Fianna Fail

The Fianna Fail Frontbench

April 12, 2011
By Stephen
The Fianna Fail Frontbench

Today Micheal Martin announced his knew frontbench. It would seem that their is a job for everyone in the Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party, plus a councillor. Here is the full list: Leader and Spokesperson on Northern Ireland: Micheál Martin TD Deputy Leader and Spokesperson on Finance: Brian Lenihan TD Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade (also Party Whip): Seán Ó Fearghail TD Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Financial Sector Reform: Michael McGrath TD Spokesperson on Public Sector Reform: Sean...

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A Weekend is a long time in Politics

January 24, 2011
By Stephen
A Weekend is a long time in Politics

Image via Wikipedia That was some weekend wasn’t it? I have never in my life experienced a weekend in which so much has happened politically. We entered the weekend with Brian Cowen as leader of Fianna Fáil and we finished it with him as a caretaker Taoiseach. His resignation as leader of Fianna Fáil was not that surprising considering the amount or pressure on him from all parts of the Fianna Fáil part and the failure of stalwarts like...

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The Fianna Fail Heave

January 18, 2011
By Stephen
The Fianna Fail Heave

Image via Wikipedia So Fianna Fail are as divided as Fine Gael was last summer. The Fianna Fail parliamentary party meeting gets under way at 5:30pm and is expected to last until around 9pm. The wording of the motion to be debated is reported to be “That the Fianna  Fáil parliamentary party has confidence in Brian Cowen TD as leader of Fianna Fáil.” Its been a tough week for Brian Cowen in his office as Taoiseach and Leader of...

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Will the Government delay the election?

November 29, 2010
By Stephen
Will the Government delay the election?

Image via Wikipedia Today’s Editorial in the Irish Independent asks for that the following occurs, On December 7, the Dail must pass the Budget. Then the Finance Bill should go through with unprecedented speed, to clear the way for the General Election. Most people would agree that that is the way that the Government should be planning things, if the budget passes. But are they? According to Leo Varadkar TD, they are not. Under Fianna Fáil’s plan, there are...

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Why not to Vote Fianna Fail or Greens next January

November 22, 2010
By Stephen
Why not to Vote Fianna Fail or Greens next January

Image via Wikipedia One paragraph from yesterdays Observer’s Editorial should be memorised and remembered for a long time. Much of that story is familiar from other countries caught out by the credit crunch. But Ireland’s unique misfortune is to have, in Brian Cowen’s Fianna Fáil government, leaders who shipwrecked the economy and then capsized the lifeboats. The initial crisis response in 2008 was designed in such a way as effectively to absorb the doomed banking sector into the state,...

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Zombie Banks, Zombie Government, Zombie Taoiseach

November 22, 2010
By Stephen
Zombie Banks, Zombie Government, Zombie Taoiseach

Image via Wikipedia Its finally happened. The Green Party have called time on the Government, but won’t resign until after the Finance act has been passed. Jackie Healy-Rae also has announced he will not be supporting the Government. Cork North Central TD, Noel O’Flynn, is tonight meeting with supporters to decide his future. This has been a long time coming and with the election due in January, expect canvassing to start in earnest in the next week or two....

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Lucinda’s Argument for a Tallaght Strategy II

October 5, 2010
By Stephen
Lucinda’s Argument for a Tallaght Strategy II

Lucinda Creighton TD has blogged about how she thinks the Government and Opposition should work together on the budget. She raises some interesting points. Need for Patriotic Rather than Political Response to Economic Crisis Some may say it is naive of Opposition politicians to suggest that now is a time when we must put aside the old fashioned confrontational, adversarial politics of old and replace it, albeit temporarily, with a constructive engagement with the Government and the Minister for...

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A Vote For Labour is a Vote for FF

August 29, 2010
By Stephen
A Vote For Labour is a Vote for FF

The Sunday Independent’s story that senior Labour figures are hinting at working with Fianna Fail after the next election. It cements the idea that many people already have of Labour. I agree fully with Scandelcentral of course who say: However Labour is very suited to Fianna Fail. They stand for nothing. Together we would form a fine coalition. It would only plunges us into economic desolation. We wouldn’t see economic growth for decades, if we are lucky, as Labour...

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Fianna Fail Senators Caught “Flipping”

June 4, 2010
By Stephen
Fianna Fail Senators Caught “Flipping”

Remember during the expense scandal in the UK that the big issue was over the “flipping” of the designations of first and second homes. Well it would seem that two Fianna Fail Senators were doing just that over here. Ivor Callely, who could be expelled from the Fianna Fail Parliamentry Party over his flipping of his homes. Despite his home being in Dublin, Mr Callely was claiming his expenses based on his second home in West Cork. It  now...

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Fine Gael and Labour

April 19, 2010
By Stephen
Fine Gael and Labour

Image via Wikipedia I read two posts (Jason and Tadhg) over the weekend about the Labour Party conference in Galway. It made me realise one thing. Fine Gael cannot work with Labour to better this country! In the next election, the main battle will be between Labour and Fine Gael. They will be fighting to pick up seats from Fianna Fail, who will be desperately trying to hold on to them. This is especially true in Dublin where Fianna Fail...

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