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Yesterday, in the aftermath of the climbdown regarding the Medical Cards fiasco, I read a post on the weblog of Green Party Justice Spokesperson Ciarán Cuffe, which dealt with the Medical Cards issue.
After reading the post, I gave him my view of the Fianna Fáíl / Green coalition, and put some questions to him and [...]
The report of the 2007 Consituency Commission is out, some would say a little bit too late but how and ever. Kerry is to remain split, with Kerry South a 3 seater while Kerry North joins to West Limerick in also remaining a 3 seater. Dublin Euro is a 3 seater, Dun Laoghaire is a [...]
Mary Harney was quoted in the Independent today on her future as party leader and when she would like to have the job handed over to her successor;
“Obviously I will continue to assist the party in any way I can. But hopefully the party can now put a mechanism to have a leader in place [...]
The examiner has an interview this morning wit former TD and now senator Fiona o Malley. She suggests that Harney will have stepped down as leader by early next year. She is quoted as relishing the role of leadin the PDs should the committe investigating the rules rule in her favour.
As a senator she is [...]
Ciaran Cuffe posts about winning, just. He is also very frank on the matter of coalition with Fianna Fail but there is a but.
Let’s be clear. A deal with Fianna Fáil would be a deal with the devil. We would be spat out after 5 years, and decimated as a Party. But, … would it [...]
All five reach quota - Boyd Barrett on 7,890.
By name:
Andrewws, 8494, 14.76$
Bailey 4,299, 7.47%
Sean Barrett 5,270, 9.16%
Boyd-Berrett 5031, 8.74%
Cuffe, 4,518, 7.85%
Gilmore, 6,900, 11.99%
Hanafin, 11,648, 20.24%
O Broin, 1388, 2.38%
O Malley, 3767, 6.555
Quinn, 2260, 3.93%
Regan, 2997, 6.95%
From RTE.
FF 41%
FG 27%
Gilmore Labour 16.9%
PD Fiona O’Malley 8%
Ciaran Cuffe Green 7.5%
Sinn Fein 2%
Boyd Barret People before profit 10%
I managed to catch up with Sinn Fein’s Dun Laoghaire candidate Eoin O Brion at 9:30 this evening in Dun Laoghaire. The pier out there is stunning. The interview was done on dictaphone, apologies if its a little phonically-challenged.
The second installment of our interviews with party figures to keep you going on this day of barren election coverage. Here I am talking to Ciaran Cuffe, Green TD in Dun Laoghaire as he canvasses in Shankill Dart Station. Ciaran has a blog at cuffestreet.blogspot.com. He discussed his campaign, the national campaign and why to [...]
“I really do have love to give; I just don’t know where to put it.”
Donnie Smith, Magnolia, 1999.
Well fuck me with a broken snooker cue. Fine Gael have gone and surpassed themselves this time. It took me a while to recognise the 15ft face that stared at me from the Dalkey station billboard, but when [...]
Amidst the plethora of “2006-in-review” articles populating today’s papers, there is one very interesting piece in the Tribune. The way our electoral system works makes polls slightly unhelpful—ignoring particularity within constituencies and also the nature of transfers—but the Tribune have taken a look across the most contested constituencies to attempt to predict the likely election [...]
Ciaran Cuffe of the Greens continues to show how a politican should blog. None of this crap about “No day is a typical day,” he details what actually happens on one of his days. Keep it up Ciaran. Also he details some of the guys at the Manchester meeting. Interesting reading. Do these [...]
Ciaran Cuffe of the Green Party is a TD for Dun Laoghaire. Some interesting feedback in there that you might want to pontificate on-Lab/FF as the most likely government, pedestrianising of College Green, turning Bank Of Ireland, College Green into a civic building.
Ciaran Cuffe Thanks for talking to us.
IE.com: Quick reaction to the death of [...]
Hats off to Dossing Times for picking up on Dun Laoighre Rathdown Green Party TD Ciarán Cuffe’s recent opportune blog sideswipe at his Leader’s putative coalition partners.
The cerebral Shankill architect, environmental campaigner, and sitting Dáil deputy was in Dublin city centre last Saturday when the street aggression started. ‘Not much fun being in town with [...]
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.
