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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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Take Back the Country

February 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics, Uncategorized

Are you one of the 233 independent/smaller party candidates who have chosen to run in the General Election? Feeling excluded by the national broadcaster?  Don’t worry one of your kind has taken to the Youtube to design you a video template so that you can ‘take back the country’. Love the bit about saving the […]

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Enda’s been deactivated

February 10th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics

Given the level of criticism that Enda received for not appearing at the TV3debate on the Fine Fael Facebook Fan page (much of which dissappeared!) it’s no surprise they give Enda’s page a rest. Psst to James and Jim I know what you are going to say and I’m not anti FG – I’m anti […]

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