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Enda & Pat Face-Off Bertie...

As the Fianna Fáil leader and subsequent Prime Minister of Ireland faces a ‘battle for his political life’ in the lower house of parliament next week amidst alleged improper reciept of money in the mid 1990s, the opposition parties in Ireland are making great strides at heckling the Taoiseach and trying to undermine the party who has brought phenomenal prosperity to the country. There is a saying that Bertie...
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Ryder Cup Rides Ireland...

So the venerable European side saw off the yanks in Kildare in the 2006 Ryder Cup. In what was no doubt a thrilling display of rich men and they’re equally rich wives following a dimpled-ball around Ireland’s richest man’s golf course, an apparent audience of over 2 billion people are said to have tuned in. Irish tourism peddled their wares at the show and claimed that Ireland was well represented both...
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Online Famine ‘Alan’...

There’s recently been an online famine here at diarmydotnet. I’m not sure what’s caused it, but I am sure that it’s not potatoes. There’s so much to talk about lately, Enda Kenny’s Hair, the stitching up of Bertie Ahern, Mary Harney leaving Michael McDowell in charge and of course, Pat Rabbitte being Pat Rabbitte. (and that’s just 2 weeks in Irish politics!) A friend of mine has...
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TV Licences Should Be Banned...

The Government today announced a world-first. An online consultation service to allow the general public have a say in the forthcoming legislation on broadcasting guidelines for public and independent broadcasters of tele-visual and radio communications. The move comes after the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland announced some months back that it would be proposing new regulations for broadcasting in Ireland this winter. Among...
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