I recently heard TV3 Ireland describe nationalisation in a very positive light (i fell off the sofa). The piece was in Liberia where the national industry of rubber has been re nationalised. “On March 21, 1966, the Liberian Parliament adopted the Investment Incentive Code of the Republic of Liberia (the Code). The Code, revised on…
Category: politics
Céad mÃle fáilte to Bulgarian and Romanian citizens
Dublin People Group website has been polling for seven months on the question “Should Bulgarian and Romanian citizens be allowed work in Ireland when their countries join the EU” Over 2300 web respondents are voting 3:1 yes full details here Our Government don’t think the same! there are extra restrictions in place for visitors from…
campaigning for change
9 days to smoke free work in Northern Ireland; are ya ready? on a different subject but related to adverts, there is an increase in southern ireland government departments use of the airwaves in the run up to the election, these are not adverts for the ministers or the party in power but odd that…
max headroom
feck uk
he’s 91 he cares little for politics his name, Sandy Roe ? his flag is raised on myspace we must get him on our Anglo Irish Podcast
Fingal is Ireland’s fastest growing county if not europe’s
Fingal has a growth rate of 22% in POP terms. Draft Census figures show 240,000 living here. We have 68% of all of Dublin’s growth. Now when bad planning meets this kind of growth, problems are enormous and numerous. Infrastructure deficit is widespread. Traffic is gridlock, listen to national radio in the morning and listen…
Dail envelopes & paper
DNE candidate Dr. Michael Woods sent to my house a letter on oireachtas paper with gold harp and oireachtas envelope, asking for a vote on election day … which is imminent. using an old database Woods sent it to the old family name on the house. Using the phrase “leading ireland forward” not next steps.…
Fine Gael on transport
a local election candidate from Fine Gael in Dublin North East (Brody Sweeney) is suggesting that people use public transport to reduce global warming. it is fine gael policy to have more PRIVATE buses on bus routes. Also on Mr. Sweeneys website he is calling for the removal of a bus lane on the N32…
Fairshare for Portrane
A €140m regional treatment plant has been recommended for Portrane on North Dublin’s coastline to cater for the sewage treatment needs of South and West Dublin. The sewage plant is proposed to have the capacity to treat the wastewater for 850,000 people. Part of the proposal involves a 15-mile (22km) “orbital sewerâ€? to carry untreated…