Pat Cahill, ASTI & "Bailing out the banks"

24/04/2010

Pat Cahill is conveniently ignoring his own union’s past.  In 2001 the ASTI rejected the labour court’s recommendations and instead decided to strike in support of their demand for a massive 30% pay rise. Such action directly contributed to the economic situation this country now finds itself in.  This fact needs to be taken on […]

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Labour's Gilmore to take from the poor in order to bribe the rich

18/04/2010

Eamon Gilmore stated on The Panel (5th November 2009) that he would stop paying welfare recipients, his exact words being “there is a requirement to get any dole payment that you have to be available for work or available for education or whatever, and if someone doesn’t comply with that you don’t pay them”. Gilmore’s […]

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NAMA

17/04/2010

Bear in mind, the money to fund NAMA has been loaned not by bondholders, but by the ECB, at almost no interest and on a one-off basis for the specific purpose. We wouldn’t have been permitted the funding for any other reason, the international markets wouldn’t have given it to us, and, if NAMA and […]

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The Most Vital Day in Banking Since 1783

30/03/2010

Today will be the most vital day, in the history of Irish banking, since 1783. The decisions that our democratically elected Govt is committing country to, in terms of capitalisation and restructuring, are critical to every single citizen regardless of political persuasion. All our public representatives should remember that their remarks are being watched internationally, […]

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Politicans Right To Travel Abroad

24/03/2010

The Wicklow People have today published my letter regarding St. Patrick’s Days travel: Dear Editor It was with surprise that I read the comments from your contributors regarding our elected representatives travelling abroad for St Patrick’s Day. Such utter nonsense from a bunch of illformed, shortsighted people! To quote An Taoiseach on the importantance of […]

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Public Service Action in Passport Office

23/03/2010

East Coast Radio – Public Service Action in the Passport Office

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Saying Yes – The Wicklow Way

17/03/2010

On Tuesday, March 16th, Ireland for Europe, launched Saying Yes which describes the unique citizens’ campaign which, from a standing start, rapidly grew into a nationwide organisation. Its leaders had been aware for many months that if the Treaty was to be put to the Irish people again, a very different type of campaign would […]

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SF Economic Policy Means Lower Wages and Welfare in the Republic

14/03/2010

Sinn Fein’s economic policy, lauded by its delegates at last weekends Ard Fheis,  is based upon ending partition. Yet as Pat Leahy points out in today’s Sunday Business Post there’s little evidence that an all-Ireland economic entity would be more successful. The most likely outcome of joining the Republic’s economy with the dysfunctional and state-subsidy […]

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Saying Yes: How Ireland reclaimed its future in Europe

13/03/2010

A very important book launch takes place this Tuesday, March 16th at 18.30 in the Burlington Hotel, with special guest, Mary Davis, Chairperson Office of Active Citizenship & Managing Director Special Olympics Europe & Eurasia Wicklow for Europe has the honour of having a chapter dedicated to the story of the tremendous work of the dedicated volunteers who […]

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UK Jobcentres launch iPhone and Android Application for Jobseekers

13/03/2010

The UK’s Jobcentre Plus service is now available through iPhone and Android applications, providing a vital service to the jobless-but-gadget-obsessed. The app is free to download and provides for keyword searching, with location-specific filtering and maps showing where the work is. A great idea we should implement in Ireland, especially as so many of our […]

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