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......

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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......

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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......

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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.......

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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......

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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......

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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......

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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......

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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......

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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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