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Ireland’s Wars: 21st January 1919 – Soloheadbeg

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

The military side of the Irish War of Independence is commonly considered to begin with, in the grand scale of things, a relatively small ambush in the countryside of County Tipperary, on the same day that Dail Eireann met for … Continue reading →

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Religious School Admissions (9 Days To Election)

Posted on February 17, 2016 by

I haven’t been within state provided education for over ten wonderful years at this point. I went to a dilapidated, badly staffed school in an urban area (that has subsequently moved to a much nicer building), where an ethos of … Continue reading →

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Waiting Times (11 Days To Election)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by

I had an experience with Ireland’s healthcare system during the term of the 31st Dail. It was a football injury. Super amateur football I assure you. Playing one day, I felt a pain in my left knee while stretching for … Continue reading →

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Kildare North: Maebh Ní Fhallúin (Greens) (12 Days To Election)

Posted on February 14, 2016 by

Parties that suffered the electoral wipe-outs that the Green’s did, at both the locals in 2009 and the general in 2011, sometimes do not ever recover.  But there are still around, and I’m sure the John Gormley era is something … Continue reading →

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Kildare North: Bernard Durkan, Anthony Lawlor (Fine Gael) (14 Days To Election)

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

Ah, Fine Gael. What a rollercoaster of a term it has been eh? Two-thirds of your government candidates in Kildare North are Deputy Bernard Durkan and Deputy Anthony Lawlor. Durkan was first elected to the Dail back in ’81, and … Continue reading →

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Kildare North: A (Bad) Debate (14 Days To Election)

Posted on February 12, 2016 by

RTE’S Drivetime got five of the Kildare North TD’s in front of a microphone for an all too quick debate on Thursday, that lasted around 15 minutes. Represented were Reada Cronin (Sinn Fein), James Lawless (Fianna Fail), Anthony Lawlor (Fine … Continue reading →

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Garda (15 Days To Election)

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

Going through my list of important issues, and we come to that of law and order, all up in the news in the last few days following the hotel shooting in Dublin, and the debate over the Special Criminal Court, … Continue reading →

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