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FG’s political reform will give emigrants a voice says Hogan
Fine Gael’s New Politics ‘is the most radical plan for political reform in the history of the State. A smaller, more nimble government will place the concerns of the citizen and not the insiders at the heart of the decision-making process,’ according to Party Environment Spokesman, Phil Hogan.
Kenny pledges to reform politics with FG’s return to power
During his opening speech to a gathering at the Rivercourt Hotel in Kilkenny this week, Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny told the audience of supporters and media during his constituency visit, that in the past, politics was dominated by politics of cronyism made up of small groups of insiders — so-called ‘friends of Fianna Fail’.
Hundreds of AIT students register to vote
Over 200 students registered to vote in the space of just two hours in Athlone Institute of Technology this week, as a major campaign to get students registered to vote swept across the country.
Noel Treacy bows out of politics after thirty years
After a 30 year career in national politics and as the Dáil TD for Galway East, Fianna Fáil’s Noel Treacy this week announced his retirement from politics.
Countdown begins to March 11 General Election
The people of Ireland will go to the polls on Friday March 11 in what will undoubtedly be one of the most highly anticipated general elections in decades.
Galway East - a change is gonna come?
If there was ever a constituency which defined the term ‘boringly predictable’ it was certainly Galway East, a place even more beholden to repeating patterns and traditions than its sister electoral area Galway West.
Tom Welby — Independents can make a difference to next Dáil
Tom Welby is not among those who think that Independents candidates will be an irrelevancy at Election 2011. He feels Independents could have a significant role in the next Dáil, and in leading the way in reforming the Irish political system.
Bev bows out
Mayo Fianna Fail TD Beverley Cooper Flynn was due to announce last night (Thursday) that she will not be running for election in the upcoming 2011 general election as she has decided to quit national politics due to family reasons.
FG to hold Galway East convention on Sunday
Covering all bases in Galway East in order to maximise the vote and retain its two seats will be the priority for Fine Gael when it holds its election selection convention for the constituency this weekend.
Something good could have come
It’s all about pensions this week and the county was waiting with bated breath to hear if Liam would give it all up for the love of the country... And he did.
