Consider the following: Biffo and Dermot Ahern were solicitors. Micheál Martin, Mary Harney, Mary Hanafin and Noel Dempsey were secondary school teachers. Mary Coughlan was a social worker. Brian Lenihan was a lecturer and qualified barrister. Willie O’Dea was a qualified barrister and accountant. Batt O’Keeffe was a lecturer. Brendan Smith was a political handler.… Continue reading Experience
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Holy Law
A group of Dáil backbenchers have quietly declared war on God. The joint committee on the Constitution yesterday published a report on freedom of expression and blasphemy. Bunreacht na hÉireann allows the Oireachtas to punish the publishers of ‘blasphemous, seditious or indecent matters’. However, a Defamation bill making its way into law abolishes the offence… Continue reading Holy Law
Follow The Money
Something strange is going on in the funding of the political parties. Fianna Fáil, for instance, declared it received donations of €19044 during last year’s general election, from three donors. Yet in the same election, it spent €3 millon. A similar picture emerges with the other parties. In fact, there’s a gap of €8.8 million… Continue reading Follow The Money