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# brendan-griffin - Friday 19 June, 2020
Government to provide €70 million Covid-19 funding package for Irish sport
The FAI, the GAA and the IRFU will collectively receive up to €40million.
# brendan-griffin - Friday 12 June, 2020
Leo Varadkar says organisations should ignore Fury-Joshua boxing match involving Daniel Kinahan
BT Sport says it is ‘not currently involved in the Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua negotiations’.
# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
New bank holiday 'at tail end of the year' would benefit Irish tourism sector, says junior minister
Health Minister Simon Harris told this website that he thinks another bank holiday is a good idea.
# brendan-griffin - Monday 30 December, 2019
Taoiseach: 'We won't ask the taxpayer to bail out the FAI'
Amid debts of around €62 million, the FAI recently asked government for a bailout of €18 million.
# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Another grim day shows how Irish football has been failed by more than just the top of the FAI
The FAI was again the talking point in Leinster House, as Minister Shane Ross and Sport Ireland were in the spotlight.
# brendan-griffin - Tuesday 5 March, 2019
'A non-runner': Ross dismisses idea of giving banned drink drivers exemptions to drive to work
The Sunday Business Post reported that the government is set to examine such proposal.
# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
'I'm going to ask them to reverse it': Ross 'deeply regrets' Irish Ferries' Rosslare-France announcement
Irish Ferries yesterday said it is “unlikely” to have a ferry service between Rosslare and France in 2019.
# brendan-griffin - Friday 14 December, 2018
A junior minister tried citing a 25-year-old policy to spare tourism firms some pain from VAT hikes
But the appeal to his Fine Gael colleague, Paschal Donohoe, doesn’t appear to have paid off.
# brendan-griffin - Tuesday 13 November, 2018
Referee who was assaulted at football game says he forgives those who attacked him
The FAI has begun an investigation into the attack.
# brendan-griffin - Sunday 16 September, 2018
Shane Ross press release congratulates 'Dominant Puspure' for gold medal... but that's not her name
“Dominant Puspure dominated her rivals,” a quote from Minister Ross said, but a spokesperson said he had only seen the correct version of the release.
# brendan-griffin - Saturday 21 July, 2018
Ireland’s new plan for greenways has just been announced
The long-term strategy is backed by a fund of €53 million for the years 2019 to 2021.
# brendan-griffin - Saturday 16 June, 2018
Heroes of the first transatlantic flight Alcock and Brown to be celebrated at Clifden centenary
In June 1919 John Alcock and Arthur Whitten-Brown made history being the first people to complete a non-stop transatlantic flight
# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 13 July, 2016
Will Enda be putting a timeframe on his departure today?
Don’t bet on it. The Taoiseach is set to address his parliamentary party after a week dominated by gaffes and strange decisions.
# brendan-griffin - Monday 2 November, 2015
'Farce': Fine Gael begins adding women
Fine Gael is short on women candidates ahead of the general election.
# brendan-griffin - Thursday 1 October, 2015
TD wants to jail 'scumbags' who ram garda cars
Brendan Griffin has proposed a new law to jail people who deliberately ram garda cars for up to 10 years.
# brendan-griffin - Sunday 26 April, 2015
Politicians who own pubs tell us what has gone wrong for rural Ireland
Owning a pub and being in Leinster House – seeing the demise of rural Ireland from the outside and the inside.
# brendan-griffin - Thursday 12 March, 2015
Richard Bruton had to hand over an expensive watch he got in Saudi Arabia
The disclosure is in the latest Register of Members’ Interests.
# brendan-griffin - Saturday 7 March, 2015
What are 'bait bikes' and would they help catch thieves?
Like Freddie Mercury, we all just want to ride our bicycles.
# brendan-griffin - Thursday 12 February, 2015
This TD wants to radically change the way we elect him and his 157 colleagues
Brendan Griffin has proposed a way of potential ending ‘parish pump’ politics.
# brendan-griffin - Monday 29 December, 2014
Who are the Fine Gael five-a-side club - and just what the hell are they up to?
Backbench TD Eoghan Murphy explained all to TheJournal.ie earlier this month…
# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 5 November, 2014
This TD is 'very close' to leaving Fine Gael
Meanwhile, water charges dominated the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting in Leinster House this evening.
# brendan-griffin - Monday 3 November, 2014
If Michael Noonan is going to get a bank debt deal this is how he says he'll do it
The Finance Minister has outlined his strategy for securing retrospective recapitalisation of Ireland’s banks.
# brendan-griffin - Saturday 30 August, 2014
'The water has frozen my brain': Winners and losers and one for you to decide from the political week
You win some, you lose some – even during the summer recess.
# brendan-griffin - Thursday 28 August, 2014
Check out this Fine Gael TD's 'Psycho' ice bucket challenge
Brendan Griffin clearly put a lot of thought into this one…
Over 21,000 motorists have been caught using their phone while driving this year
However, there have not yet been any prosecutions under a new law completely banning using a phone while driving.
# brendan-griffin - Thursday 14 August, 2014
Fine Gael TDs like the idea of a voting pact more than Labour TDs
Labour minister Alan Kelly thinks it’s a good idea but some of his party colleagues disagree.
# brendan-griffin - Friday 27 June, 2014
Will the Stig be doing a time trial in the Ring of Kerry?
Let’s file that under ‘thing we need to see’.
# brendan-griffin - Tuesday 8 April, 2014
As President Higgins visits the UK, how much has the Government supported emigrants there?
To the tune of about €86 million over the last decade according to Eamon Gilmore.
# brendan-griffin - Monday 7 April, 2014
Dozens of retired civil servants receive pensions worth €100k
Minister Brendan Howlin has revealed that 35 receive pensions worth €100,000, with five of those being €118,000.
# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
'Resume your seat or else you'll be taking a walk': Fine Gael TD kicked out of the Dáil
Brendan Griffin was formally ejected from the Dáil chamber this afternoon after getting into a row with the Ceann Comhairle.
# brendan-griffin - Thursday 12 December, 2013
Fears for 670 jobs at Liebherr's Kerry plant following strike action
SIPTU said a statement from the company which said it was evaluating its operations in Killarney was “extremely unhelpful”.
# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 4 December, 2013
‘It’s very much a Kerry book’: Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin pens debut novel
When he’s not growing ‘taches, the Kerry South TD is writing books.
# brendan-griffin - Friday 8 November, 2013
This Fine Gael TD's 'Mo' is getting some strange looks around Leinster House
Brendan Griffin’s handlebars are causing a bit of a stir.
# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 9 October, 2013
"One cannot have instability": Taoiseach rules out loosening the party whip
Fine Gael backbenchers quizzed the Taoiseach on political reform in the Dáil last night.
# brendan-griffin - Monday 23 September, 2013
That extra euro on a bottle of wine has raised €45 million in taxes
The Irish Wine Association says the tax is disproportionate and excessive, and wants it reversed in the upcoming Budget.
# brendan-griffin - Monday 15 October, 2012
Troika have no issue with reported Croke Park savings – government
The Department of Public Expenditure says it’s checked with the Troika – and there’s no worries about the reported savings.
Fine Gael TDs challenge Government stance on Croke Park
The eight TDs argue in today’s Irish Examiner that “protecting core pay” does not equate to supporting incremental pay increases and allowances for high earners.
# brendan-griffin - Tuesday 26 June, 2012
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
Nine things you need to know this morning…
Fine Gael TD gives half of his salary to local school to employ teacher
Brendan Griffin has set up an arrangement to give half of his salary to Fybough National School in his Kerry South constituency after it lost a teacher due to education cuts.
# brendan-griffin - Thursday 2 February, 2012
Poll: Should Lotto winnings of more than €500k be taxed?
A Fine Gael councillor has suggested it as a new way of raising revenue but do you agree?
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Poll: Should all pubs be allowed to reopen on 10 August?
ALL PUBS IN Ireland are currently scheduled to reopen on 10 August, as part of Phase 4 of the government’s reopening.
A decision on whether to proceed on that timeline is set to be made this week as NPHET is to deliver its advice on the matter to the government today.
This comes after Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn on Saturday issued a warning to people and businesses over what he has described as a “concerning trend” of Covid-19 cases in the country.
So, today we want to know: Should all pubs be allowed to reopen on 10 August?
Poll Results:
No (1084)
Yes (646)
I'm not sure / no opinion (132)
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Opinion: Government must break down the bureaucratic walls faced by teachers returning to Ireland
By Anonymous Substitute Teacher
Money Diaries: A team leader in Galway on €37K working from home who is also a single mother
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Opinion: The food service industry must handle Covid-19 hygiene risks with plastic-free packaging
By Tommy McLoughlin
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