# luke-ming-flanagan - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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The Minister for Justice says Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan cancelled a meeting with Gardaí who were investigating the cancellation of his penalty points.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Friday 10 May, 2013
Flanagan hit out at the minister following the appearance of two men in court yesterday charged in relation to alleged illegal turf cutting.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Responding to queries from TheJournal.ie this week, seven independent TDs confirmed their support for the bill with five still undecided.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Saturday 13 April, 2013
In response to queries from TheJournal.ie this week, most TDs who have opposed the tax have said they will comply with it but at least seven said they will not pay even though it puts their Dáil seat at risk.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Now, who’s going to follow US around with a heater? That, and all your celeb dirt here.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Joan Collins was one of four TDs, including Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, who highlighted the issue of penalty points being quashed. She said revelations about ‘Ming’ will impact on the reputation of independent deputies.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan told TheJournal.ie of her own penalty points, and why she has no “sympathy whatsoever” for Deputy Flanagan.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Frank Dawson says he assumes he is the official Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan had referred to, and rejects the TD’s claims.
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The that fact a garda believes TDs are exempt from penalty points, and a TD evidently agreed, shows a basic misunderstanding of the purpose of parliamentary privilege, writes Eoin O’Malley.
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The Wexford TD says, however, that Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan’s actions don’t change the ‘bigger issue’ of systematic termination.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
The Dáil deputy described what led up to him not receiving penalty points or a fine though he was caught by gardaí driving while on a mobile phone on two occasions.
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Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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All of that, and the Seanad gets to reform the Dáil… here’s what’s happening today in Leinster House.
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The independent TD was asked if he had penalty points wiped from his licence last December but denied he had. He intends to address the Dáil this evening.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Sunday 10 March, 2013
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Flanagan said gardaí contacted him offering to remove the points from his record.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Thursday 7 February, 2013
David Hall says his case concerns issues wider than that of the €3.06 billion payment due in March that now appears unlikely following the liquidation of IBRC overnight.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
The justice minister did little to hide his annoyance in the Dáil today when asked about the penalty points inquiry.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Saturday 19 January, 2013
The Tipperary North TD has amended declarations dating back to 2009 to include his ownership of a refrigeration company.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Saturday 22 December, 2012
# luke-ming-flanagan - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
However the committee said the breach was unintentional and that Lowry acted it “in good faith”.
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He’s actually posing with ‘The Girl Against Fluoride’ on Grafton Street today, but what is he saying?
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Luke Flanagan took issue with Seán Barrett’s newspaper interviews in which he asks for sharper dress in the Dáil.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
A garda and a sergeant have reportedly blown the whistle on the practice of penalty points on drivers’ licences being terminated inappropriately for some high-profile figures.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Tuesday 23 October, 2012
The Minister has denied any conflict of interest regarding his shareholding in CRH Plc and the decision not to investigate allegations of anti-competitive practices.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Tuesday 18 September, 2012
The ‘Ballyhea says No!’ protest group reached the capital today, demonstrating against payments to bondholders.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Following a spat with the Ceann Comhairle, John Halligan said he will not be apologising and has requested his own apology for accusations he verbally abused Seán Barrett.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Good morning… here’s nine stories to catch up on.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Monday 6 August, 2012
The nine stories you need to know this morning.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Friday 20 July, 2012
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street…
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Thursday 21 June, 2012
The turf-cutters demonstrated at the protected Clonmoylan Bog as Gardaí tried to remove their equipment.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Friday 15 June, 2012
Mayo Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin says she’s not alone in thinking that the way some deputies dress is inappropriate.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Sunday 3 June, 2012
“It was Fianna Fáil wot won it.”
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
The Independent TD says he is trying to keep the donation quiet as his phone begins ringing again with requests for the half of his salary that he has pledged to give away.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Turf cutting is being banned in 53 raised bogs amid much protest. Inside the Dáil, a motion supporting turf cutters was passed after the government withdrew its amendment.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Monday 5 March, 2012
Minister Phil Hogan has ruled out the introduction of a monthly instalment payment option.
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# luke-ming-flanagan - Tuesday 21 February, 2012
Minister Róisín Shortall has said the Department of Health is looking at the issues involved in controlling the sale of medical marijuana products.
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