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Limerick, Defence And Foreign Affairs: Willie O’Dea

The first response to my letter to the Limerick City candidates comes from Deputy Willie O’Dea, Fianna Fail. Not really surprising, considering he was Minister of Defence for much of the last few years. I should point out that the … Continue reading

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Limerick In The Frontbench

Both Fianna Fail TDs in my constituency, Willie O’ Dea and Peter Power, have been named in Michael Martin’s new look frontbench, O’ Dea for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and Power for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Interesting choices. O’ … Continue reading

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Handing Off The Mess – A “National Consensus”

You’ve probably noticed all the hubbub in the Irish news about this. Fianna Fail and Green efforts to include the main opposition parties, Fine Gael and Labour, in economic discussions. On the face of it, it’s so the Irish parliament, in … Continue reading

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