When Markets Collide

6th February, 2009

This is the name of a superb book which I’m reading late at night and early in the morning. The author is Mohamed El-Erian. The......

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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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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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