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Recent Polling And The Children’s Rights Referendum

Posted on October 28, 2012 by

Been quiet here for political commentary for the last while, but here’s a quick round-up of some stuff that’s been catching my eye. The latest Red C poll has two things of note for me. The first is the Fianna … Continue reading →

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The Children’s Rights Referendum

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

It has been many years in the making, but the Children’s Rights Referendum is finally going ahead on November 10th. Text out and everything. It will be interesting to see how the debate goes over this amendment, how the No … Continue reading →

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Politics: My Flowerpot Problem And Other Thoughts

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

I haven’t been talking much about politics lately have I? Used to be a mainstay here as long term readers will know, but not so much in the last while. Like so many others, I have become apathetic towards the … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Compact Aftermath: Party By Party

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

In line with the party-by-party thing that I wrote at the start of the campaign, I might as well finish off my coverage of the Fiscal Compact referendum with the same thing, a few months on. Fine Gael Well, they … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Compact: One Day Out

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

So, the campaign winds down amid the expected haze of last minute debates and statements. It has a depressingly negative few weeks in Irish politics and has been the worst referendum campaign, from both sides, in my experience. The indications … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Compact: Two Weeks Out

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Round-up time. The campaign continues, with much of the momentum now on the side of the “Yes” camp, who have been able to present a more united front then their opponents and have excelled in the debates that have been … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Compact: Thoughts On The Campaign And Austerity In Elections

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

It has been a while since I spoke about the Fiscal Compact referendum. The reason for this is largely how unenthusiastic I have become about the whole process, a point I may expand upon fully at a later date. Suffice … Continue reading →

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Defining the Irish Revolutionary Period

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Those who read this blog will often hear me talk about the “Irish revolutionary period”. As is typical, I often write those words without actually explaining what they are, ignorant of readers outside of Ireland who may not quite know … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Compact: Party By Party

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

The campaign has taken its first tentative steps, as the “Yes” and “No” camps make their early declarations. The narrative of the debate so far seems based largely on the issue of whether a re-negotiation of bailout terms would lead … Continue reading →

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The (Cheese) Wheel Turns For Fine Gael and Labour

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

You might remember this story from around this time last year: The charity cheese scheme. The crux of it, is that needy families gain access to free cheese products around Christmas as part of an EU initiative. It was announced, … Continue reading →

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