May 2009 Archives (Blog)
May 12, 2009
Gerry Adams - Floating Voters
Sometimes the Deputy First Minster will not take no for an answer. I suppose that is one of the reasons we picked him for that job. Working with the DUP means if you did take no for an answer then very little work would be done. So ignoring nos and… Read more
May 17, 2009
Killian Forde - The Plot Thickens
Last weeks Sunday Tribune led with a story on the country's property developers seeking to limit the reach of the recently established National Assests Management Agency (NAMA). Today's Sunday Business Post suggest that may not be necessary as NAMA has agreed "not to force up to 20 of the country’s… Read more
May 21, 2009
Toiréasa Ferris - Answering all the questions!
As the big day approaches more and more media opportunities are popping up. The last couple of days have been crazy. First up on Monday night I was in Dublin for the Vincent Browne show on TV3 and then on Wednesday the Pat Kenny show was in Cork to do… Read more
May 23, 2009
Daithí McKay - Companies who tackle energy problems innovatively can cut overheads and protect jobs
Earlier this month I went on a tour of the Michelin Plant in Broughshane just north of Ballymena. My father worked here back in the 1970s before I was born and he used to cycle out to the plant from the Cushendall Road in Ballymena every day for years. Things… Read more
May 24, 2009
Toiréasa Ferris - The big launch!
Campaigns launches are of course big media events and planned in great detail and I guess sometimes the detail of what a party stands for and what its policies are can be lost in the camera flashes and the media can just pick on one detail or one comment and… Read more
May 27, 2009
Niall Ó Donnghaile - Caithfidh O2 meas a léiriú do Ghaelgóirí
Niall Ó Donnghaile - Phone company o2 needs to respect language rights D’iarr urlabhraí Shinn Féin d’Oirthear Bhéal Feirste Niall Ó Donnghaile ar an comhlacht guthán phóca O2 míniú cén fáth nár glac siad le ainm agus seoladh duine trí mheán na Gaeilge. Dúirt an tUasal Uí Dhonnghaile, “Chuaigh fear… Read more
May 29, 2009
Toiréasa Ferris - Consistency: is it too much to ask for?
As more and more issues arise over the length of the campaign I am beginning to wonder if some of our sittings MEPs have dual personalities! I mean on the one hand I listen to them passionately defending our local and regional hospitals and even taking part in campaigns to… Read more
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn - Cynical candidates and weary voters
A week from today voters across Ireland will be going to the polls. Having spent the past months travelling throughout the 11 counties of the North and West EU constituency I have seen a growing anger over the government's failure to tackle soaring unemployment while expecting those on low and… Read more
May 30, 2009
Gerry Adams - The end is nigh
The election trail now has an end in sight, thanks be to God. This time next week it will be all over in the north, except for the counting. And all over in the south except for the voting. This blog, now suffering from a heavy man flu, has travelled… Read more