Image via Wikipedia Talktoeu.ie have a great idea. To learn about Europe Explore it! To help with that two lucky people will be picked to take a Eurotrip this spring and the catch, do tasks! Starting in Helsinki and finishing Brussels you will travel through 16 countries. This is something I was sent from talktoeu Having spent the...
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Image by gelinh via Flickr A lot of the talk surrounding the Civil Partnerships Bill is concentrating on the aspects concerned with the rights of gay partners. For a change it is the consequences for hetrosexual (and homosexual may I add) of the other part of the bill to do with cohabitation is being largely...
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Image via Wikipedia There is a very large elephant in the room in Irish politics. It is a very important issue and it cause fierce tensions and divides, but not only in Ireland. I blogged a few years back that Ireland needs an Abortion Act and recent events are making that point more necessary! The recent poll...
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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...
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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....
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Image via Wikipedia I got an email today from Ireland for Europe. I really wasn’t expecting to be getting an email from them. It turns out that Ireland for Europe are still in existence as they are in a debt of about €150,000. They are blaming the spending of the no side for this. So to tackle...
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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...
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Image via Wikipedia I saw this short animation about transport in Ireland and I had to put it up. Its great. Anyone who has experience rush hour traffic in Dublin will get this t0tally. Enjoy! Hat-tip: Padraig
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Image via Wikipedia The Anna Lindh Foundation Forum 2010 takes place in Barcelona from the 4th of March to the 7th of March. The Forum aims to give new momentum to the cooperation among civil society organizations committed to intercultural dialogue in the Union for the Mediterranean region and to enrich the activities of the...
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Image via Wikipedia Remember the complaints about the Home Choice Loans and possible infringements of state aid and that? Well the EC has responded to the complaints. Here is the response I received: Brussels, 08/01/10*D/5031 COMP F3/BS/JVG/lc A(2009)21897 / D(2010)1 Subject: State aid complaint CP 300/2008 – Ireland Home Choice Loan Dear Madam/Sir, I am writing to you...
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Image via Wikipedia The Red Cross have issued some First Aid and Safety Advice for the weather conditions that are affected most of the country. Cork City saw snow last night for the first time and the weather is not set to get better. In fact it is set to worsen at the weekend, with...
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Image via Wikipedia People often wonder why I show interest in UK Politics. I find it really interesting and absorbing. The following letter from two fromer Ministers really sums up why I find it more interesting! Dear Colleague, As we move towards a General Election it remains the case that the Parliamentary Labour Party is deeply divided...
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Image via Wikipedia Next week the hearings for the New European Commission will get under way. They will start on Monday 11th and continue until the Tuesday 19th. Each commissioner will be questioned for three hours by a committee responsible for the area they are nominated. Each committee will then vote on the nomination, before...
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Image via Wikipedia Bryan highlighted this story on the BBC News website to me. The Russians seem to be taking the issue that the asteroid “Apophis” could hit the Earth. The asteroid is 2.7 × 1010 kg in mass and is 450 metres in length. It is set to pass near Earth and hence a possible collision around 2036...
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Image by Getty Images via Daylife 2009 saw 240 people killed on Irish Roads. This is down (a record!!) 39 on last year. It is still a high figure. Among those killed were: 40 pedestrians, 7 cyclists, 128 were drivers 38 passengers 27 bikers. Road deaths can effect anyone. They leave devastation behind. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and...
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