Category Archives: Local politics

From the archive: Flanagan returns to Leinster House

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

I heard Fine Gael TD Charlie Flanagan sounding very upbeat, in advance of the party’s Ard Fheis this weekend, on Morning Ireland today and it reminded me of this colour piece I wrote after shadowing him, while he spent a … Continue reading →

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A Deal with the Devil: The Green Party in Government

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

  Former MEP Pat Cox launched Mary Minihan’s new book, A Deal with the Devil: The Green Party in Government, last night. I was there and recorded his, quite entertaining, speech. It’s uploaded in two parts below for anyone who’s … Continue reading →

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Former ministers rewriting history in pathetic bid to save their own skins

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.
”Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad…or you wouldn’t have come here.”  I WAS reminded of the above quote from Alice … Continue reading →

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Mawkish sentimentality does not an economic policy make

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

The government has resorted to mawkish sentimentality about the Irish diaspora in its latest effort to salvage what’s left of the economy. Donning his shamrock and shillelagh, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore emerged from hiding at the weekend to attend the Global … Continue reading →

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FF leopard can’t change its spots

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Many are suffering in Ireland today but, perhaps, none more grievously than Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin who just can’t catch a break – unless it’s a tree falling on his head. Portrayed as an altar boy in a Mario … Continue reading →

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Councillors lambasted at motorway meeting

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Having failed to update this blog in about a month (I blame silly season), I’m going to post an article I wrote this week about a meeting held to protest a mooted motorway between Oylegate, just outside Enniscorthy, and Rosslare. … Continue reading →

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Odious Healy Raes belie the real scandal

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Our criminal law system relies on the premise that even though you can’t absolutely prove something, no other logical explanation can be derived from the facts – and so a defendant can be found guilty, or innocent, beyond a reasonable … Continue reading →

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Wexford County Council should nominate Norris

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Wexford County Council has an opportunity to do the State some service and agree to nominate David Norris for the Presidency after he addresses it on Monday. Last month, Fianna Fáil councillor Malcolm Byrne’s motion, “that Wexford County Council agrees to … Continue reading →

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From the archive: Gulags for the Geese

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

*First published in 2009, when it was feared that large swathes of Co. Wexford would be turned into a bird sanctuary* There is no love lost between the Greenland white-fronted goose and our own borough councillors. With Wexford Harbour about … Continue reading →

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Bertie Ahern: The juvenile narcissist

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

Bertie Ahern’s cufflinks are one of the star attractions at a charity auction which is due to take place in The Westbury Hotel this evening and, despite his regular proclamations of poverty, he can easily afford to make the relatively … Continue reading →

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