Update: Video is at the end of this post Have a look here – at 22.54 minutes in and watch Anne Doyle calmly introduce the TV News moment so far for 2010. Charlie Bird is back viewers … back with a bang. After over a year of isolation and loneliness as RTE’s Washington correspondent, Charlie […]
Tags:Anglo Irish Bank·Anne Doyle·Cape Cod·Charlie Bird·David Drumm·George Lee·Republic of Ireland
Is there a shortage of empty houses in Donegal South West? Senator Brian Ó’Domhnaill writes on the Fianna Fáil blog (yes I know I read it!) about debates happening the Dáil and Seanad this week on the Planning and Development Amendment Bill 2009. Senator Ó’Domhnaill says the bill will make it easier for people to […]
There’s a chance given the season that’s in it and that the fact that it was broadcast on Friday night that you missed Insight on UTV. It dealt with the story of Aine Tyrell who was abused by her paedophile father Liam who is the brother of Gerry Adams. Gerry Adams knew of the abuse […]
Some in Fianna Fáil think that those who wish to have their gender legally recognised as the gender they acquire do so for financial gain or to fiddle welfare systems. This is news to me! I don’t get how someone who changes their gender is better off financially (particularly as women still only earn 4/5ths […]
Tags:European Convention on Human Rights·Fianna Fáil·Green·Human rights·Law·Mary Hanafin·Republic of Ireland
Catching up on Civil Partnership related news… Confirmed in a question to An Taoiseach on Tuesday by Eamon Gilmore, leader of the Labour Party. Note the dig by Dermot Ahern. Deputy Eamon Gilmore: Does the Taoiseach have an update on when the civil partnership Bill will be before the House? The Taoiseach: Hopefully, the first […]
Tags:Civil Partnership Bill·First Minister and Deputy First Minister·Government of Ireland·Minister for Social and Family Affairs·Republic of Ireland