BRIAN COWEN has told the Dáil that the Budget will still be announced on December 7, in line with the government’s earlier indications. The declaration came after Green Party senator Dan Boyle, taking the Order of Business in the Seanad this afternoon, had indicated that the date had not yet been fixed and may have been subject to change.
Dan Boyle
A member of the Green Party and Seanad Éireann. He was elected to the Dáil in 2002 but lost his seat in 2007, during which time he served as the party's spokesman on finance as well as being their Chief Whip. He was nominated to the Seanad by the Taoiseach and is the Deputy Leader of the Seanad. He is also famous for his use of Twitter.
# dan-boyle - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Former Green Party senator Dan Boyle plotting political comeback
Boyle is set to run in the local elections next year.
# dan-boyle - Wednesday 6 June, 2012
Dan Boyle: Performance of Phil Hogan could help Green Party’s return
The former Green Party chairman says the current environment minister is “as good an anti-Green as we could get”.
# dan-boyle - Sunday 11 December, 2011
Green Party: We want to double party membership by 2016
The party, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in Irish politics today, has unveiled its plan for rebuilding the party.
# dan-boyle - Wednesday 17 August, 2011
The Daily Fix: Wednesday
All the things you may have missed: Calls for Leaving Cert reform, Dublin’s Catholics could face a ‘church levy’, a bad day at work for someone in CityJet, and when Tom Waits met Cookie Monster…
# dan-boyle - Monday 21 March, 2011
121 candidates in the running for 43 Seanad panel seats
There are 31 Fianna Fáil candidates running – three times as many as party HQ would like – while Fine Gael fields 54, Labour 13.
# dan-boyle - Sunday 20 March, 2011
Gormley resigns Green Party leadership as party refocuses
Senator Dan Boyle says Gormley wants the party to return to first principles.
# dan-boyle - Sunday 27 February, 2011
The Half Past Fix: 6.30pm
EVERY HOUR – on the half hour – TheJournal.ie brings you your fix of election tallies, predictions and results of the last 60 minutes. Here’s how the winners and losers of GE11 are playing out so far.
The Half Hour Fix: 1.30am
EVERY HOUR – on the half hour – TheJournal.ie brings you your fix of election tallies, predictions and results. Here’s how the winners and losers of GE11 are playing out so far.
# dan-boyle - Thursday 10 February, 2011
Daily Fix: Thursday
The highs and lows of today’s campaign trail…
# dan-boyle - Wednesday 9 February, 2011
Daily Fix: Wednesday
Today, there’s been some heated bickering between all parties; independents have formed a new group; and some candidates faced (being the operative word) unexpected dangers..
Tourism, literacy, crime, emigration, social welfare: A day of party policies
The five main political parties started to find the devil was in the detail today as they began to set out their stalls on a variety of policies. And they didn’t mention the banks… much.
# dan-boyle - Monday 7 February, 2011
Out to launch: The jargon and the jibes of party campaigns
This morning, Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Labour dusted down the soapboxes as they give green light to first day of electioneering.
# dan-boyle - Tuesday 11 January, 2011
Green insist: We’re staying to finish the Budget
John Gormley confirms that the Greens will remain in government to ensure that the Finance Bill is passed before they go.
# dan-boyle - Monday 3 January, 2011
Referendum on Seanad ‘unlikely’, says Greens’ Boyle
The Green Party chairman – and deputy leader of the Seanad – says he doesn’t think the Seanad will allow for a referendum.
# dan-boyle - Thursday 18 November, 2010
Twitter-happy Greens block ‘time wasters’ from following them
Paul Gogarty and Dan Boyle – among the Oireachtas’ most prolific Twitter users – stop commentators from seeing their tweets.
# dan-boyle - Wednesday 3 November, 2010
Greens: Donegal by-election should happen immediately
The Green Party says the government should honour the spirit of the High Court opinion, with other ballots in Spring.
# dan-boyle - Tuesday 2 November, 2010
Your say
View more polls
Poll: Do you allow smoking in your home?
A NEW STUDY has claimed that the number of deaths caused by smoking in the home could be comparable to the number of road deaths recorded in Ireland.
According to the NUI Galway-led research, the concentration of particulate pollution in the homes of smokers (who smoke indoors) is six-times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for general outdoor air quality, 10 times the allowable level for healthy breathing in homes and up to 17 times greater than levels actually found outdoors.
Smoking at home causes greater levels of air pollutants than using solid fuels such as coal, wood, peat and gas, says Dr Marie Coggins.
Since the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland, many people have found it easier to stop people smoking in their own homes. So, in today’s poll we ask: Do you allow smoking in your home?
Poll Results:
Read Me
Selected opinions from around the web
Lisa McInerney: Neil Prendeville blamed the wrong people in his radio rant
By Lisa McInerney - @SwearyLady
Column: Game, Set and Match to the Banks
By Dave Hughes
Column: In Ethiopia, ordinary Irish people doing extraordinary things in difficult circumstances
By Donnacha Maguire
Column: Here’s why I decided to make a graphic novel about Jim Larkin
By Rory McConville
Dublin Weather
Change location-
Tuesday
A blend of sun and clouds
Max: 17 °C
Min: 7 °C
-
Wednesday
Clouds giving way to some sun
Max: 14 °C
Min: 4 °C
-
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, showers around; cooler
Max: 11 °C
Min: 4 °C
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
News in Photos
News in Video
Download our app
Trending Opinions
Most Popular Today
|
1
|
No, really: Russia says somebody stole its Eurovision votes |
|
2
|
Man shoots himself at altar of the Notre Dame cathedral |
|
3
|
Driver admits hitting cyclist on Twitter; provokes response from police force |
|
1
|
€4.4m to assist horticulture producers after ‘exceptionally wet weather’ |
|
2
|
Convenience food sales up for Greencore despite horsemeat scandal |
Trending Tags
