Category Archives: seanad reform

Dan Sullivan, an NUI Seanad panel candidate, has lodged a formal complaint with the Data protection office after it was revealed in the Irish Times that the Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen, had circulated a letter within FF giving electronic … Continue reading →

I noticed that Shane Ross who running for the TCD panel has made big play of who his nominators are. Amongst them are Willie Walsh, David McWilliams and Sarah Carey. My nominators and assenters are not quite as well known … Continue reading →

Interesting to see yet more pieces in the national papers on Saturday on the issue of Seanad Reform this time in the Independent from my fellow Kerryman and then from a TCD candidate in the Irish Times. And also on … Continue reading →

Interesting how any number of people are claiming how interested they are in Seanad Reform now that we have an election but they were remarkably silent Take Joe O’Toole who said in 1997 while campaigning for election that “On the … Continue reading →

The Independent News and Media folks have updated their site in recent weeks, and as a consequence appear to have upgraded their search engine too which is quite a good thing. For reasons of naked self interest I had a … Continue reading →

So what do I mean when I say “Reforms to ensure consistency in sentencing and the delivery of real justice.”? I suppose I believe that the balance of the criminal justice system prioritises crimes against property over those against the … Continue reading →

I am campaigning for the reversal of the imposition of charges on disabled adults who are living independently. Click for some history. I guess when my main activism has been concentrated around ensuring that my sister and every other person … Continue reading →

The horses in the paddocks and as they approach the track itself we will have a quick look over the following runners and riders. Bresnihan, Valerie: – Social and Human Rights Researcher A previous runner and also did quite well … Continue reading →

From GreenInkPen, the discerning blogger’s pen. Click below to access the petition To add the button to your Bebo/Blog/Myspace Copy and paste the following code: <a href=”http://www.petitiononline.com/ablelife/petition.html”><img src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NzljrUUMQ74/Rjcmw0BZQgI/AAAAAAAAAAU/3u6_Z5Da5rU/s400/carclamp+copy.gif” alt=”Support independent living for disabled adults”></a>