by nabidana | Mar 7, 2011 | Ireland
If there’s not enough snorting arrogance in your life currently, why not consider checking out the newly fisked Irish Programme for Government. The document is freshly gone over by former Independent candidate for Dáil Éireann @john_mcguirk and the humble...
by nabidana | Mar 5, 2011 | Ireland, Ireland, Ireland Election 2011, politics
For reasons which will become more apparent soon, I have decided to give up on coverage of Irish Politics. This blog was never about the politics of Ireland, but in the run up to the General Election 2011, it made sense to get embedded in that. I’ll be...
by nabidana | Feb 21, 2011 | Ireland, Ireland, Ireland Election 2011, politics
Quite apart from the hilarity of trying to identify an actual economic policy in Sinn Féin’s election materials, the funniest thing about the Irish election so far has been the squirming and luckless campaign from Fianna Fáil. Those from the red and blue corners...
by nabidana | Feb 11, 2011 | Ireland, Ireland Election 2011, politics
Everyone was certain that Enda Kenny’s avoidance of the first televised debate would do him immense damage. Some prophecied the return of Fianna Fáil to government, some foresaw a Fine Gael putsch (artfully covered by the brilliant Juno McEnroe this week) and...
by nabidana | Feb 1, 2011 | Fake News, Ireland Election 2011, politics
An Taoiseach Brian Cowen has announced his departure from politics after the election due to be called today. It is widely expected that the Laois-Offaly TD will return to his career before politics, as a stealthy and well paid assassin, retained by several western...
by nabidana | Jan 29, 2011 | Ireland, Ireland Election 2011, politics
Sinn Féin President and chief economic pundit Gerry Adams has pledged to reverse austerity measures in the Republic of Ireland’s budget, just as soon as someone explains very carefully and slowly what the measures actually mean. Speaking in his newly adopted...
