Construction Work on East Wall Road
29th January, 2009
Last night I met with the Parkside Residents Committee to review issues in relation to construction work on the old cement mixing site (beside North Strand......
Read More >Killing me softly…part 2
28th January, 2009
Just finished in Seanad Chamber on Harbours Bill. Started at 12.20 and finished at 4. Senator O’Donovan took up most of this time. His conclusion in......
Read More >Off to Davos
28th January, 2009
Oh dear. My contribution on the order of business today caused a bit of a stir. I posed a number of questions about the discussions......
Read More >Killing me slowly – the Harbours Amendment Bill 2008
28th January, 2009
I normally associate ‘filibustering’ with giants of the American Senate such as Senators Byrd and Kennedy. This is where a Senator speaks at great length to......
Read More >First day back
27th January, 2009
Today is the first full day back of the Oireachtas since Christmas. The Cathaoirleach of the Seanad has written to all senators warning us of......
Read More >First Active Job Losses
26th January, 2009
The job losses in First Active are terrible news and I am so sorry for the many families that will be dealing with this and......
Read More >Passing the Anglo Irish Legislation
25th January, 2009
The Irish Times published an article yesterday about the Fine Gael leader in the Seanad Frances Fitzgerald challenging the result of the vote on the nationalisation......
Read More >Burglaries in Cabra
23rd January, 2009
Residents have contacted me over the large number of burglaries that have taken place in the Cabra district recently. I raised this with the Community Policing......
Read More >New Ways of Running our City
23rd January, 2009
One of the many things that are been reviewed in response to our economic slowdown is the way in which we govern. Our local......
Read More >Croke Villas
23rd January, 2009
This evening I attended a meeting with residents from Croke Villas about the future of their flat complex. This is one of the failed......
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