Category: Irish Politics
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Carr Mills Property Development
Here is the Memo of Association. The firm is directed by property developer Enda Hunston. Taoiseach Brian Cowen is related to the firm in this story. I wonder what Mr Hunston’s history is. In March 2004, Mr Hunston claimed his signature had been forged on a joint investment agreement over a €3.3m hotel and fishing…
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The Ansbacher report
I got my hands on a PDF version of the report. It was nowhere to be found on the internet until today. There are dozens of appendices, which I hope to add soon. This is part of my effort to digitise all previous tribunal reports and High Court investigations. New Years’ resolution and all that…
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South County Dublin Development Plan
Developers in bid to push ahead with rezoning of 280 acres in west Dublin Screamed the headline in the Sunday Tribune a few weeks back. It reminded me of some of the headlines that surrounded rezonings back in the early 1990s. As it turns out, it is not that far removed. The article says: Although…
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Ansbacher account holders
Just for the record: Category A: List of persons who beneficially owned funds in Ansbacher 281 Category B: List of persons who were clients of Ansbacher through College Trustees Category C: List of persons who were clients of Ansbacher through Jack Stakelum Category D: List of persons whose sole involvement was the establishment of Ansbacher…
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Brian Cowen pre-Budget
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Michael Fingleton
I’ve been stewing over Mr Fingleton for some time now, and the page one stories on the Irish Times and the Sunday Independent last week only served to heighten my curiosity. There are, I think, a number of questions that need to be asked: 1. Why did Mr Fingleton get the €1m bonus, and then…
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Off with her head
Anne Harris, writing on the frontpage of the Sindo today, displays a rather curious sense of outrage at the Irish Times’ page one story from Saturday. The Irish Times should be ashamed of itself. Yesterday, on the eve of their 150th anniversary, the so-called paper of record had, as its lead story, the fact that…
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Picturegate
Holy crap, as they say. #picturegate is the number one trending topic on Twitter, and the Irish internet community is now officially up in arms. How will the Government Press Office deal with this PR disaster? Send me an email? Demand YouTube take down the vids? The world has moved on since the days of…
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Cowen's painting
Actually, strike the previous post. Who the fuck do the Government think they are? Who the fuck does Brian Cowen think he is? How many of our previous Taoisigh gave a fuck about respecting the Office of the Taoiseach? Bertie Ahern? Charlie Haughey? Who the fuck does the Government press office think they are? What…
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RTE apology
As Suzy says, we well and truly live in a Banana Republic. RTE has apologised for broadcasting the news. Last time I checked, Brian Cowen was a servant of the people, not their master. This follows the Maire Hoctor debacle on Primetime. RTE are now officially lapdogs of the Government. Here’s a question. If the…