Yes they let me in. I made it past the canvassing outside – internal party elections require many canvassers, pieces of paper, stickers and badges. Must have been spotted a mile off because nobody accosted me. I’m wearing a press badge and have a Fianna Fail neck thing to hang it off. Merchandising tent will […]
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So the websites and blog suggestions I asked for are arriving and before I try to sort them all into parties and themes and types young Simon Harris caught my eye. The youngest FG candidate (according to Simon and who am I to dispute him!) currently works for Senator Frances Fitzgerald and is a nephew […]
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From today’s Irish Times SOCIAL WORKERS believe that a mother who subjected her children to incest and serious neglect received support from “a Catholic right-wing organisationâ€? when she got a High Court injunction in 2000 to stop the children from being placed in the care of relatives. …Tadgh Guider, a social work team leader, said […]
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After this week’s performance? Not on yer nelly… (Today’s Irish Times put the Tara St. stiletto in it for her!) but this is Fianna Fail and anything is possible. Dara Calleary T.D. I think your star is shining brightly. It’s not that long since Ms. Flynn was demurely trying to say nothing when asked if […]
Only 6 days into 2009, Brian Cowen is busy preparing us all for financial armageddon, but his predecessor, our Iar Thaoiseach is starting to make hay while the sun does not shine. Before Christmas we heard about the book deal – Richard Aldous is to be regarded as Ahern’s partner (no not that type!) in […]
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