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By now we all know the gritty details of how much NAMA is going to pay out for these so called ‘toxic’ debts. €54bn is an awful lot of money isn’t it? Yet we are told that it is essential for the survival of our economy. No doubt you have perhaps read much about it [...]

I missed out on getting the 9th seat on Youghal Town Council at the final count by 93 votes after the final count. But I’m not half as disappointed as you might think I should be! Given that I was only selected as a candidate just 5 weeks before the election meant that I would [...]

My election literature arrived yesterday as you can see on the left. Canvassing will begin this weekend although only at a relative snails pace as I have exams next week and the week after. From the 7th of May however I will have the best part of four weeks to start pounding the pavement which I plan [...]

This June we will be asked to vote to choose our representatives in our local councils and our representatives in the European Parliament. It is with great honour to announce that I will running as a candidate for Fine Gael for the Youghal Town council alongside two existing Fine Gael councillors, Barbara Murray and Michael [...]

Cork City Councillor Sean Martin who is a brother of Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Martin has been hauled over the coals for issuing political statements from .. wait for it.. A Department of Foreign Affairs e-mail address. Why has a Cork City councillor got a DoF e-mail address anyway? More here in the Indo.

The dreaded April fools day arrives tomorrow, a week late. Of course I’m talking about tomorrow’s impending budget that is. We have been told to expect a drop in the standard of our living and that we will have to bite the bullet and lots of other cliches by the assholes who are partly responsible [...]

Some of the insanity going on in this country at the moment: The Financial Regulator is getting plush new offices to the tune in €8m paid for out of government funds. By the same government who said that there was not enough money to spend €10m on a cervical cancer vaccine! (Thanks to Grandad for [...]

Be warned – This post contains some strong language. Anglo Irish Bank’s annual report released today states that it loaned €451m to 10 clients that are now more commonly referred to as “The Golden 10″. As anyone can tell you, 450 million is a significantally more than the previous estimate of €300m. And here is [...]