Archive for : January, 2009
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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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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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......
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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......
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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......
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