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JLC’s, EROs, REAs and ELO

The controversy over the report conducted by Kevin Duffy, and Dr Frank Walsh of CUD and which was published by the government into the operation of JLCs and ERO has the mild whiff of a whipped up storm. Just for whose consumption … Continue reading

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A minor but significant polling point to consider.

So with the RTE exit poll published of FG 36.1 Lab 20.5%, FF 15.1, SF, 10.1%, Greens 2.7% Others 15.5. There is a minor change in the party order that could be significant in terms of seats never before has … Continue reading

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Some last minute predictions

It is just possible that FG might get 3 seats in Cork South West and Limerick County (if Collins FF is under 19% this is very doable), and we could see 3 FGers in Laois Offaly. My prediction from two … 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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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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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

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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

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Further detail on the Gilmore’s school sale

Image by Labour Youth via Flickr I had a gander at the Galway planning enquiry site* and it would appear from what is there that the land in question had prior conditional planning permission reference no. 03222 granted for a … Continue reading

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