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Conventional turnips at Christmas
Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh brought a turnip into the RTE studio the other day and Gráinne Seoige got a little start. One of the gigs on the Seoige show involves a person coming in with mementoes that link them to significant things in their lives. And Micheál — the voice of the GAA and the ultimate Kerryman — arrived with a turnip. Why?
Shell to Sea hopes for New Year fresh thinking
As a new year dawns Shell to Sea is hoping it will bring some fresh thinking and has urged both the Government and Shell to halt what they term the “ill-conceived” Corrib gas project until such time as the concerns of the local community have been adequately dealt with.
Grassroots
It’s a terrible shock when the ‘recession’ changes from being the something you read about in the paper to a factor really affecting your life.
Bertie Ahern to give NUI talk
Bertie Ahern, the country’s longest serving taoiseach since De Valera, is set to visit NUI Galway next week as an honoured guest of the Literary and Debating Society.
College to probe Bertie attack
Student protests and scuffles with the Gardaí on Monday night resulted in the cancellation of former taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s visit to NUI, Galway, leading to condemnation of the student protesters by some of their campus colleagues.
Sir Bob Geldof to appear at Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s NUIG address
Sir Bob Geldof will give the introduction to Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s lecture on aid, justice, and charity in Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI, Galway, on Sunday at 5pm.
Fianna Fáil’s fate
The decline in Fianna Fáil’s popularity since last June is unprecedented in the history of the party. The recent TNS/MRBI survey has tracked that support for the party has dropped from 42 per cent to 22 per cent over the past eight months. The leader’s satisfaction rating has declined from 52 per cent to 24 per cent. This presents an alarming prospect for all party members, supporters and especially candidates in the forthcoming local and European elections.
Fianna Fáil’s fate
The decline in Fianna Fáil’s popularity since last June is unprecedented in the history of the party. The recent TNS/MRBI survey has tracked that support for the party has dropped from 42 per cent to 22 per cent over the past eight months. The leader’s satisfaction rating has declined from 52 per cent to 24 per cent. This presents an alarming prospect for all party members, supporters and especially candidates in the forthcoming local and European elections.
Grassroots
Whatever can happen next?
Fianna Fáil’s fate
The decline in Fianna Fáil’s popularity since last June is unprecedented in the history of the party. The recent TNS/MRBI survey has tracked that support for the party has dropped from 42 per cent to 22 per cent over the past eight months. The leader’s satisfaction rating has declined from 52 per cent to 24 per cent. This presents an alarming prospect for all party members, supporters and especially candidates in the forthcoming local and European elections.