Fianna Fail
Is the alternative any better?
Would not always agree with Vincent Brown. But his piece in today’s Sunday Business Post is not far off the mark. We may have the worst government in a long time (ever?) but what does the alternative look like? Brown accuses Fine Gael of cynicism – having pots at the government, talking about some pleasing [...]
Questions & Answers – despair
Watching the politicians tonight after Fianna Fail and the Greens have taken a hammering in the local and European elections. All but FF and Greens promoting the need for an immediate general election. FF and Greens arguing that government should continue to govern. Joan Burton (Labour) and Mary Lou MacDonald (SF) surely should be on [...]
Irish politicians get web 2.0
Congratulations to Fianna Fail on their new website. Engaging with Joe Rospars (the web2.0 man behind Preisdent Obama’s campaign) was the right call. Fianna Fail, as the party in government, needs to use all tools at their disposal to get their message across – to persuade all of us to sign up for the tough medicine [...]
Damning assessment of Irish Economy
By Barry O'Gorman on March 21, 2009
Dan O’Brien (senior Editor & Economist, the Economist Intelligence unit) did not hold back in his call to action in his article in the Irish Times yesterday. O’Brien is a well known face to the Irish public – through his regular appearances on Prime Time. Clearly he is very fearful for the outlook for the [...]
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