Written by Cian on September 7th, 2006
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The DUP have beaten Blair and Ahern up on this point for ages now. Ahern won’t accept Sinn Fein so why should Paisley? However as the deadline draws near and IMC reports take on positive hues, the complexion of Northern Politics may be in for another makeover.
Written by Cian on August 24th, 2006
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Bound to be more on Slugger on this soon;
Written by Cian on August 23rd, 2006
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Killian Forde of Sinn Fein has written the following in response to Gay Mitchells original proposal regarding the role of the monarch in a 32 county Ireland.
Written by Simon on August 20th, 2006
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I am a republican in much the same ways as I think the vast vast majority of people in Ireland are. i.e. Everyone is created equal and no body by virtue of their birth should be considered better then someone else. You would think most Irish people would agree with that however it seems that [...]
Written by Frank on July 30th, 2006
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The latest Sunday Business Post/Red C opinion poll shows Fianna Fáil support rock solid at 35%. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has previously called this poll standing ‘acceptable enough’, and he seems confident that it provides a firm foundation for the party’s 2007 election campaign.
I was polled by Red C last week and, as well as confiding [...]
Written by Frank on March 27th, 2006
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Coffee with Killian
Killian Forde (SF) Talks Globalisation with IrishElection.com
Frank — Killian, you’ve praised ‘the coming together of the broad left in Europe’ against the Services Directive, and you said the global left has been ‘ideologically drifting, defensive and struggling to articulate a credible alternative’. You expressed satisfaction with the defeat of right-wing MEPs over the [...]
Written by EWI on March 24th, 2006
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This Easter, as people are no doubt aware, marks the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising which occurred in Dublin, Galway and other scattered parts throughout Ireland and involved members of the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Citizen Army, Cumann na mBán and various smaller groups (such as the Hibernian Rifles) and myriad individuals who joined [...]