Category Archives: election

all tax no representation – anomaly

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Brian Greene

Stephen Collins in today’s Irish times (page 13) writes about an anomaly where the number of TDs per constituency is set by the population size via census not by the citizenship of the constituency. 1. this is only an anomaly … Continue reading →

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from 09/05/07 to 05/09/07 boom to bust

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Brian Greene

this shot of the front of the daily express (ireland:yuk) is from mid election campaign in ireland, feel good factor headline. Any one got last thursdays evening herald snapped?

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The bourgeoisisation of RTE

Posted on August 25, 2007 by Brian Greene

Niall Gormley (Northside People) wrote a good piece on the demise of the Vincent Browne Show on RTE Radio 1. apologies I can’t link to the text its only in print in this weeks Northside People He dismisses the number … Continue reading →

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Now Then: pod digging – Tony Killeen TD on Shannon

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Brian Greene

Now: [press release from minister of state Tony Killeen TD] Then: his views on the dangers to Shannon recorded some time before the ’07 Election for the RTE Radio show the constituency fast forward to 13:09 MP3 “there are people … Continue reading →

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Teflon® 10 year guarantee

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Brian Greene

bizarre day; i walked contra flow to the traffic of TDs heading to the Mass on westland row for the blessing of the 30th Dail Major govt. limo pile up outside the church with Special Branch escort to get to … Continue reading →

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Green’s on Shannon

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Brian Greene

page 32 of the Green Party 2007 manifesto * end the use of Shannon Airport by US military forces involved in the war in Iraq; * insist that any aircraft suspected of involvement in illegal movements of prisoners must be … Continue reading →

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Saturday Nights Alright (For Fighting)

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Brian Greene

taken in the PSLC count centre Dublin North by RedMum

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As their lies wash you down and their promises rust

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Brian Greene
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going underground

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Brian Greene

as Friday / Saturday unfolded a song hit my head. well a line from a song “The public gets what the public wants” and then i started twittering it. The following tweets are all taken from the lyrics of the … Continue reading →

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turd term t-shock – t-shirt [shamocracy.com]

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Brian Greene

all i can add is a headline Twenty Major says the rest im looking at the vote patterns and the detail of the reCheck in Count 7 in Dublin North comparing Count 1-7 and count 1-7a. very dodge take aways … Continue reading →

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