McDowell said today that “it would be quite impossible to set up a system such as we have which is praised by the UNHCR as one of the best in Europe and at the same time agree to set aside its provisions at the demand of people who are requesting that a different approach be…
I want my DTT?
by right this should be on my Podcasting News Ireland blog but its early days for this meme. BT Ireland today said they have won the competition to bring on a pilot of DTT. There was a previous pilot of DTT off 3 rock. Last year the DoC asked for interested parties to apply to…
INTEGRATING IRELAND CALLS THE GOVERNMENT TO ACT
[from LASC.ie which BHG supports] A Rally on Saturday 20 May at 2pm outside St. Patrick’sCathedral. Dublin. A picket also will take place at Michael McDowells Office on Friday 19 May at 6.30pm (The Triangle Ranelagh) Integrating Ireland today called on the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to listen to the concerns of…
SDCC official in Turkish court for GAMA case
South Dublin Socialist Party Councillor Mick Murphy reveals that South Dublin County Council official went to Turkey to speak up for GAMA (construction company) is a court case (May 5th) taken by some of its former employees here in Ireland who were made work over twice the allowed number of working hours (80 hours a…
you’ve got a legacy now Blair!
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Bush Chavez Libya
did I read this right Chavez visits Libya today Bush repairs diplomatic relations with Libya after 26 years yesterday Bush imposed sanctions on Venezuela yesterday
europe’s mardi gras
in europe we dont have the weather for an open air celebration of gay music so we hold it in barn yards in Co. Cork etc. this years hopeful is Brian Kennedy…… semis in 2 days…. brian was quote as saying “Our rehearsal today was even better than our first one the other day,â€? said…
from my 1989 scrapbook – aidan cooney
which is sadest this post or the fact that I scraped it? Mr C is a dose of reality on plastic am tv in ireland, pictured here from the days of Century Radio where Aidan was weekend breakfast DJ. BTW with all the talent in Century and a friendly Minister Burke (so friendly he opened…
d5 & d13 ready
www.dublin5.com & www.dublin13.com are being revamped for next years election, I havent used D5 before only D13 as I ran in the Fingal Howth Ward in the 2004 election. Dublin North East spans Fingal & the City Council areas. Plan is to blog into both domains from a central blog, with each dom picking up…