Irish election have an interesting post on the next general election. The tribune (registration required, Free Trial) have a story on the key constituencies in the election. Over all the following is predicted:Predicted State of the Parties: FF: 75 (-6) FG: 40 (+9) Lab: 20 (-1) Green Party: 8 (+2) PDs: 6 (-2) Sinn Fein: 6 (+1) Socialists: 2 (+2) Other: 9 (-4) That leaves the following governmental possibilitiesFF/PD/IndFF/SF/Ind Fianna Fail will need 8 extra seats to get to...
Monthly Archives: December 2006
My Opinion – Year in Review
Well that is the visitor stats for My Opinion this year, and I must say its been the best year yet. I started off blogging back in March ’05 but its only in the last few months that I really got into blogging as can be seen in the graph! 2006 has been quite a year for me. Mainly down as my health, mentally and physically deteriorated. Between my tonsils and left eye (I’ve developed a blind spot) and...
Missing Person
Hey all Above is a young guy missing from Innishannon Cork, Joe Mullally (20) was last seen leaving the Brog on Oliver Plunkett St in Cork on Thursday night 14th December at 1.30am Please Contact the Gardaí if you have seen him! thanks
Morning Briefing, 31st December
Well its the last day of 2006 and my final Morning briefing of the year not that I’ve been doing them for very long, but I’d like to take this moment to wish all the readers of this blog the Best for 2007! Have a great night and be careful!!!! An nuacht ar an maidin seo! CNN reports on Kofi Annan’s Legacy saying he left a ‘mixed legacy’ BreakingNews.ie reports on the destruction of prisoner files in the North...
Pre-Nup Study group announced!
Via PDs website The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr Michael McDowell, T.D., today announced the membership of the Pre-nuptial Study Group he has established to study the operation of the law with respect to Pre-nuptialAgreements.The Group will be chaired by Ms Inge Clissmann. Ms Clissman is an expert in family law and has represented clients in some of the leading cases in this field. Her particular specialist areas include matrimonial litigation, child advocacy, and...
Saddam RIP – Reaction
Sam over at Pull Out The Pin believes that the execution of Saddam was the right thing to do. Me I don’t think so. I blogged before on Capital Punishment and im still opposed to it. CNN reported that Saddam faced the execution with fear in his face, what is the point in that? Seriously like? Nothing gives us the right to end someone elses life so why does a fledgling ‘democratic’ state have that right. To me the...
1st of January what a busy day!
I recently posted about what will happen to Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania on the 1st of January 2007, but that’s not all that will happen. The EU institutions will be able to work in Irish from now on, that includes Irish MEP’s addressing the EU Parliament as Gaeilge and the EU publishing more documents in Irish. Also on the 1st of January ASBO’s will be introduced in Ireland, these arent been welcomed by all though. Youth groups are opposed...
Labour ro prioritise Civil Unions in 2007
From the Labour Press Office Recognition of same sex unions must be priority for 2007 The Leader of the Labour Party, Pat Rabbitte TD, has said that the issue of legal recognition of and proper protection for couples in same sex relationships must be a priority for the Oireachtas in 2007. “I am confident that the our society has matured and attitudes changed sufficiently to the point where the majority of our people would have no problem with legislation...
Morning Briefing, 29th December
Maidin Maith! An nuacht ar an maidin seo. The Irish Blog Awards have announced a bebo profile competition! Check out the bebo page for more info! Pandering to the masses eh? Today is the day that documents from 30 years ago are declassified and breakingnews.ie have a few interesting ones.Such as the UK wanting to make the North independent to avoid bloodshed. For some reason i think that wouldnt have worked. They also report on death threats made to...
Bagpipes
My last post got me searching youtube for pipe and drum bands I found the following interesting videos: Swiss Top Secret Drum Corps recorded at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August 2006 New Zealand Marching band
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