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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
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
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
Posted in 2011
Tagged Alan Dukes, Batt O'Keeffe, brian cowen, Fianna Fail, fine gael, Nora Owen
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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
Posted in 2011
Tagged brian cowen, brian lenihan, Fianna Fail, fine gael, Jesse Helms, Joe Biden, labour, Mike Mansfield, tom fleming, United States Senate
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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
Posted in 2011
Tagged election 2014, Fianna Fail, fine gael, General election, labour, Taoiseach
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Why not have a FG Lab budget before the election?
Image via Wikipedia Why is the government persisting with this idea that it has to be their budget or nothing? Why don’t FF and the Greens announce they are delaying the vote on the Budget by 2 weeks, allow FG and … Continue reading
Posted in 2010
Tagged 4yearplan, budget, budget 2010, budget 2011, Current Affairs, Fianna Fail, fine gael, labour, Parties, politics, Richard Bruton
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The next election is too good to waste
Image via Wikipedia I’m going to take issue with Jason’s reasons for his view that the next election is too good to waste on Fine Gael but then I’m going to end up agreeing with him for quite different reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in 2010
Tagged bank of Ireland, Fianna Fail, fine gael, labour, politics, Progressive Democrats (Ireland)
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Imagine an Irish election with no transfers that mattered
Image via Wikipedia It is entirely possible that Donegal South West might see an election with no significant transfers shifts of note. That the result will simply be decided on who does best on the first count. FF appear to … Continue reading
Posted in election 2010
Tagged Donegal South West, Fianna Fail, fine gael, Jackie Healy Rae, Labour Party, Pearse Doherty, vincent browne
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How FG might go about smothering FF
Image via Wikipedia Today’s poll in the Sunday Business post from REDC shows FF at 18% with FG at 31%, Lab at 27%,Sf at 9%, Greens at 4% with Independents 10%. Such a result if replicated in a general election … Continue reading
Posted in election 2010
Tagged Fianna Fail, fine gael, labour, REDC, sunday business post
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The 81% election
Image via Wikipedia It is entirely possible that all three major parties in Ireland could each poll around 27% a piece come the next general election. This would be due to the incumbency and name recognition factor benefiting FF and … Continue reading