Tag Archives: Fianna Fail

The technicalities of technical groups

It would seem to me that the ULA, SF and FF will be able to form technical groups meaning 3 responding to the government, and perhaps a group made up of former FFers (Healy-Rea,Fleming, Mattie Mcgrath, Joe Behan (if he … Continue reading

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Do FG really need 40 pts for a majority?

Every year in  the premiership a number of smaller teams set themselves the not inconsiderable task* of avoiding relegation with the hard number of 40pts as the target to be achieved. Some rare seasons you might need more than this, more … Continue reading

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A gender kink in political reform proposals

There is a recurring desire expressed to see more sittings of the Oireachtas moving to 4 days or even 5 days in part as a means to facilitate more family hours so that there would be less late sittings. However, this creates … Continue reading

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Did FF think their political reform proposals through at all?

Having a substitute in the Dail as suggested in the political reform segment of the FF manifesto would hardly free up a minister’s time at all, it’s not like voting in the Dail is causing them that many headaches for … Continue reading

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The lunacy of an agreed FG/Lab program for government

It has come up repeatedly in press commentary over the last few weeks and was a feature  again last night on Vincent Browne that FG and Labour should published an agreed program for government before the election takes place. We know that … Continue reading

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Major Irish Political party unveils new details about party policy

Image by Getty Images via @daylife The Party has in response to much media comment about their lack of detail unveiled new details about it’s new Transport policy. The party has revealed that the policy when released will be Mauve … Continue reading

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Why is Michael Martin fighting a battle he reckons he can’t win?

Image via Wikipedia People are looking at the talk around the FF confidence motion and wondering why is Michael Martin doing this now, and why is it him that is leading it? The main reason I suspect is that the … Continue reading

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What changed in FF in the last week?

Image via Wikipedia People are asking what changed in FF to prompt the challenge to Brian Cowen, was it Anglo was it his answers in the Dail, was it the new info about who else was there? It wasn’t. It … Continue reading

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Decent, honest and honourable – it isn’t enough.

Image via Wikipedia In recent days I’ve read on p.ie and elsewhere and heard on the airwaves about people who are decent, honest and honourable and for this set of reasons should be public representatives or hold high office. One … Continue reading

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The general election of 2014

Image via Wikipedia It is the height of arrogant presumption of someone to take the result of the next election as read but it is also prudent that someone within an political party need to think beyond the next election … Continue reading

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