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# brendan-griffin - Tuesday 5 March, 2019

Drink Driving

'A non-runner': Ross dismisses idea of giving banned drink drivers exemptions to drive to work

Updated Mar 5th 2019, 10:50 AM 22,664 Views 103 Comments

The Sunday Business Post reported that the government is set to examine such proposal.

# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 19 December, 2018

Irish Ferries

'I'm going to ask them to reverse it': Ross 'deeply regrets' Irish Ferries' Rosslare-France announcement

Updated Dec 19th 2018, 2:35 PM 35,467 Views 79 Comments

Irish Ferries yesterday said it is “unlikely” to have a ferry service between Rosslare and France in 2019.

# brendan-griffin - Friday 14 December, 2018

Tourism And Transport

A junior minister tried citing a 25-year-old policy to spare tourism firms some pain from VAT hikes

Dec 14th 2018, 9:56 AM 1,027 Views No Comments

But the appeal to his Fine Gael colleague, Paschal Donohoe, doesn’t appear to have paid off.

# brendan-griffin - Tuesday 13 November, 2018

Horseleap

Referee who was assaulted at football game says he forgives those who attacked him

Nov 13th 2018, 7:56 PM 32,398 Views 30 Comments

The FAI has begun an investigation into the attack.

# brendan-griffin - Sunday 16 September, 2018

Uh Oh

Shane Ross press release congratulates 'Dominant Puspure' for gold medal... but that's not her name

Sep 16th 2018, 1:50 PM 62,586 Views 60 Comments

“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

On Yer Bike

Ireland’s new plan for greenways has just been announced

Jul 21st 2018, 6:00 AM 69,761 Views 105 Comments

The long-term strategy is backed by a fund of €53 million for the years 2019 to 2021.

# brendan-griffin - Saturday 16 June, 2018

Alcock And Brown 100

Heroes of the first transatlantic flight Alcock and Brown to be celebrated at Clifden centenary

Jun 16th 2018, 9:00 PM 13,243 Views 22 Comments

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

Awkward

Will Enda be putting a timeframe on his departure today?

Jul 13th 2016, 8:44 AM 11,965 Views 81 Comments

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

Internal Affairs

'Farce': Fine Gael begins adding women

Nov 2nd 2015, 8:15 PM 17,493 Views 48 Comments

Fine Gael is short on women candidates ahead of the general election.

# brendan-griffin - Thursday 1 October, 2015

Crime

TD wants to jail 'scumbags' who ram garda cars

Oct 1st 2015, 4:54 PM 12,316 Views 63 Comments

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

Behind The Bar

Politicians who own pubs tell us what has gone wrong for rural Ireland

Apr 26th 2015, 8:30 PM 43,250 Views 110 Comments

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

(Not) Wearing My Rolex

Richard Bruton had to hand over an expensive watch he got in Saudi Arabia

Mar 12th 2015, 6:21 PM 23,486 Views 31 Comments

The disclosure is in the latest Register of Members’ Interests.

# brendan-griffin - Saturday 7 March, 2015

Gotcha This post contains videos

What are 'bait bikes' and would they help catch thieves?

Mar 7th 2015, 8:15 PM 32,293 Views 50 Comments

Like Freddie Mercury, we all just want to ride our bicycles.

# brendan-griffin - Thursday 12 February, 2015

Ending Parish Pump

This TD wants to radically change the way we elect him and his 157 colleagues

Feb 12th 2015, 2:18 PM 20,332 Views 113 Comments

Brendan Griffin has proposed a way of potential ending ‘parish pump’ politics.

# brendan-griffin - Monday 29 December, 2014

Backbench Mischief This post contains videos

Who are the Fine Gael five-a-side club - and just what the hell are they up to?

Dec 29th 2014, 8:00 AM 12,499 Views 16 Comments

Backbench TD Eoghan Murphy explained all to TheJournal.ie earlier this month…

# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 5 November, 2014

Thinking About It

This TD is 'very close' to leaving Fine Gael

Nov 5th 2014, 10:48 PM 34,816 Views 123 Comments

Meanwhile, water charges dominated the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting in Leinster House this evening.

# brendan-griffin - Monday 3 November, 2014

Strategy

If Michael Noonan is going to get a bank debt deal this is how he says he'll do it

Nov 3rd 2014, 7:45 AM 9,168 Views 35 Comments

The Finance Minister has outlined his strategy for securing retrospective recapitalisation of Ireland’s banks.

# brendan-griffin - Saturday 30 August, 2014

House Of Cards This post contains a poll This post contains videos

'The water has frozen my brain': Winners and losers and one for you to decide from the political week

Aug 30th 2014, 6:30 PM 11,781 Views 6 Comments

You win some, you lose some – even during the summer recess.

# brendan-griffin - Thursday 28 August, 2014

Shower Scene This post contains videos

Check out this Fine Gael TD's 'Psycho' ice bucket challenge

Aug 28th 2014, 10:14 AM 10,307 Views 13 Comments

Brendan Griffin clearly put a lot of thought into this one…

Penalty Points

Over 21,000 motorists have been caught using their phone while driving this year

Aug 28th 2014, 9:40 AM 14,035 Views 69 Comments

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

Pact-men

Fine Gael TDs like the idea of a voting pact more than Labour TDs

Aug 14th 2014, 7:45 AM 5,567 Views 36 Comments

Labour minister Alan Kelly thinks it’s a good idea but some of his party colleagues disagree.

# brendan-griffin - Friday 27 June, 2014

Wild Atlantic Way

Will the Stig be doing a time trial in the Ring of Kerry?

Jun 27th 2014, 12:00 PM 15,396 Views 39 Comments

Let’s file that under ‘thing we need to see’.

# brendan-griffin - Tuesday 8 April, 2014

State Visit

As President Higgins visits the UK, how much has the Government supported emigrants there?

Apr 8th 2014, 7:00 AM 6,031 Views 10 Comments

To the tune of about €86 million over the last decade according to Eamon Gilmore.

# brendan-griffin - Monday 7 April, 2014

Chaching

Dozens of retired civil servants receive pensions worth €100k

Apr 7th 2014, 8:40 AM 12,652 Views 84 Comments

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

Seanie Says Relax

'Resume your seat or else you'll be taking a walk': Fine Gael TD kicked out of the Dáil

Feb 19th 2014, 1:21 PM 18,794 Views 47 Comments

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

Jobswatch

Fears for 670 jobs at Liebherr's Kerry plant following strike action

Dec 12th 2013, 8:04 AM 12,293 Views 64 Comments

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

Alternative Career

‘It’s very much a Kerry book’: Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin pens debut novel

Dec 4th 2013, 11:51 AM 4,982 Views 8 Comments

When he’s not growing ‘taches, the Kerry South TD is writing books.

# brendan-griffin - Friday 8 November, 2013

Movember

This Fine Gael TD's 'Mo' is getting some strange looks around Leinster House

Nov 8th 2013, 10:19 PM 14,051 Views 22 Comments

Brendan Griffin’s handlebars are causing a bit of a stir.

# brendan-griffin - Wednesday 9 October, 2013

Dáil Reform

"One cannot have instability": Taoiseach rules out loosening the party whip

Oct 9th 2013, 9:07 AM 4,537 Views 83 Comments

Fine Gael backbenchers quizzed the Taoiseach on political reform in the Dáil last night.

# brendan-griffin - Monday 23 September, 2013

Raising A Glass

That extra euro on a bottle of wine has raised €45 million in taxes

Sep 23rd 2013, 5:04 PM 10,688 Views 62 Comments

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

Croke Park

Troika have no issue with reported Croke Park savings – government

Oct 15th 2012, 1:46 PM 5,215 Views 26 Comments

The Department of Public Expenditure says it’s checked with the Troika – and there’s no worries about the reported savings.

Croke Park

Fine Gael TDs challenge Government stance on Croke Park

Oct 15th 2012, 8:21 AM 5,226 Views 43 Comments

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

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

Jun 26th 2012, 8:42 AM 6,472 Views 10 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

Education Cuts

Fine Gael TD gives half of his salary to local school to employ teacher

Jun 26th 2012, 7:00 AM 13,311 Views 96 Comments

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

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should Lotto winnings of more than €500k be taxed?

Feb 2nd 2012, 11:11 AM 6,236 Views 95 Comments

A Fine Gael councillor has suggested it as a new way of raising revenue but do you agree?

# brendan-griffin - Sunday 27 February, 2011

GE11

The Half Past Fix: 2.30pm

Feb 27th 2011, 2:29 PM 725 Views No Comments

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.

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