[direct link to mp3] over 300 packed into the Teachers Club for the annual debate. This year david mcwilliams took up the offer to debate with SP TD joe higgins. http://www.socialistparty.net/ http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie [line recorded from power amp desk with sony MX20; apologies no roaming radio mic]
Category: politics
Murder of Sri Lankan MP, Nadarajah Raviraj
To the president of Sri Lanka, (gosl@presidentsl.org) in his capacity as head of security in the country Stop the killings! Stop the cover-up and shielding of assassins! We are greatly angered by the news of the murder of Sri Lankan MP, Nadarajah Raviraj. Terror gangs have for months now been attacking and murdering Tamils and…
Bertie: Blur: Song 2
bertie ahern walked out to the Ard Fheis to the sound of Blur’s Song 2 Woo Hoo – well if he wants to let him, but there must be more fitting songs than ‘Song 2’ like? Do you really want to hurt me? by Culture Club, “Give me time to realise my crime” When Blair…
the perfect word for redundancy
confectionerynews.com reported Cadbury Schweppes has exploited the continued global growth of chewing gum and tapped into emerging new markets to report increased sales for 2005. Sales were £6.5bn in 2005, an increase of seven per cent on 2004, while operating profit grew to £873m, up 13 per cent from the previous year. The company’s confectionery…
McWilliams V Higgins
David McWilliams V Joe Higgins TD, I have podcast both of these guys separately before but never together, so now I can Oct 20th the big debate. Teachers Club Parnell Square Dublin 8pm. 20/10/2006.
Quando Parti
this governments got to go. Quando Parti nice bounce in the polls for PD led FF Govt. but is it a bounce too soon. Six long months I spent in Dublin, learning to dance for ….. (6 months to go)…. Fianna Fáil paddypower odds. [12/10/2006] FF/PD’S 5 – 4 FG/LAB/Green 11 – 4 FF/LAB 7…
any one for chess
dutch hackers (whitehats?) break into Nedap voting machines Live on television in Holland. [rte report] Dr. Minister Roche, the children of Ireland could use these voting machine as chess teaching machines, would you consider taking them out of expensive storage and touring the country with them (yes you can come along with these machines for…
joe blogs
joe higgins TD (SP) speaking last week in the Dáil on Betrie’s loan. like playing handball against the haystack. thud. 4pm. Dáil TV today. [mp3] [Socialist Party]
whip around for me gas bill anyone?
Since 2002 [in Ireland], electricity has jumped by 90%, while gas has soared by 126%. From today gas prices will rise by 34% – sanctioned by the Government, with domestic electricity prices to go up by 19.4% on 1 January. In winter months such increases alone could add more that €100 to household energy costs.…