Image via Wikipedia 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 new, there is nothing YFG about this. There has been a trend lately for YFG to follow the senior party and I personally don’t...
Image via Wikipedia 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 the Conference? 2. What are the key issues that the Conference should address? 3. Of the following issue areas, please rank in order of...
Image via Wikipedia 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 a change of thinking at the top of the party, a change in how policy and where policy comes from. There needs to...
Image via Wikipedia So George Lee has resigned from Fine Gael and from the Dáil. This isn’t good news for Fine Gael, George Lee or the people of Dublin South. Its not exactly good news of Fianna Fail either. Labour will probably win the seat in the next by-election. My own feelings on his resignation is fairly well summed up by the cartoon over on Caricatures Ireland. It takes more then nine months to make an impact on party...
I have seen posters for this around Cork, and I think a few readers may be interested. Thurs 11th Feb :: 8pm :: Jurys Western Road Following the success of our recent non-fiction evenings at Jurys, we have invited Kevin Rafter, writer, broadcaster and lecturer to give his assessment of Ireland present and future against the background of his new book Party at the Crossroads, which tells the remarkable story of the Fine Gael comeback and provides an authoritative...
Image via Wikipedia So Enda seems to be trying to catch up with the rest of the digital world and has started to send a weekly message to supporters on a Friday. I think this is a good idea, and the message seems to include lots of information. I look forward to getting it weekly. Don’t worry, I won’t post it every week. Only if its interesting! Dear Member Many of you have said to me in the past...
Image via Wikipedia So Fine Gael’s Senator Eugene Regan made a formal complaint to the European Commission about NAMA. He claims the ‘scale and scope’ of the scheme is disproportionate to the size of the Irish economy, transfers too much risk from the banks onto the Irish taxpayer and does not contain sufficient safeguards that Irish depositors and borrowers will not be forced to pay for the huge mistakes by Irish banks. Now I think most people would agree...
Image via Wikipedia Fine Gael is set to hold its Convention for the Donegal South West By-election on February 15th. Joe McHugh TD (Donegal North East) has been appointed Director of Elections for the bye-election for Fine Gael. This will be a very interesting race considering the goings on over the budget at the County Council. Fianna Fail might not be too popular, but with it being a Fianna Fail seat up for grabs who knows what will happen....
Image via Wikipedia A Cork South Central Branch of Young Fine Gael is being launched on Friday 15th of January is Soho Bar on Grand Parade at 7:30pm. This is one of the new branches being set up by the Munster Regional Council of Young Fine Gael. YFG is the largest of the youth political parties in country and its expansion into the city should mark another stage in its growth. The meeting will be attended by local and...
Young Fine Gael is trying to launch a grassroots campaign for John Bruton to be made President of the European Council. I received the following missive from HQ. Dear Member, As you may know former Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael John Bruton is seeking election as President of the European Council. Let’s get behind him by using the internet to spread his campaign around Europe. SIGN THE PETITION Please sign and forward the petition link...
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