Archive for the category: ‘Statements’

Teacher’s Conferences

15th April, 2009

I would not be doing the job that I am doing without 2 brilliant teachers. Education is the silver bullet. I sincerely believe that it......

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Fame at Last

14th April, 2009

Maman Poulet has been good enough to recognise my efforts in the blogging world. Maman, you are right all the twitterings, blogging and thoughts......

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Why do Irish Politicians Not Write More Books

14th April, 2009

Reading ‘The Storm’ by Vince Cable MP, the Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson at the moment. It’s an excellent read, providing an overview of what caused......

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The worst possible dilemma.

13th April, 2009

The legislation on the new National Asset Management Agency will be debated with great heat and passion in the Oireachtas. I hope that this casts......

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Building Communities

11th April, 2009

A hard thing to do. It takes commitment and energy from a few for the sake of the many. Saw a wonderful and inspiring example......

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Bye Election Campaign

11th April, 2009

I recorded this recently. I hope you find it useful for understanding my priorites if elected to the Dail and the work that I......

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The Future of the Forum on Europe

10th April, 2009

The Government made the decision to close the Forum on Europe yesterday. They said that it was time to take debate back into the Oireachtas......

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“Commuters the biggest losers in spat between Dublin Bus & unions”

9th April, 2009

City will grind to a halt if industrial action goes ahead. Commuters have been completely overlooked in the dispute between Dublin Bus and drivers’ unions......

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A Senator wins the Nobel Prize

9th April, 2009

The Senator in question is, of course, WB Yeats. I was reminded of this on Wednesday. I spent a few moments in the National Library......

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Update from Washington

7th April, 2009

More news from our representative in Washington. Click HERE to read Ambassador John Bruton’s Weekly Message  ...

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