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Taoiseach should hang his head in shame — Sinn Fein
An Taoiseach Brian Cowen should hang his head in shame “for all the lying and bad decisions made”, according to Ballina Sinn Fein representative Dorothy Cosgrove Canavan.
Fianna Fáil has signed its death warrant
When Brian Cowen announced on Monday that he will seek to dissolve Dáil Éireann once the vote on the Budget is taken, he in effect signed Fianna Fáil’s death warrant.
Politicians must take the pain as well as give it out, says Grealish
If the Government expects people to endure savage cuts in the Budget, then politicians and former Taoisigh must be willing to make sacrifices and accept financial reductions for themselves.
Sligo County Enterprise Board funding allocation
Sligo County Enterprise Board was allocated €62,000 as part of the national CEBs’ €3.3 million funding package recently announced by An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, rather than the zero funding reported in a story in last week’s Mayo Advertiser story.
Retail Ireland call for dramatic rates cuts in local authorities
Retail Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the retail sector, have called on all local authorities to cut commercial rates by 20 per cent in 2011.
New balls please
Time and time again we are fed the line that Anglo was included in the bank guarantee because it was of systemic importance to the Irish economy. When questioned not one person from Government was able to explain why precisely Anglo is of systemic importance. It is simply a mantra put forward by those who do not understand the issue and who are seriously out of their depth.
Mayo County Enterprise Board omitted from funding
Mayo County Enterprise Board has been omitted from a major new investment of capital for county and city enterprise boards announced by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen this week.
White backs Gormley’s call for national consensus
Mary White, Green Party TD for Carlow/Kilkenny, has supported Minister John Gormley’s call for national consensus on the public finances for the next four years.
Tell me a joke
Sadly we have become a figure of fun internationally. Irish jokes are once again popular because the Irish people have been turned into a joke by those we entrusted to represent us with dignity, honour and competence.
Toxic Bank lorry signals sign of things to come
A cement truck with the words Toxic Bank Anglo emblazoned onto the barrel has landed a civilian in court this week, however, the lads in charge of Anglo Irish are at home sipping tea.