I have been using Twitter for the last couple of weeks. It is a social networking site that allows you to post messages to ‘followers’. I love it. It is elegant and very easy to use. Below you can see a panel with all of my latest ‘twits’. Each day one or two people add themselves to the […]
Enda
I spent yesterday morning canvassing with Enda Kenny in Cabra. I have done this kind of thing a lot with him but the reception that we got yesterday was stunning.
Getting Excited About the Wrong Things?
Had a somewhat deflating week in the Seanad. Caused by the debate on child poverty and vulnerable young people on Wednesday night. It was a private members motion from the Labour Party. I listened to and participated in the debate. Much of it was flat. This was so at odds with the hugely emotional and tragic nature of the […]
Meeting Enda
Quick note to say that I will be canvassing with Enda Kenny and our local councillor Mary O’Shea on the Navan Road tomorrow morning (Saturday). I will be meeting him with party members at Clarke’s Bakery, Cabra Road before this.
What the markets think… CDS
Credit Default Swaps (CDS) are financial tools that measure risk. The spread on these CDS reflect the risk that the market attributes to that risk actually happening. This spread for Irish debt increased yesterday afternoon and this morning. This means that Irish tax payers will pay more for the money they borrow in the international bond markets. This […]
Docks, Ports and Banks.
I have already commented on the gravity of the revelations with regard to Anglo Irish Bank. As I write, this is being debated in Dail Eireann. I hope the government now ditches their current plan as I believe no private equity will be available to any Irish bank.
Bring in the Fraud Squad
The revelations today about the lending of billions of euros between Irish banks is an act of vicious vandalism against the Irish state. The reason why public money is been invested into Irish banks is because private money cannot be found. What institutional investor in the world will invest into an Irish bank? This means that more public money […]
What should we do differently?
Our country is in the middle of an economic crisis. It is global in nature but has been compounded by severe domestic policy errors. Government must respond to this. This is their job and it is what they were elected to do. However it is clear to me that our political system needs to change […]
There is something about Mary
I know. What a cliche. The title of a film, a book and so many jokes. However in this case it is true. Last night I attended the local election convention for the Cabra Glasnevin Ward. At this meeting Councillor Mary O’Shea was selected as the Fine Gael candidate for the this ward in the […]
Metro North An Bord Pleanala Oral Hearing
An Bord Pleanala have just confirmed to the RPA that the Metro North Preliminary Hearing will take place on 2nd March in Croke Park. The Inspector has been named as Mr Kevin Moore. I made a submission to An Bord Pleanala about Metro North and how it can be successfully built.I hope to make an oral submission on […]