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An open letter to Richard Bruton and Enda Kenny

By Donal Conaty

Gentlemen, It is with a heavy heart that I accuse you of making a mockery of mockery. »

Ultimate honour as Gormley may leave Cabinet to become a plant

By Donal Conaty

The Mire has learned that Environment Minister John Gormley is considering stepping down from his Cabinet position in order to become a plant in the Organic Centre in Leitrim. »

TDs accuse Ryan of trying to bring politics into repute

By Donal Conaty

Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan has been accused of trying to bring politics into repute by saying the Government would help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. »

Bank crisis inquiry to proceed with ‘mental reservation’

By Donal Conaty

The Mire understands that Fianna Fail and Green Party negotiators have reached a compromise that will allow some elements of the inquiry into the banking crisis to be heard in public. »

Minister for Health position may be discontinued if Harney resigns

By Donal Conaty

Fears that Mary Harney may resign as Minister for Health have prompted panic on all sides of Leinster House where no one wants to succeed her. »

The Mire reflects on a pig’s mickey of a year – twisted and crooked

By Donal Conaty

It was a year that began with a visit from several British MPs to Dail Eireann to study the mystifying way in which our TDs resisted resigning. »

Fuck you is fine, Gogarty’s error was to say “sincerity” in Dail

By Donal Conaty

The office of the Ceann Comhairle Seamus Kirk has revealed that there was a complete misunderstanding over the use of unparliamentary language in the Dail by Green Party TD Paul Gogarty last week. »