The 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen may narrowly win a confidence vote
among his Fianna Fail party TDs tonight [Tuesday], but his leadership of
a withering political organisation is likely to be short-lived.
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The 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen may narrowly win a confidence vote
among his Fianna Fail party TDs tonight [Tuesday], but his leadership of
a withering political organisation is likely to be short-lived.
Published January 18, 2011
‘Golden circle’ meetings exposed
Political condemnation of the coalition government in Dublin has
increased after it emerged the 26-County Taoiseach Brian Cowen held
previously undisclosed meetings with the former principal of the
fraudulent Anglo Irish Bank in 2008 prior to the public emergence of
the banking crisis.
Published January 13, 2011
A senior Derry republican has challenged a call from local politicians
for armed groups to end their campaign, urging politicians instead to
“address the causes of conflict rather than vilifying those who are
engaged in it”.
Published January 9, 2011
H-Block smashed the phony diplomacy
The emergence of the hunger strike protest in 1980 and the degree to
which all sides were unprepared to deal with it are the dominant
features of the historical papers which were released over the New Year.
Published January 4, 2011
The 26-County Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has drawn a veil of
secrecy around the state’s banking system and the Dublin government’s
efforts to reinvent the sector.
Published December 29, 2010
People returning home for the festive season in Ireland continue to
endure hellish travel conditions as an ice storm has severely disrupted
road and air transport.
Published December 21, 2010
Betrayed public demands change
A poll has confirmed the demand of the people of the 26 Counties for a
political renewal following Wednesday’s humiliating vote by the Dublin
parliament to cede control of economic decision-making to the European
Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Published December 17, 2010
WikiLeaked: Politics over peace
Classified cables from the US Embassy in Dublin released by the
Wikileaks organisation have revealed that the 26-County government acted
contrary to nationalist interests and consistently briefed against Sinn
Fein during the peace process in the North.
Published December 14, 2010
Bankers celebrate as kids starve
Irish children are now scavenging in bins for food, such is the dire
level of poverty among some families, even as the Dublin government
transferred billions from the poor to the rich.
Published December 10, 2010
A casino in Tipperary and a new road in Kerry are part of two late,
shabby back-room deals which have given the green light to a
disgraceful political crime.
Published December 7, 2010
SF overtakes Dublin govt in poll
Sinn Fein’s support in the 26 counties has surged according to a new
opinion poll, which also predicts Fianna Fail is facing a virtual
wipeout in the forthcoming general election.
Published December 3, 2010
The Dublin government triggered a torrent of national anger on Sunday
night when it handed over economic sovereignty to European and
International Monetary Fund administrators for an 85 billion euro loan.
Published November 29, 2010
Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty has weakened the Fianna Fail/Green Party
coalition’s slender hold on power with a stunning and historic election
victory in Donegal.
Published November 26, 2010
Independent TDs have joined with the opposition parties to pile pressure
on the crumbling Dublin government to pull the plug after the Green
Party finally succumbed to public outrage and said it is set to pull
out.
Published November 22, 2010
Pressure is weighing on the 26-County government to leave the stage this
week as a team of economists from the International Monetary Fund
arrived in Dublin to begin planning massive cutbacks in government
spending.
Published November 19, 2010
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has called for others to join with him
in providing leadership to help bring Ireland out of the current crisis.
Published November 16, 2010
The 26-County government has been almost completely sidelined in the
battle over Ireland’s economic destiny as the larger European Union
governments and ‘bond vigilante’ investment funds fought over plans to
deal with Dublin’s soaraway budget deficit.
Published November 12, 2010
The use of a military fragmentation grenade in an attack on a PSNI
patrol in west Belfast marks a new departure for the armed campaign of
Oglaigh na hEireann (ONH) and the breakaway IRA groups.
Published November 8, 2010
A brutal Garda attack on a student protest in Dublin which injured and
traumatised protesters as young as 16 and 17 years of age has been
strongly condemned.
Published November 5, 2010
A bailout of the 26 County state by the European Union and the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is increasingly likely as confidence in
the coalition government’s ability to manage the state’s economy ebbs
away.
Published November 1, 2010
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