This was originally posted on The Political Gay on GayCork.com Yes, I know I’m barely back a week and I am out canvassing. Nothing new there really. I spent Friday evening and Saturday morning canvassing Mahon Point Shopping Centre, we then moved onto the City Centre for part of the afternoon (before the Match of course). This is the first time I am canvassing (or even voting) in a constitutional referendum so it’s all new and interesting for me....
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Europe: Let’s Be At The Heart Of It
Well the Senior Fine Gael Party have a better slogan the YFG any way, so that has restored my belief in the party! Enda Kenny gave the following speech at the launch. At the outset, I would like to say that I regard the forthcoming referendum as being of enormous importance for Ireland’s future. I am voting YES and asking Fine Gael supporters to do likewise because I firmly believe that Ireland’s future success and prosperity depends on us...
YFG Posters to "Excite Electorate on Lisbon Treaty"
So remember the competition that I mentioned John over at Semper Idem blogged about? Well we have the results of it. And the press release accompanying them claims the following YFG President, Barry Walsh said: “Young Fine Gael does not propose the young people of Ireland support this Treaty purely on the basis of past economic and social benefits to Ireland. Rather, we believe it should be supported because of the real potential it offers to further improve the...
Public Information About the Proposal to Amend Article 29 of the Constitution
This motion is being layed before the House today persuant to section 23of the Referendum Act 1994. It is as follows The Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008 proposes- (a) to insert the following subsections after subsection 10º of section 4 of Article 29 of the Constitution: ’10° The State may ratify the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed at Lisbon on the 13th day of December...
So what will we be voting on come June?
Yesterday the Dáil started debating the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008, but what will this actually do in terms of our constitution I hope to show changes on an articles by article basis. The Bill concerns Article 29 of the Constitution. It starts off by deleting Article 29.4.9 which states 9° The State shall not adopt a decision taken by the European Council to establish a common defence pursuant to Article 1.2 of the Treaty referred to...
Lib Dems want Referendum on EU
Okay this is a strange one. From a party thats normally very pro-Europe. The Lib Dems are now calling for a Referendum on British Membership of the EU! I know they wanted a referendum on the constitutional treaty, but not the current reform treaty so where does this come from? Ming had this to say “It is time to end the shadow boxing on Europe and to have an honest debate on the future of Europe.” Now for me,...
28th Amendemnt of the Constitution (Childrens Rights Amendment)
Well i eventually found the wording of the amendment and here it is from the DOHC website PART 2CHILDREN Article 42(A) 1. The State acknowledges and affirms the natural and imprescriptible rights of all children. 2. -In exceptional cases, where the parents of any child for physical or moral reasons fail in their duty towards such child, the State as guardian of the common good, by appropriate means shall endeavour to supply the place of the parents, but always...
Morning Briefing, 16th January
Earliest Morning Briefing yet, Thinking of shortening it down to MB but i might be infringing on trademarks An nuacht ar an maidin seo! Feic ar mo dheireadh post le nuacht agus na bhuaiteora ag an Golden Globes areir! (Wow look at my Irish!! Tell me if im wrong please Looks like we’ll be a having a referendum in March (BreakingNews) I could have sworn someone had said no referendum before the election! eh typical government! Castro could be...
Won’t Some one please think of the Children!!!
Via BreakingNews.ie Children’s helpline ‘struggled to cope’ with Christmas calls The ISPCC says it struggled to cope with hundreds of calls it received from distressed children this Christmas. The help-line handled nearly 700 calls from children seeking help on Christmas Day. Most of the children had been left alone at Christmas, or were upset by alcohol abuse in their home. The thirty volunteers who manned the line say many children were unable to get through because the lines were...
Predictions for 2007
Well Sam over at Pull out the Pin as asked me to make some predictions for 2007. So here it goes. 1) The Irish General Election will be longest in history 2) It will result in a hung Dáil 3) The situation in Iraq will deteriorate, increasing the support for the Democrats in the US 4) In the UK, Tony Blair will finally resign and Gordon Brown will take over 5) Talks will be fully suspended in Turkeys negotiations...
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