Gearoid Buckley (Labour) is the former Mayor of Bandon in Cork and local councillor. He has written to his Local Representative in Seanad Eireann to raise a number of issues.

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The Seanad will begin a two day debate of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Bill 2009 (note the new name!) tomorrow. (Schedule here.) The 2nd stage will take place at some stage tomorrow after 12.30pm until 5pm and from 7.15pm onwards. This will be where Senators make general comments on […]

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Apres Match have been delighting us post matches on RTE2 with some Vincent Brown take offs including appearances by ‘Joan ‘On the Ground’ Burton’, ‘Brian Lenihan’ and ‘Brian Cowen’. Tonight was the Fine Gael turn.  The ‘Leo Varadkar’ sounded a little bit Paschal Donohue for me?

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More regarding this over the next few days. Spotted it on a pavement near you yet?

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Bert McCann writes about the battle lines being drawn in the Mid-West Before the skies darken into autumn  the plan to expand the Limerick City boundaries will  have reached  Environment Minister John Gormley’s desk. Saying that the issue has been controversial  is an understatement similar to describing  the Williamite siege as bit of a fall-out.  […]

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