Continuing my look through the motions ahead of Young Fine Gael National Conference in Tullamore the next motion to pique my interest is one from my own branch in UCC. The motion reads as follows: YFG believes that a graduate tax should be introduced for all college graduates as a means of funding their education and the present entry fees should be phased out over 5 years. Households with an income of below €45,000 would be exempted One the issues I always...
Young Fine Gael is holding its National Conference in Tullamore, Co. Offaly between the 17th-19th February. One of the motions that has been accepted for debate is on Fracking or to be more exact Hydraulic fracturing which is way to extract Gas from shale. The motion from UCD YFG reads as follows YFG approves of the process of fracking as can it can prove a viable energy source in Ireland for the foreseeable future Clare County Council recently banned the process while in Leitrim and...
Continuing my search through the papers from yesterday for coverage of the YFG Conference at the weekend, the only paper with articles about the conference is the Irish Independent and they have two articles. The first article is on Simon Coveney’s speech and his promise to give up his ministerial car if he is appointed a Minister. “If I become a minister, I will not accept a state car. I’m telling you that now. You can quote me on...
Image via Wikipedia The results of the votes were announced today and the following were elected to the National Executive of Young Fine Gael. President: Eric Keane Vice-President: Bríd Murphy Dublin Organiser: Patrick Malloy East Organiser: Colum Roche North-West Organiser: Cillian Griffey South Organiser: Conor Crean National Panel: Graham Dullaghan, Carol Madigan, William Quill and Colm Taylor. As Graham topped the poll for the National Panel, he will take the third YFG Seat on the Fine Gael National Executive....
Image via Wikipedia Enda Kenny yesterday addressed the YFG conference twice. Once during the Prime Time speech and once during the Gala Banquet last night. Both his speeches were well received by the audience. Below is the text of his speech from the Prime Time session. Yesterday was the anniversary of the proudest day in the life of a young man when he got elected to the national parliament of the country he loved. This young man found himself...
I had a quick sconce the Sunday Independent (5th story down) this morning and they had picked up on one of the motions passed yesterday. The motion was about the Croke Park Deal. It stated as follows: 5) Young Fine Gael proposes that the Croke Park Agreement be rescinded in accordance with Section 28 of the Agreement. (Section 28 states that all commitments are subject to no unforeseen deterioration in the Government’s fiscal position). It was passed by an...
Image via Wikipedia Last night I attended the Hustings in UCC for the National Executive Elections which takes place this weekend in Charleville. All the candidates gave good speeches and so it will be a hard choice on Saturday on who to vote for. The candidates are as follows: President Eric Keane – Clare YFG Vice President Alan Gallagher – Dublin South YFG Bríd Murphy – Cork South-West YFG National Panel Bernard Aherne – University College Dublin YFG Graham...
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...
Image via Wikipedia A Cork South Central Branch of Young Fine Gael is being launched on Friday 15th of January is Soho Bar on Grand Parade at 7:30pm. This is one of the new branches being set up by the Munster Regional Council of Young Fine Gael. YFG is the largest of the youth political parties in country and its expansion into the city should mark another stage in its growth. The meeting will be attended by local and...
Don’t expect much blogging from me tomorrow as after work I am off to the Univerity of Limerick for the 1st Annual General Micheal Collins Debating Competition. I am on a team with the Vice-President of YFG. This means the judges are going to be really hard on us! I got the first motion tonight. The first motion which I will be opposing and it is this: Motion: That this house believes the anthem “Ireland`s Call” should be dropped...
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