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18 months in prison for Kilkenny lobbyist
Kilkenny man Frank Dunlop, former Fianna Fáil press officer, government press secretary and lobbyist has spent the first three nights of his 18 month jail sentence in Arbor Hill Jail for his role in corrupt politics during 1980s and 1990s.
Hogan and White lock horns on green issues
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‘We will do right by the people’ says Taoiseach on eve of critical poll
An Taoiseach Brian Cowen is an embattled man. He leads a fiercely unpopular Government, which expects a kicking in tomorrow’s election, and is presiding over the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Yet he is confident that on the economy he is “doing the right thing” that will lead to Ireland’s recovery.
Concessions successfully achieved on Lisbon Treaty—Flynn
The Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin TD have achieved a number of concessions on issues in the Lisbon Treaty that caused people in Mayo concern, according to Fianna Fáil TD Beverley Flynn.
Momentum building behind Phelan campaign to secure two seats in Ireland East
Fine Gael is on course to retain its two seats in Ireland East with a ballot paper Euro constituency poll conducted by RedC for the Sunday Business Post showing John Paul Phelan is on 15 per cent and Nessa Childers is on 14 per cent.
Enda Kenny to raise Dáil question about Tourmakeady school
Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD is to raise the question of the requirement for a preparation room for science experiments being made available in Coláiste Muire, Tourmakeady.
An epic day which yielded change
Not long after 9am on Saturday as the boxes were opened in Leisureland and the tallymen got to work, patterns began to emerge that would remain unaltered throughout the day. Galway was giving its backing to Labour, but it was not exactly punishing Fianna Fáil.
What kind of council has Galway voted for?
When the results came in on Saturday it was clear that Ireland had raised high the Red flag, donned a blue shirt, kept a few Independents on side, and delivered the mother of all kickings to the Government parties. Well not quite everywhere. Typically Galway didn’t quite follow suit.
Mary Robinson didn’t take Padraig Flynn’s controversial ‘family’ remarks to heart
Former President Mary Robinson has revealed in a documentary about her to be broadcast on Midwest Radio over Christmas that she wasn’t angry over a personal attack made on her by the then Fianna Fáil Minister Padraig Flynn during the 1990 presidential campaign.
“Still a real confidence in Athlone” - Taoiseach
The Left Bank Mall demonstrates very clearly the potential Athlone has for business growth - that’s according to Taoiseach Brian Cowen, who carried out the official opening of the mall yesterday.
