Category Archives: Politics

from the Dail to the White House and back via Downing Street and elsewhere.


“The Green Party could prove a bridge builder between Fine Gael and Labour in marrying inconsistencies between their economic policies if it was to be party to a new rainbow coalition, the party’s finance spokesman, Senator Dan Boyle, declared today.”

Alternatively, it could act like a nodding donkey during each meeting before heading to the jacks to stir things up on Twitter.

Greens Can Be Bridge Builders (Irish Times)

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He may have a tiny, wee head, but he’s just spilled onto the interweb the ‘line-by-line’ expenses of TDs and Senators “detailing in never before seen detail how a public body spends money”. That’s a lot of details for one sentence.

Gavin is a long time blogger and recently moved to thestory.ie/, where you will find the line by line stuff.

We shall return to this story very soon once we have had a look at the expenses properly and found a bigger photo of Gavin.

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The Commemorative Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Arse On The Way Out Slide Show.

Sixty-five images.

Celebrating a lifetime dedicated to public service.

Also, pies.

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