Maybe this can be a new series for MP. (submissions to tips @ mamanpoulet.com ) Yesterday evening a ministerial press release landed in my inbox – I didn’t know about the launch of a political pamphlet by Niall Crowley for the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland but it obviously got up the nose of Minister of […]
The Public Sector workers in Kerry are still protesting on TD’s doorsteps. A short video published this week gives me an opportunity to ponder on the special backbencher that is Jackie Healy Rae. From his website June 1997. The night Jackie Healy-Rae was elected TD for South Kerry the scene in Killarney was like Puck […]
Leaving aside Sargent’s error in writing the letter. This is not rocket science. Help me out here. There are maybe three general groupings that the letters could have come from (and it could have been from one or more of them) Trevor Sargent’s Office The Gardai, or sources close to the Gardai, DPP’s office or […]
There has been much coverage in the past few weeks of a major disagreement between Niall Mellon’s Township Trust and Irish Aid – the state funding agency for overseas development aid. While the funding questions that Irish Aid have about the Trust may be resolved, I’m wondering about the questions about the sustainability of the […]
Speaking in the Dáil last night on the banking inquiry and why it should be public and conducted by the Oireachtas – I know I’ve called him a national treasure before but his speeches and their content and delivery are just stunning. There are challenges to all on their understanding and desire for true Parliamentary […]
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