Irish Election » Latest Links of Interest http://www.irishelection.com Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Mon, 12 May 2008 21:37:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en © cianflah@gmail.com () cianflah@gmail.com() Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs cianflah@gmail.com No no http://www.irishelection.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Irish Election http://www.irishelection.com 144 144 Republicans Crossing Over to Democrats in Primaries http://www.irishelection.com/05/republicans-crossing-over-to-democrats-in-primaries/ http://www.irishelection.com/05/republicans-crossing-over-to-democrats-in-primaries/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 16:29:59 +0000 Cian http://www.irishelection.com/05/republicans-crossing-over-to-democrats-in-primaries/ Republicans Crossing Over to Democrats in Primaries

Intersting to note that almost 10% of Primary voters for the Dems are Republican voters. Where those votes go at election time will be crucial in deciding the race.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/05/republicans-crossing-over-to-democrats-in-primaries/feed/ Gavin's Blog ? Bertie Ahern addressing Congress http://www.irishelection.com/05/gavins-blog-bertie-ahern-addressing-congress/ http://www.irishelection.com/05/gavins-blog-bertie-ahern-addressing-congress/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 17:30:09 +0000 Cian http://www.irishelection.com/05/gavins-blog-bertie-ahern-addressing-congress/ Gavin’s Blog ? Bertie Ahern addressing Congress

Gavin gives his take on Bertie Ahern’s final address as a statesman and the legacy he leaves behind. You won’t be surprised to note that Gavin is not unhappy to see the back of El Berto

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/05/gavins-blog-bertie-ahern-addressing-congress/feed/ Libertas expos?? on Indymedia http://www.irishelection.com/04/libertas-expose-on-indymedia/ http://www.irishelection.com/04/libertas-expose-on-indymedia/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:45:49 +0000 John Carroll http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3076 Indymedia has a very interesting piece on Anti-Lisbon Treaty group Libertas, and their principal backers, Declan Ganley and Ulick McEvaddy. Well worth a read.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/04/libertas-expose-on-indymedia/feed/ Pay for organ donations? http://www.irishelection.com/04/pay-for-organ-donations/ http://www.irishelection.com/04/pay-for-organ-donations/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:10:56 +0000 John Carroll http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3065 “Only one country in the world has eliminated the shortage of transplant kidneys. Only one country in the world has legalized financial payments to kidney donors. That country is”… Interesting piece from the Marginal Revolution. Hat tip to the Foreign Policy blog.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/04/pay-for-organ-donations/feed/ Blackbeard Skirmish http://www.irishelection.com/04/blackbeard-skirmish/ http://www.irishelection.com/04/blackbeard-skirmish/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:06:40 +0000 John Carroll http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3064 Hopefully they won’t burn themselves out. The Irish Pirate Review is only a few hours old, but is producing excellent stuff - their take on the de Rossa story is hilarious.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/04/blackbeard-skirmish/feed/ The Irish Pirate Review http://www.irishelection.com/04/the-irish-pirate-review/ http://www.irishelection.com/04/the-irish-pirate-review/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:22:54 +0000 John Carroll http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3063 “If I tell ???ee that most chroniclers hold that the Republic be a landlubber economy, you will laugh the joyless, sardonic laugh of the true sea dog.” So opens the Irish Pirate Review, a satirical version of the Irish Left Review.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/04/the-irish-pirate-review/feed/ A kick in the Balls http://www.irishelection.com/04/a-kick-in-the-balls/ http://www.irishelection.com/04/a-kick-in-the-balls/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:35:04 +0000 John Carroll http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3052 A name like Balls will always give rise to some obvious slagging, so with the British Secretary for Education Ed Balls and Jack Straw reputedly having exhcanged ‘verbals’, A Kick in the Balls game was born. Well worth a look - thanks to Guido for the pointer.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/04/a-kick-in-the-balls/feed/ Streamlining Government http://www.irishelection.com/04/streamlining-government/ http://www.irishelection.com/04/streamlining-government/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:28:53 +0000 John Carroll http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3051 Fine Gael launch a detailed policy document with plans to streamline government by reducing the number of state agencies, increase their accountablity and make savings of ???200m for the tax-payer.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/04/streamlining-government/feed/ How MEPS Work http://www.irishelection.com/04/how-meps-work/ http://www.irishelection.com/04/how-meps-work/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:52:53 +0000 John Carroll http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3043 How MEPs Work is ideal for all you worried about the minute of our MEPs actions. If you fret about how those attendance records stack up in a European comparison or spend your nights wondering about how strong the whip system is in the European Parliament then How MEPs Work from the Romanian Public Political Institute is for you.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/04/how-meps-work/feed/ Political PR http://www.irishelection.com/04/political-pr/ http://www.irishelection.com/04/political-pr/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:36:54 +0000 John Carroll http://www.irishelection.com/?p=3041 Comments on political PR and the web from a European perspective.

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