Archive | April, 2011

Prime Time Giving “dissidents” Publicity Is Wrong

Having watching the sickening spectacle of a masked CIRA terrorist appearing on Prime Time last night, I lodged the following complaint with RTE last night: “I find it utterly inappropriate that our Public Service Broadcaster gives the oxygen of publicity to CIRA terrorists, who representative cowardly hides his identity and used the opportunity solely to […]

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Is it time to phase out payments to long-term unemployed ?

The proposal to  to phase out payments to long-term unemployed isn’t a unique idea, in fact its standard policy in many other EU countries, and now needs to be considered carefully and fairly here. As a tax payer I strongly believe that the State should help those who can’t help themselves or those that fall […]

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FG/Lab Govt’s Attack on Pensioners is Disgusting

The announcement today that the FG/Labour coalition has decided pensioners will no be longer exempt from passport charges is disgusting and will not be forgetten by our senior citizens. Thanks to the FF led Govt in 2005 over 65s were entitled to get their passports for free, but they will now have to pay €95, which […]

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Tweet from Wicklow Sinn Fein represents a mindset yet to be decommissioned

On April 2nd @WicklowSinnFein tweeted “Queen of England The Commander in chief of the British armed forces occupying the 6 counties is NOT welcome her(e) in Co Wicklow” Whilst the message may have been sent using modern technology, its clear the SF mindset is still rooted in a dark and almost forgotten past, regrettably proving […]

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