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Mac Sharry calls for substantive action on mortgage crisis
Sligo Fianna Fáil Senator Marc Mac Sharry has again called for substantive action on the mortgage crisis which is impacting thousands of families across the country. Senator Mac Sharry said: “Two Bills dealing with mortgage arrears have been introduced by Fianna Fáil which offered tangible solutions to the problem. There has been too much focus [...]
Calleary welcomes planned reduction in term of bankruptcy
Fianna Fáil Justice Spokesperson and Mayo based Deputy Dara Calleary has welcomed proposed legislation published by the Government today that will see a reduction in the term of bankruptcy from 12 to 5 years. The decision to reduce the bankruptcy terms was originally brought forward by the previous Government in the Civil Law Miscellaneous Provisions [...]
Martin voices strong opposition to attack on Údarás na Gaeltachta
Representatives of the Board of Údarás na Gaeltachta have met the Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin and Fianna Fáil TDs Éamon Ó Cuív and Micheál Kitt at Leinster House today to discuss the Government’s decision to remove the democratic elections to the Board of Údarás na Gaeltachta. The meeting was attended by Senator Brian [...]
Newsflash: Cowen resigns as FF leader, but remains as Taoiseach
What should have been another quiet January weekend has become the centre of political intrigue with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen tendering his leadership of the Fianna Fail party within the last few minutes. “It is the right thing to do for the party,” he said. The cards had been stacking against him all week [...]
FF consistently deceived public on Anglo say FG
Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD has accused the Taoiseach and Brian Lenihan of exercising catastrophic misjudgements throughout the banking crisis, and of deliberately deceiving the public on the advice they received about Anglo Irish and Irish Nationwide. “The fundamental duty of any government is to make decisions in the best interests of the people [...]
Mixed signals on Donegal south west bye-election
Tanaiste Mary Coughlan was giving very little away last night over any potential bye election in Donegal south west when she appeared on the ‘Week in Politics’ programme hosted by RTE’s Sean O’Rourke. But Green party Senator Dan Boyle – himself with Donegal SW connections – was also quoted at the weekend that he expected [...]
Taoiseach in Donegal: Jobs need to be created, not invented
Taoiseach Brian Cowen said jobs can only be created by making the economy grow. He was speaking last night in Bundoran, County Donegal as his party celebrated the career of the longest serving public representative in the country, Cllr Sean McEniff, first elected a local councillor in Donegal in 1960. Taoiseach Cowen was responding to the latest [...]
Costly procurement of free legal aid due for review – Keaveney
Are we getting value for money and are those who most need the service getting access to and an adequate service under Free Legal Aid, questioned Senator Cecilia Keaveney this week in an adjournment debate in Seanad Eireann. “Free Legal Aid is an important resource and it is important that those who need it [...]
Fine Gael ‘don’t want to get in yet’ Jim McDaid TD
Former Government Minister Jim McDaid, TD, today claimed that Fine Gael don’t want to get into Government yet and that they deliberately pull backbenchers from Dail votes that could trigger an election. In such cases, Deputy McDaid claimed Fine Gael “pull six or seven or eight of their own backbenchers out to ensure that [...]
“Where do you stand on VRT?” challenge to Donegal Fianna Fáil politicians
As a facebook campaign, started in Donegal, against Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT), gathers huge momentum with over 4000 people now supporting it, Donegal Sinn Féin Councillor, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has challenged the county’s Fianna Fáil politicians to clarify where they stand on the matter. Cllr Mac Lochlainn said: “Last week I said that this facebook [...]
Ulster Irish is not forgotten in Abair Leat! Irish language teaching website – O’Domhnaill
A new interactive website to teach second level students Irish is currently being piloted in 14 schools around the country, according to Donegal South West Fianna Fáil Senator Brian O’Domhnaill. He said that contrary to inaccurate claims by Sinn Fein Senator Pearse Doherty, the website does feature Donegal Irish, Senator O’Domhnaill countered after earlier criticism [...]
Donegal County Council Budget row – The fall out
The Sinn Féin group on Donegal County Council say they are disgusted and outraged at the actions of the Fianna Fáil group of ten councillors, in passing this year’s Donegal County Council budget in the absence of the other 19 elected members. They claimed FF’s actions “are an affront to democracy” in the county. “As representatives of [...]
Bundoran to host Fianna Fáil National Youth Conference, 2009
The Fianna Fáil National Youth Conference, organised by Ógra Fianna Fáil, will be held in the Great Northern Hotel, Bundoran, Co Donegal this weekend November 13 to 15. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Renewal’. Among the guest speakers will be Noel Brett, CEO of the Road Safety Authority, and Sean Gallagher, founder of [...]
Lisbon Yes vote vital for job creation in Donegal – Blaney
Donegal North East Fianna Fáil TD, Niall Blaney, has today said that the Lisbon treaty is vital to maintaining and creating jobs in rural Ireland. According to Deputy Blaney, “Often, talk of job creation and protection in Ireland centres around workers employed by multinationals based in Ireland. However, it is also important to [...]
McDaid says election should be called
Former Fianna Fáil Minister and Deputy for Donegal North East, Dr Jim McDaid has said that there should be an Irish General election, even though he expected his party to be “decimiated” at the same election. The TD, who lost the whip of the party, last November, said that he would continue to support Taoiseach, Brian [...]
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