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Browse > Home / Let's Be Cynical / Irish Politicians Turned Bribery Into An Art Form. Now For The Reckoning March 24, 2012 Tweet Martin McCauley writes from Dublin: Politics is about money: taking it from some and giving it to others. Needless to say the temptation to keep some for oneself is irresistible. The bigger the cake the deeper the pockets. Ireland fell into this morass in the 1990s as its economy took off. Just as in China land was the main source of wealth. It...Read Full Story

Socialist Party candidates win seats in both Dublin North and Dublin West. Joe Higgins and Clare Daly (Socialist Party, CWI Ireland) elected to the Dail (Irish Parliament) along with up to 3 other candidates from the United Left Alliance. Ireland’s new government is headed for confrontation with Brussels after the country’s ruling party was wiped out on Saturday by voters in a huge popular backlash against a European-IMF austerity programme. Fianna Fail have paid the political price for...Read Full Story

Some cool Infomatique images: Labour Begin Their General Election Campaign Image by infomatique The Irish general election of 2011 will take place on Friday, 25 February. 165 TDs will be elected to Dáil Éireann. The electorate now has the task of choosing the members of the 31st Dáil, who will then meet on 9 March 2011 to nominate a Taoiseach and ratify the ministers of the Government of the 31st Dáil. At best Fianna Fáil can only hope to minimise its losses following historically low poll...Read Full Story

This article titled “Irish government faces make-or-break vote on finance bill” was written by Henry McDonald in Dublin, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 26th January 2011 13.25 UTC Fianna Fáil is preparing to elect a new leader today as the outgoing Irish government faces another critical vote in parliament on its finance bill. Three independent members of the Dáil have not yet given their backing to the bill, which would implement harsh public spending cuts, tax hikes and the slashing of the...Read Full Story

Irish PM Cowen quits as party leader AFP DUBLIN Reuters -- Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen will not resign as head of the ruling Fianna Fail party and will instead offer his colleagues the chance to vote on his leadership in a ballot on Tuesday, he said on Sunday. Cowen resigns as party leader, but remains Irish PM -- Business Day South Africa Cowen resigns as party leader, but remains Irish PM Reuters. Reuters Brian Cowen, Irish Prime Minister nd personality f Fianna Fail, waves t...Read Full Story

Zfilter :: News -- RSS News Reader Before taking over from Taoiseach Brian Cowen as Fianna Fil leader in early. Irish Trade Union Congress. In the 1922 elections, the Labour party won 22 of the vote, with 17 of its 18 candidates being elected, and became the first official opposition. Irish opposition party ahead in early election returns Ultimate News Database / In depth -- Election looms for Cowen Recent opinion polls suggest that Irish general elections will result in a large win for the...Read Full Story

A few days, my father's oldest brother sadly passed away.Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.Michael Smith was a true gentleman, full of wit and charm, loved by his community, neighbours, friends and family. He was a great Gaelic footballer in his youth, a man that was throughout his long life a great traditional musician, a well known stalwart of Comhaltas na Ceoilteorí Éireann, a lover of the Irish language and a great community volunteer in his home village of Cloghan in county Offaly.I was deeply...Read Full Story

Index The Canadian Press SHN-Media TUCSON, Ariz. The suspect accused of killing six people and wounding Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was decribed as a disturbed young man who was rejected by the military and frequently disrupted his college class. The Tucson neighbors of 22-year-old. Consumer News Service The Best in Uncensored News Information and Analysis. Irish Central Bank to Counterfeit 51 Billion Euros. Ireland central bank counterfeited 51 billion Euros out of thin air. The amount...Read Full Story

Latest News updates for Irish govt in crisis as coalition partners pull out . Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen’s government was in tatters Sunday after the junior coalition partners pulled out, in move likely to spark elections even earlier than those planned for March 11. Green Party leader John Gormley told a press conference in Dublin that “our patience has reached an end” after a week of political turmoil that resulted in Cowen quitting as leader of his ruling Fianna Fail party on...Read Full Story

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen expressed confidence he would win Tuesday's ballot to confirm his leadership of Fianna Fail but no matter what the outcome his days as ruling party leader and premier are numbered.The premier called the secret ballot on Sunday vowing to "lead the fight" of seeing the party that has dominated Irish politics for decades through a general election expected in March that could possibly halve their parliamentary seats."I'm confident of the...Read Full Story