Today Ireland goes to the polls to elect a new president. The job isn’t as important as in other countries, but one of the primary roles of the President is to veto new laws if they are unconstitutional. Nevertheless the election campaign has been downright dirty and negative as the […]
Ireland
Sorry I missed you Cllr. Dan Fleming
This message from Cllr. Dan Fleming was stuffed into gates all over my estate this evening. I know they only have so much time on their hands but the letter was rolled up tightly and squashed between the bars on our gate and in the gates of other houses. I’d […]
When-in-Ireland
See how easily you can get rich?
News this morning is that elected politicians in Ireland “will receive more than €1,000 for every day they sit in the Dáil.” Not bad eh? “Get Elected” was one of the 30 ways to spend your SSIA on Eddie Hobbs’ show recently. He suggested that investing your €20,000 in an […]
General
Holding Your Breath?
Who else stayed up late watching the US election commentary and watched the non news unravel? As time passes it looks more likely that Bush will win again and that has serious implications for the left, or perhaps for American society as a whole. Who likes Kerry anyway? At least […]
General
Paddy Power: Odds on the Election!
As of a few moments ago, these are the prices on both candidates in the US election from Paddypower.com: 2004 US Presidential Elections Selection Prices George W. Bush (Rep) 4 – 7 John Kerry (Dem) 5 – 4 And, as we approach the election hour, here’s Bush showing his true […]