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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Update on Reilly’s Bridge

2nd February, 2009

Councillor Mary O’Shea has supplied the following update on Reilly’s Bridge. This issue is frequently raised by local residents with me so please find a full......

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Update on Reilly’s Bridge

2nd February, 2009

Councillor Mary O’Shea has supplied the following update on Reilly’s Bridge. This issue is frequently raised by local residents with me so please find a full......

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Taxi drivers risk being own worst enemy

1st February, 2009

The planned Dublin taxi protest should be called off ahead of a report on the viability of the taxi industry. A disruptive protest will lose......

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Good Idea for St Patricks Day

1st February, 2009

I like this idea from our Dublin MEP Gay Mitchell. As some-one who really wants to get his Gaeilge going again I think these kind......

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New City Plans Flawed, Bad Deal for Navan Road, Cabra and Glasnevin

1st February, 2009

Maximising the City’s Potential, the variation to the City Development Plan should be rejected. Councillor Mary O’Shea and I discussed this plan yesterday. It proposes increasing......

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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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Interesting Facts About Dublin Central

30th January, 2009

The Oireachtas Library and Research Service have just published an analysis of every constituency in the country. It is a brilliant piece of work......

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The Killers vs North Strand

30th January, 2009

Typical. Amidst the frantic and wonderful life of a politician you need things that keep you going. Music is one of the things that does......

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