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”If Jesus Christ was in government right now he would be very unpopular” – Pat Rabbitte

Text taken from Twitter: @AineDempsey ”If Jesus Christ was in government right now he would be very unpopular” – Pat Rabbitte on Vincent Brownes TV3…

  • Published: August 31, 20126:15 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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‘Fiscal Compact’ will not be enough to end the financial crisis.

Jean-Claude Piris, who helped write the Lisbon and other EU Treaties has warned that the ‘Fiscal Compact’ will not be enough to end the financial crisis.

  • Published: June 19, 20121:33 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Government has pre-empted a ‘Yes’ vote in Fiscal Stability Treaty

The Government has pre-empted a ‘Yes’ vote by agreeing that access to the ESM fund is conditional on a ‘Yes’ outcome, because we have already committed to paying €11bn…

  • Published: June 19, 20121:25 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Both FF/Green & FG/Labour tried to avoid having Referendum

Despite the Government making every effort to avoid a referendum, we have a vote on the Fiscal Compact Treaty. (since passed)

  • Published: June 19, 20121:23 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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European Stability Mechanism (EMS) is a Treaty we have signing without referendum.

The European Stability Mechanism (EMS) is a Treaty we have signing without referendum.  ESM establishes a fund for ‘bailouts’ (we have committed €11bn plus to it). However,…

  • Published: June 19, 20121:21 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Empowering the members of Fianna Fáil, not the People!

At their Ard Feis, the FF leader declared the “empowerment” of their members, he made no mention of the empowerment of the citizens! Entirly appropriate for what is a private…

  • Published: June 19, 20121:18 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Fianna Fáil, the private members club, is unrepentant.

It took 15 years and a cost of €300m for the Fianna Fáil leadership to admit and act on the obvious… What can we say?!

  • Published: June 19, 20121:12 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Paying the cost of deceiving ourselves!

To celebrate their first year ‘in office’ both Fine Gael and Labour TD’s are to send out newsletters to their constituents outlining their “achievements” so far.  The…

  • Published: June 19, 20121:07 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Enda Kenny: Arrogant dismissal of peoples concerns on Septic Tank issue

Enda Kenny for his part brushed aside the growing fear of many over the septic tank registration with his comment that the cost was less than the price of a pint a week.

  • Published: June 19, 20121:04 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Rabbitte & Children’s Hospital: planning laws need “finessing”, as he put it.

A few weeks ago the same Pat Rabbitte’s response to the children’s hospital planning refusal was to offer an opinion that it is the planning laws which needed changing or…

  • Published: June 19, 201212:58 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Rabbitte: ‘take the progamme team out at dawn and shoot them’!

Pat Rabbitte in response to the BAI finding that RTE had mishandled the Gallagher presidential tweet on Prime Time and afterwards could only dismissively ask if he should ‘take…

  • Published: June 19, 201212:49 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Arrogant dismissal of concerns – Alan Shatter and Brian Hayes

During the referendums held at the time of the Presidential elections both Alan Shatter and Brian Hayes distinguished themselves by their arrogant dismissal of concerns raised by…

  • Published: June 19, 201212:46 pm
  • Author Diarmaid
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Richard Bruton Reveals Contempt People’s Right to Decide

During the Fiscal Compact Referendum Debate: Government Minister Richard Bruton revealed the truth in an interview by Matt Cooper on Today FM (17/5/2012).  When discussing the…

  • Published: May 17, 201210:55 am
  • Author Diarmaid
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