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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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......

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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......

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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......

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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......

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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......

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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......

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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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