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The election campaign begins in earnest
The Finance Bill and the erronious statements made by some groups to muddy the electoral waters have made it difficult for voters to decide who gets their vote on the 25th February. Sinn Féin and those...
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Social media will trip up our prospective politicians
So Enda Kenny went off with Michael Noonan to visit Barroso, President of the European Commission. What an expensive way to look something like the next party of government in the media. With Enda...
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The silly billies of Irish politics
So this week the political parties set out their stalls so to speak...and then immediately started throwing stones at each other over the barricades . Labour are holding to some degree in the polls, SF...
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The SoDs don't get equality.
Are you bored with this election? I know I am because it seems to have been going on from the start of eternity when pussy wasn't even a glimmer in the tom cats eye. After a shaky start Fine Gael with...
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Politicians need to see the bigger picture
So Ned O''Keefe thinks we could have a military coup in Ireland if things become much worse... He has been looking into his Chrystal Swing ball I see and perhaps has become intoxicated on the smell of...
View ArticleThe people have given two fingers to the political gougers.
I would seem that we are about to get a new Fine Gael government in some shape or form.It will be a rough ride for whoever gets to be in government. There is another economic tsunami coming down the...
View ArticleThe Labour Coalition Dilemma
On Sunday 6th March 2011 the Irish Labour party took the historic decision to enter government with Fine Gael at a special delegate conference in UCD Belfield. I was there as a delegate. For me it was...
View ArticleAn ode to St Partick and his partying people
St Patricks day has come St Patrick's day has gone.They came with hatsThey came with glassesThey came with nothing covering their asses.St Patricks full of funIn Templebar they drank from glasses.A...
View ArticleWho are these guys fooling?
If it swims like a duck ..looks like a duck...etc.Moriarty came out with his long awaited report yesterday, and the man didn't mince his words. Then those he challenged went in to more denial as they...
View ArticleHey ho hey ho it's off to the dole Q we go.
What another strange week? The banks got another €24 billion, but what's another billion between friends. So further down the road to bankrupty we go hey ho. Further down the road to supporting German...
View ArticleIgnorance is bliss in the real world
A number of different events this week all have a common one word thread ;ignorance. I think that is the only word to describe them. When I say ignorance I mean that in the sense of rudeness and lack...
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Photographic assignments now booking for May
To all those who encouraged me to go back to my first love, where I made a living when I was a twenty something. Thank you. I am no longer twenty something now. I hope you enjoy the photographs.E mail...
View ArticleMy appreciation to everyone @EA
It has been a very difficult time for me and I would like to thank the Equality Authority for all their support. Everyone from the top down have been fantastic, and I'm very relieved and glad that...
View ArticleThat was the week that was
I suppose the blog this week has to look at events which affected me personally in the past week... Just to quickly say that I'm totally astounded by the level of media interest, and the level of...
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This is getting repetitive
Just listening to Patrick Honohan on RTE This Week and coming to the conclusion yet again that denial is still part of the agenda. A hope for the best and a prayer thrown in for good measure are the...
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Welcome Ma am
So the Queen has arrived amid tight security. As a proud Irish woman and a republican, I welcome the normalisation of relations between the UK and Ireland. Having lived in the north of Ireland for a...
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Is there a visionary around?
I was at a mental health event organised by the Labour Equality Co-ordinating Council on Thursday night, where the speakers were among others Minister for Equality Kathleen Lynch TD, Dan Neville TD...
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The positive and negative results of the publicity
The weeks past have been busy for me so it's about time I gave some attention to this blog.A number of things have jumped out at me in recent days which I hadn't noticed before. When I'm out people are...
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First impression of the GRAG Report
I was at the Gender Recognition Advisory Group (GRAG) report launch yesterday by Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD. It was a very civilised affair indeed, until the report was digested in...
View ArticleDavid Norris and Goliath
We have a situation at the moment where a man who is standing to become the President of Ireland is being pilloried by many in the press and those who are more holy than thou. Ireland is full of...
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