Category Archives: Department of Social and Family Affairs

Should the transfer of Anglo’s remaining NAMA tranches be put on hold ?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

from source http://namawinelake.wordpress.com/author/namawinelake/ Should the transfer of Anglo’s remaining NAMA tranches be put on hold pending clarification of Anglo’s total costs? namawinelake | August 27, 2010 at 10:15 am Anglo has transferred a cumulative total of €16bn of its NAMA-bound … Continue reading →

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Don’t believe Cowen’s lies!

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

The economy has reached a “turning point” with the worst now over, The Unelected  Taoiseach Brian Cowen said. How many turning points have we now turned ? anymore and we will all get dizzy! Get real ,things are getting worse! … Continue reading →

Posted in A New Irish Citizens Political party, accounting gimmickry, action, action on Jobs, Action on unemployment now!, Anglo Irish Bank, Bailing out the banks, Berti Ahern, Bertie Ahern, Citizens Association of the Bewildered (CAB), Department of Social and Family Affairs, Depression, Eamonn O Cuiv TD, Enterprise Ireland, Former Taoiseach X Bertie Ahern X tax-free status X artists' exemption scheme X Ahern autobiography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What if this oil spill was off the coast of Ireland?

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

  If this had happened in Irish waters the Government would have told the nation that we were all responsible and we must all put our shoulder to the wheel and help stop this well from leaking any more of … Continue reading →

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See just dead wood and no Heart!

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

Yesterday, the minister revealed she had learned of the 58,000 unchecked X-rays in December. But she insisted she only realized the scale of the problem on Tuesday. Full article link http://www.independent.ie/national-news/calls-mounting-for-the-resignation-of-hopeless-harney-2095141.html Adding my voice to the thousands of calls for … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Social and Family Affairs, Fianna Fail, Health, Hospital Services, HSE, Irish News, Irish Politics, Mary Harney, People power, political accountability, political dinosaurs, Susie Long, Tanaiste, Taoiseach, The Dail | Tagged , , , , , ,

Liz McManus active in the Dail

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

  Liz McManus , Dail activities during the week  24.01.2010- 29.01.2010     Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour) Last year broadcasting legislation was passed by the two Houses and the Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources was charged with carrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Irish News, Wicklow News, Irish Politics, local Wicklow politics, Irish local community blog, Labour Party, wicklow Environment issues, Local Wicklow Issues, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog, Wicklow TD's Dail comments, Liz McManus, Irish Crime, Brian Lenihan, Department of Social and Family Affairs, KildareStreet.com, Wicklow Town, Irish civil service, RTE, Irish Government, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, PUBLIC SERVICE UNIONS, Minister of finance, Action on Environment issues, Environment issues, Wicklow Blogs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Irish Live Register

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

Irish Live Register: Rises 3,300 to 426,700 in December; 133,577 added in 2009; Unemployment rate still set to peak in summer 2010   Source: CSO Taken from Finfacts Team Jan 8, 2010 – 12:30:04 PM Irish Live Register: The seasonally … Continue reading →

Posted in accounting gimmickry, action, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Fianna Fail, Irish civil service, Irish Financial News, Irish Government, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Peoples Union, Irish Politics, Local Wicklow Business, Local Wicklow Issues, local Wicklow politics, Ms Mary Coughlan TD, National Emergency Plan for jobs, PUBLIC SERVICE UNIONS, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, TDs lavish expenses, Unemployed in Ireland, Unemployed United, Unemployment, Unemployment in Ireland, Union for the unemployed in Ireland, We want jobs now, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

protests in Dublin streets (3)

Posted on November 7, 2009 by
Posted in Irish News, Irish Politics, Irish Financial News, Letters to TD's, Irish local community blog, Labour Party, Fianna Fail, Allied Irish Bank, Liz McManus, Andrew Doyle, Billy Timmins, Brian Cowen, Irish Justice, General Election Issues for Wicklow, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Irish civil service, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, An Bord Snip Nua, Irish Government, Anglo Irish Bank, Concern, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, Joe Behan, carbon tax, Dick Roche, FAS, NAMALAND, General Election NOW, Budget 2009, Irish Life and Permanent | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

John Hopkins Update

Posted on September 10, 2009 by

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (‘TRY’, BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY. Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins: 1. Every … Continue reading →

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Ireland To-Day !

Posted on August 3, 2009 by

This to my mind represents Ireland to-day When will the people rise up and kick this lot out?

Posted in action, Allied Irish Bank, An Bord Snip Nua, Batt O Keeffe, Brendan Smith, Brian Cowen, Brian Lenihan, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Dermot Ahern TD, Eamonn O Cuiv TD, Eamonn Ryan, Education, Fianna Fail, Great Depression, Green Party, Green Waste, Ireland's NTMA, Irish civil service, Irish Financial News, Irish Government, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Politics, John Gormley, Micheal Martin, Mr.O Connor, No to Lisbon 2, Noel Dempsey, Unemployed in Ireland, Unemployed United, Unemployment in Ireland, Union for the unemployed in Ireland, vote No to Lisbon 2, Wicklow Blog, Wicklow communities blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

abused over decades

Posted on July 28, 2009 by

  A national memorial will be erected in Ireland for tens of thousands of children who were abused over decades in church-run institutions. So it was claimed to-day .Children’s Minister Barry Andrews said a national day of remembrance for survivors … Continue reading →

Posted in A national memorial, Alliance Victim Support, Brian Lenihan, Christian Brothers., Dail Debate on institutional child abuse, Daingean reformatory, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Irish Justice, Irish local community blog, Irish News, Irish Politics, Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, Sisters of Mercy, The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, Victimes of crime | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,