People Really Hate You.
5th February, 2009
This is what Barney Frank, the Chairman of the US House of Representatives Finance Committee, said to top American bankers. The rest of what he......
Read More >Just too much to take
5th February, 2009
I spent yesterday afternoon in the Oireachtas Transport Committee discussing the Dublin Bus cuts. The main thing that I established is that big reductions in bus......
Read More >Update on Gaelscoil Bharra School Building
4th February, 2009
I raised again the situation with this local school with the Minister for Education. It is a disgrace that parents, pupils and teachers are......
Read More >Snowbound commuter hell shows urgent need for emergency Dublin traffic plan – Donohoe
3rd February, 2009
This was probably the worst recent congestion seen in the greater Dublin area. Thousands of motorists were stranded both inside and outside the city.......
Read More >Real risk of social unrest if the planned reforms to respond to the recession are not fair or not understood.
3rd February, 2009
There is now the very real risk of social unrest if the planned reforms to respond to the recession are not fair or not......
Read More >Barack and me
31st January, 2009
Twitter really is powerful. Just received an e-mail from it to say that Barack Obama is ‘following’ me. Thought he had better things to do….global credit......
Read More >Iceland, Denmark and the Euro
31st January, 2009
Ireland’s Future in Europe There has recently been a lot of articles about Denmark and Iceland deepening their European integration in response to economic difficulties. Denmark......
Read More >I am Twittering!
30th January, 2009
If I lose every election in the future party HQ may well look back and say that if I had spent less time wasting time......
Read More >A little victory
29th January, 2009
Just received my Seanad plan for the week. The Harbours Bill is on next Thursday. No end point has been set for it. Will I......
Read More >Croke Villas Update
29th January, 2009
I have followed up with Dublin City Council in relation to the meeting I attended last week over the future of Croke Villas. The City......
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