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A public meeting will be held on Monday 8th of March at 8:00pm in Silversprings Morans Hotel Cork on the the new Fine Gael Health Policy “FairCare”.
Speakers on the night will include Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD, Fine Gael Health Spokesperson Dr. James O’Reilly TD and Fine Gael Seanad Health Spokesperson...
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Public Meeting on FairCare
Communicating Europe
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This arrived in my inbox today. It may be of interest to some readers!
You may wish to be aware that Mr. Micheál Martin, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs, has announced details of the 2010 Communicating Europe Initiative. Applications for funding are invited from voluntary organisations and education bodies who are interested in...
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Sargent resigns
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The Statement:
Statement by Trevor Sargent TD
A Ceann Chomhairle, I thank you for the opportunity to explain to the House the circumstances of the clinic enquiry I received in June 2008 relating to an assault in September 2007 which were partially reported in the media this afternoon.
A victim of an assault came...
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Sargent in trouble now
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So now Trevor Sargent is accused of acting improperly in a criminal case. The Minister of State is the latest in a long line of accusations to have hit the Government. The latest of course being the resignation of Willie O’Dea.
While many would have assumed the Green Party were above all this...
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Ahern, Coughlan and O’Dea.
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So what do three of the above have in common at the moment? To me they represent why Fianna Fail is no longer fit to govern.
O’Dea lied under oath, and was forced to resign.
Coughlan thinks young people emigrate for fun and theres the whole Hanger 6 debacle
Ahern was cheerleader in chief for...
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YFG Launch Jobs Plan
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So Young Fine Gael have launched their plan to get Ireland back working. The leaflet is a rehash of one’s I have seen for newERA, with just a YFG logo added and the the supporting documentation is taken directly from Fine Gael documents, Hope for a lost Era and newERA. Nothing is...
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Letter to the Editor #1
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A friend has unwittingly given me a new idea. Its as simple as this, have something to give out about? then email me (editor@stephenspillane.com) and have a bit of a rant about something I blog about, maybe its something I missed or something you want to refute. Its up to you. All...
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De Burca’s Gone
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I didn’t see this coming, but Green Senator Deirdre De Burca has resigned from the Green Party and the Seanad! This is the second high profile resignation this week.
De Burca has left due to not being able to support the Government, in a statement she said:
“I have written to my party leader, John Gormley,...
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Fine Gael National Conference Survey
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On the 19th/20th March Fine Gael will hold a National Conference in the Malton Hotel, in Killarney. As part of the preparations for the conference, a survey was circulated to members. I have posted it below, how would you respond to it?
1. What do you believe should be the theme of...
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Its time to go?
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Enda Kenny has been the leader of Fine Gael since 2002. In that time he has revitalised the party but he has failed to capitalise on the failures of Fianna Fail. Today’s resignation of George Lee is the final nail in the coffin for my support for Enda Kenny.
There needs to be...
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