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For the past 4 years I have lived in the UK so I have not been able to have my say on the path of my country. So the nearest I can do to that is post it on a blog that about 4 people will read. (Hi Mum) . This will be the third [...]

In what is more then likely just a PR stunt Fianna Fails Marie Hoctor told the Nenagh Guardian. that she will not vote in support of the Government’s budget this Wednesday in the absence of certain commitments in relation to issues in her constituency. Ms Hoctor indicated that she was growing disillusioned with the direction [...]

Many of the polls have showen a big slump in Fianna Failure and rises for Labour and Fine Gael. But if an election was called tomorrow who would lose out and who would win? I am going to try and do a review of all the constiuencies. If people have Views on anyone please drop [...]

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.

Video from yesterday’s Save Our Slots Rally I am unable to embed them here, but they can be found at the below link Link. Update Simon. Video added below

I believe one motion on Shannon has been defeated by 1 vote. 68 to 67.  Watch or listen live.

Moving the Heathrow slots from Shannon (a 4 hour drive from Dublin and airport of choice for those in Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, much of Connacht and the North West) to Belfast (now a two hour leisurely drive from Dublin Airport thanks to the M1 looks like it has had its first victim. The Dromoland Castle [...]

Lowry (Ind) 27.8% Smith (FF) 19.7% Hoctor (FF) 18% Ryan (ind) No word Coonan (FG) 15.4% Kathleen O’Meara (Lab) 10.1% Seamie Morris (SF) no word South Tom Hayes (FG) 22% Mattie McGrath (FF) 20% Dr Martin Mansergh (FF) 16% Seamus Healy (ind) 14% Phil Prendergast (Lab) 8%

The Greens have managed to put a candidate in every constituency list here. However many of them are I would guess simply paper candidates. Take the North Tipperary candidate Paul McNally.  Address 17 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2. His Tipp contentions? He is involved as a consultant in ‘The Village’ sustainable community project in Cloughjordan. I [...]

The loss of Proctor and Gamble in Nenagh is a blow to much of North Tipperary. While North Tipperary still is still relatively well off compared to the rest of the country. It is a big blow. And will probably result in Marie Hoctor losing all chance of keeping her seat. But while people will [...]

After meeting with staff this morning, it was announced by Procter and Gamble that 280 jobs are to go in a cost cutting exercise. The jobs are to be cut from skincare to a plant in Poland.

Procter and Gamble have announced a cost-cutting plan which will be detailed to staff at the Nenagh plant tomorrow. There are 600 currently employed in the plant though there is no mention of how many jobs are to be lost. All part-time staff were sacked in December 2005 and in Feb 2006 a further 75 [...]

Starting on RTE 1 now (10:20). Updates following. Its over now, watch it when it goes live here. Health: Interesting response to Caoimhghin O Caolain on health. Two out of fifty in the audience would like to see SF in government but in a head to head on health with Mary Harney the majority of [...]

When I read this on RTE, “Dept to appeal ruling in dyslexia case,” about the Department of Education discriminating against people I was not sure how I should responded. I haven’t been made this angry by Brian Dobson since the time when they would interrupt the Den to bring coverage of the Budget. I used [...]

Democracy, isn’t it great! It allows all types of people to run for election, whether they are right or wrong. Take this for example: last week’s Nenagh Guardian (Free reg.) reports that A group lobbying against the erection of mobile phone masts are considering running a candidate in North Tipperary in next year’s General Election. [...]

Well, not quiet, but the parties seem to love using the word slammed in their press releases, I guess in the hope that the local papers will run with that headline, which, in many cases, they do. However, this is another topic altogether and I just wanted to use the word slammed in a headline. [...]