Just attended a presentation for Fas in Seville Place, North Wall. Good to attend this. We are all talking about training and life long education at the moment. It is important to actually see this in progress and be reminded of the reality of what people are doing.
FAS in North Wall
The Future of Capitalism
This is the name of a series of articles on this topic been run by the Financial Times this week. They are available at www.ft.com/capitalismblog. The 2 articles that started the series were from Robert Shiller (author of The Subprime Solution) and Martin Wolf (the brilliant FT columnist). The Shiller article is a bit weak but […]
The Future of Capitalism
This is the name of a series of articles on this topic been run by the Financial Times this week. They are available at www.ft.com/capitalismblog. The 2 articles that started the series were from Robert Shiller (author of The Subprime Solution) and Martin Wolf (the brilliant FT columnist). The Shiller article is a bit weak but […]
Economy growing, making jobs
On a recent media appearance I resolved to emphasise on every occasion the fact that our country can and will recover from this downturn and that we will emerge from this as a stronger and fairer society if the right decisions are made. Many people have since contacted me to say how refreshed they were […]
Economy growing, making jobs
On a recent media appearance I resolved to emphasise on every occasion the fact that our country can and will recover from this downturn and that we will emerge from this as a stronger and fairer society if the right decisions are made. Many people have since contacted me to say how refreshed they were […]
A busy evening ahead
Trying to be lots of places tonight. Am meeting constituents in Annamoe tonight. At 8 I am then attending a public meeting about the Metro and it’s impact on Phibsborough. After this I am speaking at the Dublin South East constituency AGM. Hope to get to all of these places safely and do my best at […]
All that was missing was a Presidential candidate
Anyone strolling through Phibsborough or Stoneybatter this morning would have met a formidable team. Gay Mitchell (candidate for the European Parliament), Ray mcAdam (local election candidate) and myself were out meeting constituents. The only elected office not represented was the Presidency.
An afternoon with Enda
Spent yesterday meeting constituents,local businesses and sporting organisations with Enda Kenny. We started off meeting constituents and business owners in Cabra. Everyone responded so well to Enda, as everyone does when they meet him in the flesh. After this we moved down to Phibsborough. Meet a variety of people there. We concluded with a visit to Oliver Plunketts GAA club […]
Come into my parlour
Earlier this week great play was made by the Taoiseach and Minister Lenihan of an offer to the opposition parties. They invited the finance spokespeople into the Department of Finance for a briefing on the economy. They have also offered to cost all opposition proposals. The government claimed to want our ideas. Tog out in the […]
It’s back…….
I have been informed by the Clerk of the Seanad that the Harbours Bill is back in next Thursday. It is due to be completed and pass the remaining stages in the Seanad. After this it will move to the Dail.