Politics In Ireland

• Technical Support in Schools (Irish Style) | anseo.net
  It would also leave Batt O'Keeffe a few more million euros to pay for curriculum content, which could be accessible by everyone in the country. There is little to no government initiated curriculum content in this country yet we have …... Continue reading »
• Knife killer taunted victim's girlfriend in court's canteen …
  The party's Justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan TD said it was “unacceptable” that a murderer was able to intimidate his victim's partner during a break at a trial. Deputy Flanagan said the incident was “very disturbing and unacceptable” …... Continue reading »
• kathleen barrington: Playing beggar-my-neighbour could prove a …
  Against that background, it will be interesting to see the reaction of voters if the government agrees to implement the ideas floated by communications minister Eamon Ryan of the Green Party. He suggested that a system should be set up …... Continue reading »
• ESRI rejects the SBP claim that Dublin waste report will be …
  The report, which was published last week, criticised environment minister John Gormley's waste strategy, leading the minister to query the think-tank's standards in preparing the report. Now, in an embarrassing move for the ESRI, …... Continue reading »
• The Irish Economy » Blog Archive » Civil Servant U-Turn …
  Labour TD Kathleen Lynch yesterday alleged in the Dail that the Tanaiste had misled the House with her statement, so perhaps more can be expected about it next week? Not that it will mean anything, if upheld, beyond a further …... Continue reading »
• James Lawless – View from the Tracks » Blog Archive » Updates on …
  The meeting was also attended by Cllr. Liam Doyle, Cllr. Brendan Weld and Michael Fitzpatrick (who had to vote in the Dáil) was ably represented by his aide Johnny Callaghan. We discussed the root causes which included increased …... Continue reading »
• The closure of one man's tax relief – The Story
  In May of that year Charlie McCreevy, then minister for finance, in response a written question from Michael Noonan said… Around the same time, the Department of Arts, Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht wrote supporting the case and …... Continue reading »
• Eddie Collins, Austin Deasy -Fine Gael -Waterford 1987 General …
  Austin Deasy, Father of John Deasy, was first elected in 1977 and served until 2002. He served as Minister for Agriculture from 1982 to 1987. He was behind attempts to remove both Alan Dukes and later John Bruton as Leaders of Fine Gael …... Continue reading »
• Business And Leadership: Central Bank revealed as agency paying …
  However, notwithstanding the C&AG's error, the Chairman of the Dail Public Accounts Committee Bernard Allen said yesterday that the committee would question the Central Bank on the number of trips involving spouses, saying that these …... Continue reading »
• Road maintenance budget slashed
  THE Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Cork TD Bernard Allen has described the national road maintenance grant allocated to Cork as “derisory” and “totally inadequate” to meet the extreme demands placed on both the county's …... Continue reading »