O’Connell said she would not be leaving the party because of “one person”, however.
Following the resignation of his Dáil seat, former Fine Gael TD, Eoghan Murphy ,will receive €61,320 in termination payments over the next eight months. In his role as a TD, Mr Murphy earned a salary of €98,113 per annum which determines the payoff he will receive as he resigns his seat. The lump sum is […]
One can reasonably expect harsh austerity measures are not far away after this year of largesse however, as the country mimics a bi-polar dog going back to its vomit.
This is one of those stories that is half common sense, and half utterly ludicrous. In fairness to Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward, let us start with the part that’s common sense: Vaccinated persons should be exempt from Mandatory Hotel Quarantine – Ward 12th April 2021 – Senator Barry Ward Fine Gael Senator Barry Ward […]
FF, FG, the Greens, SF, PBP as well as SocDems & Labour TDs have all declared that Ireland should lower the voting age to 16 – an idea so bad it’s almost difficult to put into words. Ben Scallan tries anyway. #gript
“Who’s your sexy Taoiseach?” is a non-quote regularly and hilariously attributed to former Taoiseach Enda Kenny by Oliver Callan on his politician-lampooning radio show, Callan’s Kicks. Conjuring images of a Mr September some people never knew they wanted, the slogan caricatures Enda’s supposed 10-pints-in-each-hand machoness and magnetism by juxtaposing it against his familiar, austere, Weshthrun […]
Look, Leo, some of us knew this already. Apparently, though, other people needed to be told again: “There is a misconception that Fine Gael is a conservative party when it has in fact played a “crucial role” in advancing equality and in particular gender equality, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said. Noting that women have often […]
If you don’t agree with the protestors in Dublin city centre on Saturday, that’s fine. I am not sure I do myself. Or I haven’t really engaged with what they are protesting about to understand what aspects of ‘lockdown’ are being protested. However, I understand why many felt the need to protest and the right […]
February 25th, 2021 marks an important milestone in Irish politics. It is ten years to the day when Fine Gael stormed to power winning a record 76 seats in the 2011 general election amid the carnage of the financial crash. After a decade of Fine Gael rule, what’s the verdict? The Fine Gael election manifesto […]
Top 10 Irish political cringe moments in 2020 A year after the election, it can be handy to look back on some of the most cringeworthy moments from Ireland’s best & brightest: our beloved politicians. #gript
“Booooooo!”, I hear you say. And indeed, this intervention by the Tánaiste yesterday won’t be very popular amongst those with republican instincts, who lie awake at night dreaming of the day when the Wolfe Tones song about being a nation once again can be sung lustily and loudly throughout the land. But hasn’t he…… got […]
Good news from Fine Gael, everybody: Ireland is presently coming second in a snail race: It's official: Ireland is the 2nd HIGHEST in the European Union for #Covid19 vaccinations. Thank you to all the amazing frontline workers who are making this happen. pic.twitter.com/WNKOhs0nkl — Fine Gael (@FineGael) January 14, 2021 To get to the ranking […]