Noonan’s Budget 2012 Speech in Full
Hot of the mailbox, here’s Noonan’s address to the Dail. Click through to read the speech.
Michael D Higgins – Moratorium Q&A
What kind of preparation do you do prior to debates? I have had a lot of experience of speaking on the national and international stage and I think the best thing is to go in with a fresh approach and open mind, ready to listen and respond to the concerns and issues that emerge. I [...]
David Norris – Moratorium Q&A
In the fading hours of the #Aras11 race, I sent out list of questions to all of the candidates. In fairness, I didn’t expect much of a reply, given the fatigue factor they must be experiencing, but David Norris did reply. What kind of preparation do you do prior to debates? My secret weapon [...]
Guest Post: Electile Dysfunction
It’s probably unfair to suggest that the race for The Áras has failed to arouse the nation’s imagination. In fact, it has been the most dysfunctional presidential election campaign in our nation’s short history of such campaigns. Our election campaigns are in the process of being Americanized. Negative electioneering has been slowly imported by Sky News and [...]
#Aras11 Tracker 21/10/11
David Norris 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Walkabout in UCC Campus, Cork. 1:15pm – 2:00pm: Walkabout in Cork City Centre. 4:00pm – 5:30pm: Walkabout in Waterford City Centre. Sean Gallagher 11.00am: Walkabout in The Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght, Dublin. 12.00pm: Dominic’s Community Centre, Tallaght, Dublin. 2.00pm: The Guardian Project, Arklow Bay Hotel, Arklow, Co. Wicklow. 3.30pm Walkabout of [...]