Monthly Archives: February 2011

Panorama (tonight, BBC One, 8.30pm): ‘How To Blow A Fortune.’

“Will the death of Ireland’s boom-time economy spell big trouble for the UK? Fergal Keane returns home to find out why Ireland went from being one of the richest countries in the world to the brink of bankruptcy. Bailing out Ireland has put Britain on the hook for billions, but will it be enough to save one of our most important business partners?”

Panorama, BBC

How to blow another fortune?

Take a beardy fella around Ireland, Norway, Denmark and America with three camera crews to tell a Story of Ireland that anyone who spent a day in school already knows.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKCVoXz575U

He claims EXCLUSIVE CREDIT for the student fee reversal.

“No other politician in Ireland can take credit for that.  It was we who did it, and no-one else”

Paul Gogarty’s head just exploded. But that’s nothing. Here’s another random quote:

“The reason I believe that I will make a good national politician is that, at this critical time, considering the state of our country, you need somebody who you can relate to.”

Jebus. Wept.

1029 Fine Gael has ‘vehemently denied’ suggestions that it tried to censor an interview with party leader Enda Kenny on Newstalk Radio.

The interview, which was recorded yesterday and broadcast this morning, did not deal with Mr Kenny’s teacher’s pension.

Newstalk said this morning that Mr Kenny only agreed to the interview on the condition that there would be no questions on this issue.

In response, Fianna Fáil’s John Curran accused Fine Gael of censorship, saying it was on top of Mr Kenny’s refusal to answer any other questions from the media yesterday.

A Fine Gael spokesperson denied this, saying the pension issue had been dealt with in Mr Kenny’s speech, and in that context it was decided – and agreed by Newstalk – to conduct the interview on the basis originally agreed.

RTE Election Tracker

Previously: Newstalk 0, Fine Gael-Run Spin 1