And I’m being kind at that!

No matter what he puts his hands on he does damage. He has interfered with the provision on an incinerator in Dublin – and is almost bringing it to a stage where litigation proceedings will be issued against the Government.

Now he is hitting the commercial vehicle userm all because the 4×4 status symbol passenger vehicles of the Celtic Tiger era are now not affordable to the nouveux riche who are now feeling the pinch and are declaring that their passenger vehicles are now commercial vehicles without doing the necessary modifications required – no back seats/blacked our side windows and welded bolt holes for seat.

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Two reports have given a damning indictment of Brian Cowen’s handling of the economy while he was Finance Minister.

Fine Gael tried to force the Dáil to hear a motion of no confidence today but the Ceann Comhairle (Fianna Fáil) prevented it.
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Senator Ivor Callery has cost the taxpayer €81,000 for overnight costs and travel expenses since he was elected to the Seanad in 2007. The amount was uncovered as a result of a Freedom of Information request by some news paper or other.

Though he has a ‘home’ and office  in Dublin, he claimed his expenses from his ‘residence’ (holiday home) which is in Kilcrohane in West Cork,  a distance of 360km from Dublin. He stopped claiming from this ‘residence’ during the latter part of last year.

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Well he’s gone …. he resigned.

He didn’t go willingly but Dan Boyle’s no confidence in him on Twitter was curtains for him.

Twas a bit ridiculous when the vote of no confidence was beaten by Fianna Fáil with the support of the Greens.

Yet ’twas the Greens and Twitter burned him.

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The Minister for Defence is facing calls for his resignation after he made a false statement in the High Court.

The Limerick TD admitted making false and defamatory statements about Sinn Féin Councillor Maurice Quinlivan when a journalist produced a tape of an interview.

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An Bord Snip Nua was a group charged with recommending public sector cuts in these ‘economic times’ ….. well …. I’ve seen it all now:

Bail out the banks for billions and make ordinary Joe Soap, Joe Public and everyone else in the public sector pay for it.

Full reports are available through the RTE website … the Dept. of Finance website apparently can’t handle the extra traffic:

• RTE – ‘Bord Snip’ recommends €5.3bn in savings’
• The Full Report
• The Appendices

They sure did hit Education hard …. bastards.

This fair country of ours is fucked.

Where can I emigrate to?

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Not long more me thinks before Cowen and Co. will be saying good bye to Leinster House:

Taoiseach Brian Cowen emerged shell-shocked from a raucous meeting of Fianna Fail TDs and senators last week to be told that he is now presiding over a party even more fractious and split than it was during the era of Charles Haughey.

At Fianna Fail’s final parliamentary party before the summer recess, Mr Cowen had been expecting a relatively timid affair during which he would rally his party colleagues in advance of them spending 10 weeks among their angry constituents.

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