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#LE14 changes expose the big weakness in Government’s #Seanad Abolition case
On Thursday last the hopes and political aspirations of many hundreds of aspiring and existing City and County Councillors were either dashed or revived with…
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Scrap the #Seanad? No, we need a new, revamped one more than ever
Sorry for being late in posting this – it is my Herald column from last Friday, May 24th, on why the the Government’s plan to…
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Apologise for WWII neutrality? Will UK apologise for appeasement?
My column in today’s (16/05/2103) Herald respond to Ben McIntyre’s op-ed in last Friday’s Times entitled “Its refusal to resist Hitler still shames Ireland” ————————————————————————–…
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#Gazettegate – how your political allies can cause you more problems than your foes @finegaeltoday
As Fine Gael T.D. Derek Keating is starting to realise, your political allies can sometimes cause you more problems than your political foes. It was a…
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#RTEpt quizzing of Gerry Adams shows it can do public service broadcasting
Monday night’s Primetime interview with Gerry Adams was a reminder that RTE is well capable of doing thorough, professional and researched public service broadcasting. It…
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@FiannaFailparty Back from the Brink?
My analysis piece entitled “Back from the Brink” from the April 2013 (Árd Fheis) edition of Fianna Fáil’s Cuisle magazine Back in April 2011…
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Why the Good Friday Agreement is a good metaphor for @FiannaFailparty
My column on this weekend’s Fianna Fáil Árd Fheis from today’s Herald If you are planning to head to Ballsbridge for a quiet pint or…
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Why waste time speculating about possible @FiannaFailparty and @FineGaeltoday link-ups?
This piece is also on http://www.TNT24.ie Surely I cannot be alone in realising that there is less chance of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael linking…
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#Merkel & #EU need to learn the lessons of Germany’s own economic renewal
Yesterday (Thurs April 11th) the Irish Times ran a story saying that the German chancellor Angela Merkel is facing mounting political pressure at home to demand fiscal…
