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# enda-kenny - Thursday 9 February, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

09/02/12 3,806 Views 5 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

From The Daily Edge Kathleen Lynch

‘Brilliant blue eyes and dark red hair,’ the New York Times on Kathleen Lynch

09/02/12 6,574 Views 15 Comments

The esteemed American newspaper’s reference to Lynch’s hair colour is reminiscent of Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s recent gaffe.

Memories This post contains videos

Kenny says ‘we’ll pay our dues’ a year after Varadkar said ‘not another cent’

09/02/12 4,471 Views 100 Comments

A year ago today Leo Varadkar said that not another red cent would be paid to the banks. Today, the Taoiseach has insisted we will not seek to impose any losses on bondholders.

# enda-kenny - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

Prostitution

Prostitution programme ‘showed the appalling abuse of women’ – Taoiseach

08/02/12 4,539 Views 48 Comments

Enda Kenny told the Dáil today that the government intends to introduce legislation to clamp down on the prostitution industry in Ireland.

# enda-kenny - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

07/02/12 6,304 Views 6 Comments

In tonight’s Fix: A move towards mortgage relief; the deadliest place on Earth for girls; and should Ireland rejoin the Commonwealth?

Health Service

More than 2,000 to retire from health service by end of month

07/02/12 2,377 Views 24 Comments

Enda Kenny has given a detailed breakdown of the numbers expected to leave, after fears were raised over the impact on services.

From The Daily Edge Caption Comp

Caption Competition: Give us a hand Eamonn…

07/02/12 1,996 Views 66 Comments

“What’s that?” wonders the former World Champion turned politician…

Green Jersey

Bill Clinton to urge US business leaders: invest in Ireland

07/02/12 1,943 Views 22 Comments

The former US president will hold a special event in New York on Thursday aimed at urging key business people to help out Ireland’s economy. Enda Kenny, Eamon Gilmore and Richard Bruton will all attend.

# enda-kenny - Monday 6 February, 2012

Retirements

‘Transition teams’ set up to manage public sector’s pension exodus

06/02/12 1,762 Views 24 Comments

Enda Kenny says high-level special units have been established to make sure that retirements next month do not hit services.

# enda-kenny - Sunday 5 February, 2012

Said And Done

Buddy-buddy and ‘so help me God’: The week in quotes

05/02/12 4,019 Views 5 Comments

“We must reject the notion of normative citizens being reduced to the status of disaggregated rational utility maximisers in our theories and policies.”

Fiscal Compact

Taoiseach: Bailout funds are not dependent on fiscal compact

05/02/12 2,496 Views 43 Comments

Enda Kenny says the EU-IMF bailout supersedes the new European deal, and that Ireland’s access to funding is safe.

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should the words ‘fianna fáil’ be dropped from the national anthem?

05/02/12 7,175 Views 153 Comments

Michael Noonan says the party was founded after the anthem was translated – but should we stop singing the words anyway?

Anthem

No plans to remove ‘Fianna Fáil’ from anthem or Defence Forces logo, says govt

05/02/12 3,132 Views 27 Comments

Michael Noonan says the Irish translation of the Soldier’s Song was made before Éamon de Valera founded his political party.

# enda-kenny - Saturday 4 February, 2012

Moonlighting

Government “working day and night” to get people off the dole: Enda Kenny

04/02/12 4,318 Views 118 Comments

Speaking in Cork last night, the Taoiseach said the cabinet has launched “an internetional charm offensive” to improve the state’s reputation.

# enda-kenny - Friday 3 February, 2012

EU Treaty

Micheál Martin calls for clarification on EU treaty

03/02/12 2,205 Views 36 Comments

The Fianna Fáil leader has written to the Taoiseach seeking answers to six questions about the wording of the fiscal compact.

TD Expenses

Taoiseach, Noonan, Howlin among ministers claiming unvouched TDs’ expenses

03/02/12 5,286 Views 76 Comments

While the country struggles under immense financial pressure, eight cabinet ministers take expenses that can’t be audited.

Tweeting TDs

Nearly 85 per cent of TDs now on Twitter

03/02/12 2,186 Views 21 Comments

Research has shown that 139 of the 166 members of the Dáil operate a Twitter account.

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More than 2,250 new Irish citizens welcomed to the ‘national family’

03/02/12 4,554 Views 92 Comments

“As a people we have been enriched by your presence and in making you citizens of our ancient and proud land we are acknowledging that contribution,” – Minister Alan Shatter addresses Ireland’s newest citizens.

# enda-kenny - Thursday 2 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Pic Of The Day This post contains images

Enda’s Cuddly Photocall of the Day (part 2)

02/02/12 4,570 Views 29 Comments

No comment.

# enda-kenny - Wednesday 1 February, 2012

Dáil

Taoiseach: public sector retirements will not affect frontline services

01/02/12 1,720 Views 35 Comments

The Taoiseach played down the effect of the departures on public services in the Dáil this morning saying 97 per cent of workers will remain in their jobs.

# enda-kenny - Tuesday 31 January, 2012

Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

31/01/12 3,302 Views 1 Comment

In tonight’s Fix: Latest on ‘SOPA Ireland’; radical changes for taxis; and who’s in trouble over Eye Of The Tiger?

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

31/01/12 3,882 Views 4 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

EU Treaty

Kenny ‘acted like an eejit’ with Sarkozy, insists angry Adams

31/01/12 9,841 Views 151 Comments

The first Dáil exchanges since the EU treaty was finalised are angry ones, as Kenny and Adams exchange particularly harsh words.

The Taxman

Taoiseach appoints Niall Cody as the new Revenue Commissioner

31/01/12 2,306 Views 8 Comments

Cody succeeds the recently retired Michael O’Grady.

Fiscal Compact

Final text of Fiscal Compact deal may allow Ireland to avoid referendum

31/01/12 2,922 Views 59 Comments

The final text of the treaty agreed by 25 EU leaders last night says the debt brake will only ‘preferably’ be constitutional.

Referendum

AG to decide on need for referendum

31/01/12 1,309 Views 29 Comments

Independent TD Richard Boyd Barrett has echoed other opposition parties’ calls for a referendum on the new EU fiscal compact.

From The Daily Edge Caption Comp

Caption Competition: What’s Nicolas Sarkozy doing to our Enda?

31/01/12 8,358 Views 121 Comments

A playful stroke or a bit of manhandling in Brussels?

Eurozone

Opposition parties disappointed in EU treaty

31/01/12 1,282 Views 14 Comments

As the Cabinet meet today, both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have spoken out against the outcome of yesterday’s informal EU meeting.

# enda-kenny - Monday 30 January, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Monday

30/01/12 6,318 Views 11 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

Referendum

Kenny: Government has “nothing to fear” from an EU referendum

30/01/12 2,715 Views 111 Comments

The government has “no fear or concern” about the prospect of having to put the fiscal compact deal to vote.

From Business ETC European Council

EU leaders in Brussels for summit on fiscal treaty

30/01/12 688 Views 7 Comments

Enda Kenny joins his European counterparts today to discuss the new intergovernmental treaty and job creation in Europe.

From The Daily Edge Casual Affair This post contains images

Here’s what European leaders might be wearing at their ‘informal’ summit

30/01/12 2,771 Views 11 Comments

Today’s European Council summit is described as an ‘informal meeting’. So might leaders shed their suits for some casual threads?

# enda-kenny - Sunday 29 January, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: How would you vote in a referendum on the new EU treaty?

29/01/12 6,634 Views 187 Comments

EU leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss the fiscal compact. But how will you vote if Ireland does hold a referendum?

# enda-kenny - Saturday 28 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Strange Searches

18 strange things Google users search for about famous Irish people

28/01/12 16,038 Views 22 Comments

People think Enda Kenny is WHAT? Take a look at some of Google’s suggestions for what people search for when they look up famous Irish people…

# enda-kenny - Friday 27 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Humour

Column: Cardinal Rules – On playing the blame game at Davos

27/01/12 3,965 Views 29 Comments

This week, the (not) Primate of All Ireland brings us all the gossip from behind the scenes at the World Economic Forum where he was on the “non-tokenistic spiritual sub-committee”.

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

27/01/12 3,846 Views 3 Comments

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Is Kenny right – did people go ‘mad with borrowing’?

27/01/12 12,306 Views 363 Comments

Enda Kenny has caused a political storm after his comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos. But is he right?

Mad With Borrowing

Criticism of Taoiseach’s ‘mad with borrowing’ comments is ‘a bit silly’ – FG TD

27/01/12 4,100 Views 104 Comments

Damien English said that people knew exactly what Enda Kenny meant when he said yesterday that “people simply went mad with borrowing” during the economic boom.

Mad With Borrowing

Taoiseach slammed over ‘people went mad with borrowing’ comments

27/01/12 5,332 Views 150 Comments

Enda Kenny’s comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday have been sharply criticised.

# enda-kenny - Thursday 26 January, 2012

From Business ETC Optimism

Enda Kenny: Irish people are pragmatic and understanding

26/01/12 4,432 Views 90 Comments

The Taoiseach speaks bailouts, treaties and markets…in the snow.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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David Hall
Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.
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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

Jim Clarken
Column: ‘Women are digging up anthills for the tiny grains inside’
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Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.

Michael Taft
Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
By Michael Taft - @notesonthefront

Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

Naoise Nunn
Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
Column: Parents bringing their children to be kneecapped. Yes, this is Ireland.
By Seamus Breslin

Self-styled republican vigilantes are terrorising a city, writes Seamus Breslin – and perceived neglect by authorities is fuelling the fire.

Mike Morris
Column: Another Priory Hall is coming down the tracks. Here’s why.
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Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

Jane Suiter
Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
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With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
By Micheál Martin

Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

Lisa McInerney
Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
By Lisa McInerney - @SwearyLady

Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

Lynn McDonald Byrne
Column: Some talk about the ‘magic’ of childbirth. To me, it was horrific.
By Lynn McDonald Byrne

For new mothers, the pressure can be so overwhelming it makes you ill. Lynn McDonald Byrne describes her experience of postnatal depression.

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