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		<title>Nude calendar in aid of economy to feature Taoiseach and Cabinet</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/nude-calendar-in-aid-of-economy-to-feature-taoiseach-and-cabinet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabinet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Minister Mary Coughlan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nude calendar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach Brian Cowen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Plans are at an advanced stage for the Taoiseach and members of the Cabinet to pose nude for a fund-raising calendar in aid of the economy.
In a desparate attempt to generate income for the Government, Taoiseach Brian Cowen and his colleagues will adopt &#8220;mildly provocative&#8221; poses in the Dail chamber and other locations in government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive: Secret of Irish politics revealed to The Mire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enda Kenny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fine Gael]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MacGill summer school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach in waiting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following late night sessions at the MacGill summer school The Mire has been able to shed light on a mystery that has confounded political analysts for generations.
As politicians unwound in the small hours they let our correspondent in on the ultimate secret of Irish politics.
&#8220;When we say &#8216;the future&#8217; we mean &#8216;the hereafter&#8217;,&#8221; a member [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New political party to reinstate lavish expenses for good of nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ceann Comhairle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fianna Fail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fís Nua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John O'Donoghue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercs and perks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator Ivor Callely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unvouched expenses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senior members of Fianna Fáil  are considering forming a new political party to reinstate lavish unvouched expenses for the good of the country.
Unconfirmed reports suggest Senator Ivor Callely and former Ceann Comhairle John O&#8217;Donoghue could spearhead the movement
&#8220;We need to embrace our tradition of Mercs and Perks,&#8221; a source close to the two men said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Callely source speaks out about appalling conditions on Gravy Train</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/callely-source-speaks-out-about-appalling-conditions-on-gravy-train/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/callely-source-speaks-out-about-appalling-conditions-on-gravy-train/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expenses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ivor Callely]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senator]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A source close to Ivor Callely has spoken out about the appalling conditions the disgraced Senator had to endure aboard the Gravy Train.
&#8220;The worse the recession got, the worse conditions on the Gravy Train got,&#8221; the source said. &#8220;People who previously worked for  a living boarded the train without tickets.&#8221;
&#8220;There was standing room only,&#8221; he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt may charge for idea of water until it can prove water exists</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/govt-may-charge-for-idea-of-water-until-it-can-prove-water-exists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deaprtment of the Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water charges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Government&#8217;s plan to introduce water charges has been threatened by the Department of the Environment&#8217;s failure to prove that water actually exists.
Sources in the department say engineers have been working round the clock to prove the existence of water without success.
Water charges are an essential component of the department&#8217;s budgetary strategy.
&#8220;We are considering charging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts believe Cowen may have caught Tourette&#8217;s off Coughlan</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/experts-believe-cowen-may-have-caught-tourettes-off-coughlan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/experts-believe-cowen-may-have-caught-tourettes-off-coughlan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Minister Mary Coughlan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enda Kenny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fine Gael leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Party TD Paul Gogarty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach Brian Cowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tourette's syndrome]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Experts in Tourette&#8217;s syndrome now believe the condition might be contagious and that Taoiseach Brian Cowen caught it from Education Minister Mary Coughlan.
Last year, an expert on Tourette’s  told The Mire that Tanaiste Mary Coughlan could be suffering  from coprolalia and might not be able to help making a complete tit of herself on occasion.
Coprolalia,  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horse shaggers relieved as Cowen says no more curbs on rural sports</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/horse-shaggers-relieved-as-cowen-says-no-more-curbs-on-rural-sports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/horse-shaggers-relieved-as-cowen-says-no-more-curbs-on-rural-sports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rural sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach Brian Cowen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Devotees of the ancient and gentle tradition of horse shagging were relieved today when Taoiseach Brian Cowen promised he will not support further restrictions on rural  pursuits.
The move follows backbench concern that the tradition of a local councillor&#8217;s son shagging a white mare in front of the entire village on his 21st birthday might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gardai warn constituents not to approach TDs empty-handed</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/gardai-warn-constituents-not-to-approach-tds-empty-handed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/gardai-warn-constituents-not-to-approach-tds-empty-handed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constituencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Party TDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer break]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TDs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As TDs return to their constituencies for the summer break Gardai have urged communities to operate nightly curfews, leaving the desolate streets to the elected representatives.
&#8220;Whenever the Dáil rises we can expect anxious times in the constituencies,&#8221; a Garda spokesman said. &#8220;TDs tend to hunt in packs and they can be quite intimidating.&#8221;
&#8220;Whatever you do, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cowen to tell parliamentary party creationism caused all our ills</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/cowen-to-tell-parliamentary-party-creationism-caused-all-our-ills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/cowen-to-tell-parliamentary-party-creationism-caused-all-our-ills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creationism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taoiseach Brian Cowen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Taoiseach Brian Cowen is expected to blame creationism for all the country&#8217;s ills at tonight&#8217;s meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.
&#8220;We were created by a supernatural agency. None of this is our fault,&#8221; a source close to the Taoiseach told The Mire.
Mr Cowen is not expected to face a direct leadership challenge tonight as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt plan  state funeral for Shergar as centrepiece of Queen&#8217;s visit</title>
		<link>http://www.themire.net/govt-plan-state-funeral-for-shergar-as-centrepiece-of-queens-visit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themire.net/govt-plan-state-funeral-for-shergar-as-centrepiece-of-queens-visit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donal Conaty</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1983]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kidnapped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Queen Elizabeth ll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shergar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Visit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Government is close to being able to confirm that a state funeral for Shergar will form the centrepiece of a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Dublin next year.
The Mire has learned that senior civil servants have been locked in negotiations with former provisional IRA members in an effort to locate the remains of [...]]]></description>
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