US visit, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern revealed that he had received approaches “at the highest levels” about a role for him in [...]
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.
Looks like those who listen to Radio 1 once Dave is over are in for a treat. At 8 o’clock tonight, a documentary which followed three female candidates in Dublin Central will air. It follows Fianna Fail candidate Mary Fitzpatrick (lost), Green Party’s Patricia McKenna and Sinn Fein’s Mary Lou McDonald. It seems like it [...]
Around 900 first preferences for Cyprian Brady has turned into a Dail seat thanks to the massive transfer of Bertie. Is this a historic first?
Mary Lou eliminated. Costello and Donohue in contention
It was the ECB wot done it: Dick Roche takes the Fianna Fail defence to the pages of the Wall Street Journal Europe.
IRA members seek US Medicaid assistance? Only in conservative prank video.
HSBC to pay $US63 million compensation to investors in light-touch regulated Irish investment fund linked to Bernie Madoff.
Saudi Arabia thinks Batt O’Keeffe is still Minister for Enterprise (as of 15:50, 20 April) not Richard Bruton.
“When I am on holiday, I am not foreign minister.” It’s not just Ireland where ministers have blind spots about their connections.
