Today was JobBridge day. The National Internship Scheme announced as part of the Jobs Initiative was launched by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton and An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. The new programme is not dissimilar to the Work Placement Programme which I commented on last month, apart from the extra €50 payment to interns. Even […]
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We now know that 3636 premium phone calls were made from Leinster House supporting Michael Healy-Rae in the Celebrities Gone Wild reality show in 2007 at a cost of €2639. In the week the show was broadcast several emails were sent by Jackie Healy-Rae from his Oireachtas email account to TD’s, Senators and others in Leinster House. […]
It would be an understatement to say that the Presidential campaign is boring and annoying me at the same time. Apart from the continual reinterpretation of the constitution and the promises to have conversations, change, create jobs (Niall O’Dowd), protect the unborn (Mitchell) the way in which hopeful candidates are broadcasting everything as they open an envelope or […]
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Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn accompanied by Deputies Kevin Humphreys and John Lyons with the President of the Irish National Teachers Organisation Noreen Flynn and members of the INTO LGBT group. (Pic: K Mulhern) So that work is going well regarding Section 37 Minister?
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter yesterday published the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011. The Bill is fairly miscellaneous to be sure – covering matters including Legal Aid, Good Samaritans, bankruptcy, the sale of alcohol, charges for citizenship applications. Essentially it’s a tidying up bill covering loopholes and developments in many […]
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