Archive | March, 2010

The Most Vital Day in Banking Since 1783

Today will be the most vital day, in the history of Irish banking, since 1783. The decisions that our democratically elected Govt is committing country to, in terms of capitalisation and restructuring, are critical to every single citizen regardless of political persuasion. All our public representatives should remember that their remarks are being watched internationally, […]

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Politicans Right To Travel Abroad

The Wicklow People have today published my letter regarding St. Patrick’s Days travel: Dear Editor It was with surprise that I read the comments from your contributors regarding our elected representatives travelling abroad for St Patrick’s Day. Such utter nonsense from a bunch of illformed, shortsighted people! To quote An Taoiseach on the importantance of […]

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Public Service Action in Passport Office

East Coast Radio – Public Service Action in the Passport Office

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Saying Yes – The Wicklow Way

On Tuesday, March 16th, Ireland for Europe, launched Saying Yes which describes the unique citizens’ campaign which, from a standing start, rapidly grew into a nationwide organisation. Its leaders had been aware for many months that if the Treaty was to be put to the Irish people again, a very different type of campaign would […]

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SF Economic Policy Means Lower Wages and Welfare in the Republic

Sinn Fein’s economic policy, lauded by its delegates at last weekends Ard Fheis,  is based upon ending partition. Yet as Pat Leahy points out in today’s Sunday Business Post there’s little evidence that an all-Ireland economic entity would be more successful. The most likely outcome of joining the Republic’s economy with the dysfunctional and state-subsidy […]

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Saying Yes: How Ireland reclaimed its future in Europe

A very important book launch takes place this Tuesday, March 16th at 18.30 in the Burlington Hotel, with special guest, Mary Davis, Chairperson Office of Active Citizenship & Managing Director Special Olympics Europe & Eurasia Wicklow for Europe has the honour of having a chapter dedicated to the story of the tremendous work of the dedicated volunteers who […]

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UK Jobcentres launch iPhone and Android Application for Jobseekers

The UK’s Jobcentre Plus service is now available through iPhone and Android applications, providing a vital service to the jobless-but-gadget-obsessed. The app is free to download and provides for keyword searching, with location-specific filtering and maps showing where the work is. A great idea we should implement in Ireland, especially as so many of our […]

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Sterling to Collapse, UK Sovereign Default Coming?

There is a very interesting article in the Telegraph entitled “Europe’s banks brace for UK debt crisis”  which states “UniCredit has alerted investors in a client note that Britain is at serious risk of a bond market and sterling debacle and faces even more intractable budget woes than Greece” I remember when I was in […]

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My Response to Cllr Snell

Below is my response, and challenge to Cllr Snell See here

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Finally iPhone to get multitasking

Apple this summer will go a long way towards silencing critics and catering to one of the most prevalent demands of its iPhone user base, when it introduces a multitasking solution through the handset’s 4.0 software update that will finally allow several third party apps to run concurrently and in the background. Full details here. […]

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