Lemass: The Man who Made Modern Ireland

RTE ( Irish National TV Station) ran a extremely watchable documentary about former Taoiseach Sean Lamass earlier this week.
It is available to watch on RTE Player http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1051284
Well worth an hour of your time, its also very imformative in relation how far we have come since the 1960’s.
A man a head of his time , Sean Lemass.

Ireland for Europe

Check out the website for www.irelandforeurope.ie, a new non- political group set up to campaign for a YES vote in the Lisbon 2 Treaty Referendum to be held in early October. Headed up by former MEP and President of the European Parliament Pat Cox. Ireland for Europe can be contacted by text YES to 51444. The campaign was launched in Dublin yesterday at a well attended event.

Proud to have supported both Eoin Ryan & Terry McAuliffe

Although seperated by thousands of miles both Eoin Ryan (Fianna Fáil Ireland) former MEP and Terry McAuliffe (Democrat VA) today are nursing their wounds have fought bravely in their respective election campaigns. Although not succesful on this occassion you fought the good fight and never gave up. I look forward to supporting you again in the future.

I’m backing Eoin Ryan and other Pro-Lisbon Candidates

Eoin Ryan & former president of the EU parliament Pat Cox

Friday 5th June, Dublin voters are asked to go to the polls to vote for the people who will best represent your views at the European Parliament. My vote goes to Eoin Ryan, over the last 5 years Eoin has been a first class MEP as well as a fine advocate for Dublin. Eoin demonstrates that it is possible to represent Dublin while also attending to his duties in Europe.
So get out and vote, support Eoin and the other Pro Lisbon candidates. We need to be at the heart of Europe.

Sinn Fein Need Anger Management

I saw this earlier in the day on Facebook and thought it was appropriate in the circumstances. In the week that SF & Mary Lou launch their Get Angry campaign and their Fight Back posters, a rival candidate has her car damaged and SDLP Assembly member Dolores Kelly has said she was threatened by a masked man while canvassing during the European election campaign in Co Armagh. Is it a case of SF / IRA returning to their old ways, for the sake of democracy I hope not.

What has Europe ever done for us ?

Don’t forget to Vote 5th June!!!

The silence of Fr Sean Healy

Am I the only one who is mystified by the lack of comment by Fr Sean Healy of CORI on the recent publication of the Ryan Report. Normally there isn’t a subject on which Fr Healy hasn’t an opinion, yet on the Ryan Report silence. One can only hope that he is too ashamed to speak, and that his silence along with his shame will be permanent. I greatly doubt it!
Then as if to make a liar out of me, up he pops on the News at One, its all a bit vague and an awful lot of shoulds. I would have liked more must and less should. Looks like we are not done with Fr Healy …. worse luck.

Mary Lou the Part-time MEP

It may be fitting at a time when many workers are being forced to go Part-Time that Sinn Fein have decided to offer the Dublin electorate a 1/2 time MEP. Because if the records of the EU Parliament are to be believed then Mary Lou McDonald has been a part-time MEP for the past 5 years. Now I accept that MLM is entitled to maternity leave, but 50% attendance, come on even the spin meisters of SF can’t spin that one. In her defense MLM said the reason her attendance last year (2008) was so poor is that she was in Dublin fighting the Lisbon Treaty. I dont buy that she was elected to represent us in Brussels & Strasburg and thats where she should be. So come on MLM , own up you were skiving when you should have been at work, plain and simple. I for one wont be giving Mary Lou a vote (not that that will come as any surprise to any one who knows me).

The EU is where its at – Vote on 5th June – have your say

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2009/default.htm?language=en
Now more than ever the EU has a vital role to play in the economic recovery of Ireland.
THat is why I believe its so important that we go to the polls on the 5th June and elect the people we want to represent us in this inportant forum.
Keep Ireland at the heart of Europe and use your vote on 5th June

Use your Vote on 5th June

Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia

At 12.45pm Irish time Terry McAuliffe will announce that he is formally a candidiate for the Democratic party nomination for Governor of Virginia.

More details at:  http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/

I will post updates of Terrys campaign, for now just to say to Terry, Dorothy  on behalf of McAuliffes everwhere good luck Terry !