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Green Party achievements video

February 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, General Election 2011, Green Party, Irish Politics

In addition to the infographic that they released at the time the government collapsed today the Green Party showed a video at the start of their press conference launching their manifesto. The interview with the male couple who were the first to have their relationship recognised by the state is of note.

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Manifesto Watch – Disability

February 11th, 2011 · 8 Comments · Disability, Elections, Equality, General Election 2011, Green Party, Irish Politics

The Disability invisibility cloak is being lifted on the General Election.  Now lets see if the parties and their representatives can talk about it! The Labour Party launched their manifesto today The section on Disability A fair deal for people with disabilities Labour remains committed to an approach to disability in Ireland based on rights, […]

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Paul Gogarty – Gogarty first, Greens second?

February 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, General Election 2011, Green Party, Irish Politics

I was at the Green Party manifesto launch earlier. Present with a number of their new candidates were the parliamentary party John Gormley, Eamon Ryan, Mary White, Dan Boyle, Ciaran Cuffe. Not sure about Mark Dearey but the person whose absence surprised me was Paul Gogarty – the candidate from Dublin Mid West – he […]

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Handbags over Civil Partnership and Government Collapse

January 30th, 2011 · 4 Comments · General Election 2011, Green Party, Irish Politics, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

There is going to be a lot of revisionism and distorting of the facts in the next four weeks and I am sure we’ll be catching and factchecing a lot of claims along the way.  Some of it is off before the campaign has begun, no surprise there! On Friday Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, […]

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Candidate Video #6 – Niall Byrne

January 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, General Election 2011, Green Party, Irish Politics

Niall Byrne is the Green Party Candidate for Wicklow. I’m not sure he has the hang of this video lark.

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