Tag Archives: Taoiseach

Taoiseach dismisses concerns of Limerick consultant

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

By Mike Dwane TO suggest the welfare of Limerick mothers and babies was being sacrificed in order to pay off German banks was “outrageous”, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has told the Dail in response to criticisms this week by consultant obstetrician Dr Gerry Burke. … Continue reading →

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Top civil servant received a pension package worth over €700,000.

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

HARRY McGEE, Political Correspondent THE COUNTRY’S former top civil servant Dermot McCarthy received a combined retirement and pension package worth over €700,000 after stepping down this summer. Mr McCarthy, secretary general to the Government, retired in July after 11 years in the … Continue reading →

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Do you want to know what Ireland is like to-day ?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Taken from the Irish Times to-day Sir, – As I write this letter I am hoping that sleep can provide me with some escape from the anxiety and pain that the economic situation is wreaking on me and my family. … Continue reading →

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Bertie at Galway races, Cowen pissed, Yank in Dublin!

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Hope things pick up for you soon every politician should take a good look at this video and see how an ordinary man earns a living .By the way If that was Cowen, he is lucky I wasn’t around because … Continue reading →

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A new temporary “household charge” of €100 per year.Yeh! Yeh!

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

Photo machholz   By The Irish Times Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has announced a new temporary “household charge” of €100 per year. The new tax, viewed as a forerunner to a property tax and a water charge, will … Continue reading →

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Is the Bank of Ireland deal positive for Irish taxpayers?

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

  By Namawinelake But it was in its reporting of the deal with Bank of Ireland that RTE really let the nation down yesterday. It is a complicated deal, it was only agreed yesterday morning, the parties to the deal … Continue reading →

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Minister for Social Protection Launches Attack on the Irish Pensioners’

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

Minister for Social Protection Launches Attack on the Irish Pensioners’ Fuel and Lighting allowances: Donal Buckley Freelance Journalist/Writer Ms Burton TD and Minister for Social Protection is one of over 10,000 who earn more than Euro 200,000 per annum including … Continue reading →

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“In truth there are 1,000 Roscommons coming down the track.”

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Photo by machholz By Namawinelake A phenomenon of the current financial crisis has been the colossal sums of money involved – the banks may cost us €70bn to bailout, we have an annual deficit of €18bn, our national debt is likely … Continue reading →

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The Health Information and Quality Authority (New job help impose cutbacks)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

The Health Information and Quality Authority says it did not recommend the closure of the Emergency Department at Roscommon, which ceased operations on Monday. HIQA says it simply made recommendations on how to improve the quality and safety of services … Continue reading →

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Bonus Culture and Cronyism in Ireland 2011

Posted on June 25, 2011 by

By Donal Buckley Freelance Journalist/Writer The Government made news for a day on this scandal of jobs for the family and for their cronies. Unfortunately the media herd dropped this like a hot potato, as is usual for Irish media reporting. … Continue reading →

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