Monthly Archives: February 2011

Fianna Fail crushed at polls in Ireland

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

 Pat Carey, outgoing Gaeltacht Minister  By Jasper Hamill 27 Feb 2011 The Irish electorate destroyed the incumbent party only months after the humiliating €85 billion (about £72bn) bail-out from the IMF and EU. Exit polls suggest opposition party Fine Gael have … Continue reading →

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Me drowning me sorrows after the general election

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Ireland Crippled by Debt Votes for More of the Same

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

When Irish Eyes Are Voting Most of the world is focused on the Middle East and Libya, and rightly so. We will look at that in a minute. (Sidebar: the White House spelled the country “Lybia” in a recent tweet. … Continue reading →

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The people have spoken!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

The people have spoken and have once again put back in mostly the same old tired void of real ideas politicians .They will regret this soon enough as we start to see the price go up for petrol and the … Continue reading →

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Carrying the message

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

The Banker Hello, my name is Montague William 3rd And what I will tell you may well sound absurd But the less who believe it the better for me For you see I’m in Banking and big industry For many … Continue reading →

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$5.4 billion worth of shady practices

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

The Turning Of The Sovereign Seal

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

by Bridget Haggerty “On the morning of the 21st January, in Vaughans Hotel on Parnell square, a man named Tom McGuire elevated and turned the Sovereign Seal of Dáil Éireann, from the rising sun to the setting sun, from north … Continue reading →

Thank You

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

I would like to thank all 125 of the decent people that honoured their pledge to vote for me You can rightly be proud of having the good sense to recognize that the good ship Ireland is still on its … Continue reading →

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NAMA under Fine Gael: drastic changes expected

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

By namawinelake  “A terrible noise exactly like thunder was heard in the outer room of his apartments : it was the crowd of courtiers deserting the antechamber of the dead sovereign to come and greet the new power of Louis … Continue reading →

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Libya: a national bloodbath

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

In Libya, armed forces are using machine guns and fighter jets against pro-democracy protesters — hundreds have been killed and, without immediate international action, it could spiral into a national bloodbath. The EU and UN are in emergency sessions to … Continue reading →

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