Image via Wikipedia So Young Fine Gael have launched their plan to get Ireland back working. The leaflet is a rehash of one’s I have seen for newERA, with just a YFG logo added and the the supporting documentation is taken directly from Fine Gael documents, Hope for a lost Era and newERA. Nothing is new, there is nothing YFG about this. There has been a trend lately for YFG to follow the senior party and I personally don’t...
Young Fine Gael is trying to launch a grassroots campaign for John Bruton to be made President of the European Council. I received the following missive from HQ. Dear Member, As you may know former Taoiseach and Leader of Fine Gael John Bruton is seeking election as President of the European Council. Let’s get behind him by using the internet to spread his campaign around Europe. SIGN THE PETITION Please sign and forward the petition link...
There was amotion this morning giving Young Fine Gael an extra seat on the Fine Gael National Executive. This was a amendment I assumed would be passed. But two member from the National Executive actually stood up and spoke against the amendment. It looked tight. Thankfully Denis Kirby, a stallwart of the party in Cork South Central stood up and spoke for the amendment. It is great to have people like that behind the youth of the party. The...
YFG are holding a session on Saturday at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis enititled “Ireland Needs Change”. The aim of the discussion is to allow spokespersons in the party let the young members know what they are doing. The session will be addressed by: Barry Walsh, President Young Fine Gael Richard Bruton TD, Deputy Leader and Fine Gael Spokesperson on Finance (Chair) Lucinda Creighton TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on European Affairs Brian Hayes TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Education...
At the weekend I attended Young Fine Gael’s annual Summer School which took place in Carlingford in County Louth a beautiful location. It was a different summer school then normal with motions being discussed after a welcome from the local Councillor, Cllr Terry Brennan. Mairead McGuinness MEP chaired this session. We had 6 motions to be discussed and exactly half passed with the others failing. The motions that passed were allowing Provisional Drivers to drive unaccompanied between 6am and...
So remember the competition that I mentioned John over at Semper Idem blogged about? Well we have the results of it. And the press release accompanying them claims the following YFG President, Barry Walsh said: “Young Fine Gael does not propose the young people of Ireland support this Treaty purely on the basis of past economic and social benefits to Ireland. Rather, we believe it should be supported because of the real potential it offers to further improve the...
Its not very often I disagree with Damian Mulley, but I think in one of his latest posts “On why Fine Gael as a party can go fuck themselves“, he’s gone a bit wide of the mark. Damian is currently being harrased by two people who claim to be FG’ers from UL. Now I am not doubting that this is the case, but I think Damian went a bit overbaord by throwing the entire Fine Gael party and organisation...
Well FG have jumped on the band wagon here, but I know we in YFG have been calling for Weekend voting for quite awhile, I know it was in the ‘YOUR FUTURE COUNTS, STAND UP AND BE COUNTED’ campaign we did earlier this year to get people, especially young people registered to vote. Sign The Petition
Young Fine Gael (YFG) have today called on the Government to implement a proactive nationwide campaign modelled on the Northern Ireland ‘Rethink’ campaign addressing the stigma and taboo relating to mental illness, depression and suicide. “Rethink, which is mainly Government funded, uses a TV advertisement with a high profile celebrity from Coronation Street (‘Steve McDonald’ / Simon Gregson) to show that mental health is an illness like any other and should not be stigmatised”, according to YFG President, Elizabeth...
Really disappointed to have missed it, thank god I didn’t go though as I ended up sick!
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