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Posts Tagged ‘ Dail ’

Dermot willing to learn to make bombs to become President

September 20, 2011

IMF Dublin Diary: Dermot stopped by. He hardly spends any time in the Dáil. “It’s so depressing,” he says. “They actually eat in that awful canteen.”
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Court told Dáil bar didn’t ask for ‘knickers for liquor’

September 15, 2011

The Dáil bar will be able to keep its licence after management insisted it didn’t run a “knickers for liquor” promotion.
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Dáil to mark International Day of Democracy with farce

September 14, 2011

The Dáil will mark the International Day of Democracy tomorrow with bouncy castles, face painting and unvouched expenses.
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Dáil to keep showing SpongeBob despite concentration fears

September 12, 2011

There are no plans to stop showing SpongeBob SquarePants in the Dáil despite fears that it is bad for TDs’ behaviour and concentration.
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Kenny insists Fine Gael can match Fianna Fáil at U-turns

June 10, 2011

There were angry scenes in the Dáil yesterday as Taoiseach Enda Kenny insisted that Fine Gael U-turns were every bit as audacious as Fianna Fáil U-turns.
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IMF may have to fund cost of queries by members of new Dáil

May 12, 2011

Government departments may face bankruptcy if they have to continue to meet the €166,000 a day cost of responding to parliamentary questions by members of the new  Dáil.
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Dáil may show Coronation Street in bid to curb TDs’ violent behaviour

February 2, 2011

Plans are in place to broadcast Coronation Street in the Dáil after the General Election in the hope that it might help improve the behaviour of TDs.
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Cowen could hold ‘worst ever Taoiseach’ title for only one month

February 1, 2011

Political analysts are predicting that Taoiseach Brian Cowen could hold the title of Ireland’s worst ever Taoiseach for only one month.
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Opposition TDs insist Cowen is right man to lead FF into election

January 13, 2011

A Mire survey of Dáil members has found that support for Taoiseach Brian Cowen as leader of Fianna Fáil is highest among opposition party TDs.
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Ajai queries the cost of Jackie the Redeemer statue in Killarney

December 17, 2010

IMF Diary: Ajai skyped me at dawn. “What the hell is Jackie the Redeemer?” he asked. I groaned inwardly.
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