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Candidate Video #16 – Michael Lowry

February 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics

Loads wrong with the country but he’s acted in the constituents interests and the national interest and will save the country. Or something like that.

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Manifesto watch – Disability Part 2

February 15th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Disability, Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics

Fine Gael published their manifesto today and as part of my review of the party’s manifestos here is the section on disability. (Pg. 33) 8. Disability Fine Gael will ensure that the quality of life for people with disabilities is enhanced and that resources allocated reach the people who need them. To achieve this, we […]

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Campaign Song – Michael Conaghan – Rest Outside

February 15th, 2011 · 13 Comments · Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics, Uncategorized

Blogging holiday adjourned for a minute. A campaign song for Labour’s candidate in Dublin South Central, Michael Conaghan. Thank you to the Chicken who sent it to me – much appreciated. No mention for the other colleagues on his ticket and giving them preferences? ๐Ÿ™‚ Rest Outside – Michael Conaghan Over to you Alan Kelly!

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The politics and reporting of attack

February 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics

Still two weeks to go and as the polls make people jumpy I expect that the attack politics will continue and as the majority of policies have been unveiled it’s going to get far more personal.ย  The three leader debates to come in the next ten days will also focus people on personal issues and […]

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Fine Gael’s obsession with bad taste and the implications

February 13th, 2011 · 18 Comments · Elections, General Election 2011, Irish Politics

I can’t put words to blog post regarding the latest stunt. Just want to show what I got this evening which shows how it can be abused. From Leo Varadkar’s email address addressing me as Lez (as in short for lesbian which is what I am by the way in case you are new to […]

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