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Entries Tagged as 'Enda Kenny'

Fine Gael Heave Liveblog

June 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Blogging, Irish Politics, Live Blogging

Since yesterday afternoon a liveblog capturing the latest news, pictures, video from the Fine Gael confidence motion in Enda Kenny has been in full swing. It will be buzzing throughout tomorrow’s meeting and beyond. If like me you have been too busy (unfortunately) and snatching news here and there you can join in the fun […]

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Ladies and Gentlemen… Your Opposition

May 21st, 2010 · 7 Comments · Irish Politics, Social Media

Fine Gael have this week launched a new campaign titled NewEra, with accompanying website outlining their plans for jobs, broadband, energy and water policies. The website has videos from Enda Kenny, Simon Coveney and Leo Varadkar talking about these plans (George Lee look at what you are missing!) And then there is this – Whack […]

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Know your backbench TD (1)

February 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

In a new series on Maman Poulet, from time to time I’ll be bringing you snapshots of backbench TD’s you may never have heard of unless you are from their neck of the woods and well even then you may not know them! First up is James Bannon – a Fine Gael TD for Longford […]

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A day is a long time in …

February 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Irish Politics

No use spending ages talking about himself. Thanks to Caricatures Ireland for the best thing that sums it up! (And any rumour that my thoughts turned to by-elections and coverage is probably very true. But I know I’m not alone there.) I was going to post this week about the move over 10 days ago […]

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How rubbish does this sound?

June 16th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Irish Politics, Social Media, Social Policy

Today’s Questions to An Taoiseach specifically about his Department of the Taoiseach raised the issue of PR companies and the way Government tenders are awarded. The word Twitter was heard in the Dáil and Ciaran Cuffe was not involved. It was time for me to get out my shovel. Deputy Enda Kenny: The Government information […]

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