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Batman O’Keeffe brings back student fees
Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe has said that next year will see the re-introduction of third level student fees in the Republic. This morning’s Indo (front page) reveals the following: “Students who hope to avoid the payment by enrolling this September will not escape, as they will have to pay from 2010. The move will signal [...] more »
With the US economy in the toilet, Obama finds a novel solution
Just thought I’d add one of many pictures of a younger Barack Obama at previous St. Patrick’s day parades. President O’bama is defiantly holding aloft what appears to be a toilet plunger. The political message is unclear: does he mean that the US economy is in the toilet and he’s going to fix it with [...] more »
Ireland beat Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground
In front of a rain-sodden crowd of 42,823 at the MCG, Ireland has triumphed in the Cormac McAnallen Cup, beating Australia 57-53. more »
Celtic fans “Ambassadors of Glasgow”
The Irish Times reports that Celtic fans have been lauded as ‘Ambassadors of Glasgow’ by Manchester police. Although I’m a Villa man myself, I have to say fair play to the Hoops fans (but not to the Bhoys themselves – ye were outclassed). “The Manchester authorities were desperate to avoid a repeat of the ugly [...] more »
Irish State to invest in Banks?
As France’s pint-sized President raps Ireland on the knuckles for precipitating a flow of UK funds to Irish accounts, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has hinted that a move to invest capital in Irish banks might be on the cards at a later stage. However, Lenihan stressed that caution must be exercised with regard to the [...] more »
Major changes to Medical Card plan
The Government has made major changes to the Medical Card plan at a 9.45 press conference this morning. Although the over 70s will still be means-tested, income eligibility levels have been increased to 95%. Additionally, the IMO will be allowed to negotiate on behalf of GPs to help resolve the crisis. If this is enough [...] more »
Cowen faces backbench revolt as FF TD resigns
Wicklow TD Joe Behan has resigned in protest at the Government’s decision to abolish automatic entitlement to medical cards for over 70s. Mr Behan, who was first elected to the Dáil last year, quit despite the Government’s u-turn today on the issue. Biffo now faces a revolt from inside his own party as Mattie McGrath, [...] more »
Dáil approves bank guarantee scheme
The Irish Independent reports that the Dáil has approved the government’s bank guarantee scheme. “The Dail has approved the bank guarantee scheme by 114 – 22 votes. Both Labour and Sinn Fein voted against the government and accused the Finance Minister Brian Lenihan of being soft on the banks. 6 Irish and 5 foreign owned [...] more »
Paddy Power pays out on Obama victory
Paddy Power is already paying out on an Obama victory..”We declare this race well and truly over and congratulate all those who backed Obama,” Power said. “Although he seemed a little out of sorts in last night’s final debate we believe he has done more than enough to get him across the line on November [...] more »
Brian Lenihan: bruiser or bantamweight?
Now that the dust has settled on Brian Lenihan’s budget début, are we any closer to understanding Lenihan the younger? Senior Counsel, rising political star, a first in law from TCD and Cambridge and one of the finest minds in the Dáil? Or slash-and-burn merchant, drowning in his portfolio, with a grasp of finance so [...] more »
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Debating the Churches’ Role in the Peace in Northern Ireland
This morning’s Sunday Sequence featured a substantial debate (about 35 minutes into the recorded programme) on a new book,Religion, Civil Society and Peace in Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press 2011), written by sociologists John Brewer, Gareth Higgins and Francis Teeney. The debate was framed in an opening vignette by presenter William Crawley in uncompromising terms, [...] read our review » -
Stay out of Libya: counterinsurgency doesn’t work
A moment of some significance in journalism perhaps, as the New York Times reviews the current talked about book, The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan by Bing West. The author is no bleeding heart but a former assistant Defense Secretary from the Reagan era who stomped his way round the Afghan [...] read our review »
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Spare us a phoney row about racism, we’ve got enough on
A silly media row about racism just had to figure in the riots’ post mortem. Was the Tudor history expert David Starkey racist on Newsnight when he said: The whites have become black. A particular sort of violent, destructive, nihilistic, gangster culture has become the fashion. And black and white, boy and girl, operate in [...] read our review »
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Comment on Paddy bashing in the Sunday Times?
on 30 March 2009 at 1:33 pm
Yesterday I started reading that ST article but stopped where Ireland was described as a “beer-soaked backwater”…
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Comment on Newspaper troubles (again)
on 20 March 2009 at 4:32 pm
Here’s an interesting perspective Brian:
http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/03/newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthinkable/
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Comment on “He’s not averse to symbolising the process of poetry”
on 20 March 2009 at 3:01 am
Thanks for the links Pete.
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Comment on Even the Un-Irish are Irish too…
on 26 December 2008 at 9:02 am
Paddy….yer obviously Oirsh….Had ye listened tae yer Geography teacher at Skool, ye wud know that Oirland is part o’ the Brattish Oiles, wudn’t ye?
Could you speak English please?
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Comment on The Blog Round…
on 21 October 2008 at 3:59 pm
The Blog Breakdown? Bit cheesy?!!
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Comment on Brian Lenihan: bruiser or bantamweight?
on 16 October 2008 at 4:28 am
Brian,
Nearly flunked GCSE Maths myself (in Birmingham) and then Leaving Cert Maths (by which time I was in Navan) so I can prove my weakness in Maths in two jurisdictions! But as you suggest, I don’t hold myself out as the steward of the economy either..
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Comment on Brian Lenihan: bruiser or bantamweight?
on 16 October 2008 at 4:06 am
Agreed. It definitely wasn’t the motivation. But letting such language slip out when fellow cabinet colleagues would never dare (Dermot Ahern, Mary Coughlan and Biffo spring to mind) speaks to the character of the man, and perhaps his unwillingness to toe the party line.
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Comment on Brian Lenihan: bruiser or bantamweight?
on 16 October 2008 at 3:36 am
Pete,
Inadvertent or not, the comments mark a departure from FF boilerplate..can’t imagine too many DUP councillors being miffed by being referred to as residents of ‘another State’!! At the very least CJH (even Biffo) would not want to be caught using such language, right or wrong..
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Comment on Darron Gibson starts…
on 16 October 2008 at 1:00 am
I am Mark. You’re not missing much, except for Duff’s run. Radio often has better commentary anyway…
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Comment on Darron Gibson starts…
on 16 October 2008 at 12:37 am
Nice to meet you too UMH. No wound-rubbing intended.
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