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Thomas Paine (1737 – 1809) was a British revolutionary, radical, inventor, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He lived and worked in Britain until he was 37, when he emigrated to America, in time to participate in the Revolution. His principal contributions were the powerful, widely-read pamphlet Common Sense (1776), advocating […]
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We need to throw out much of our political administration and replace it with an independent, more social model focused on indigenous enterprise – like Iceland.
Of on-the-ground, under-the-ground, and over-the-ground solutions, Dart is best – and would not threaten St Stephen’s Green.
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Once again, Labour has been panicked into its historic role as lifesaver of the Blueshirts
The race between RTÉ’s former Economics Editor and Alex White of Labour, also formerly of Montrose, seems a foregone conclusion.
No fewer than 9 Lowrys, celebrity lookalikes, and a host of notable characters come out to stand for this year’s ballot
All elections are likely to be determined by how the parties are doing in the Dáil but voters for Fianna Fáil discern between types of election.
Appointed to replace Simon Coveney in 2007, Fine Gael appear not to rate his chances this time out.
All answers constructed by Village.
Many in Dublin Central are seeking a clone of the late Tony Gregory. Regrettably there is none.
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… in single-seat constituencies.
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Lately Village has tended to avoid mainstream politics in favour of a broader focus. It is in reversing this tendency for the current election edition that we have been reminded of its explanation.
Today 28 April Declan Ganley agreed in the High Court to withdraw proceedings he had taken against Village over the article displayed immediately below.
Interview with an icon.
U2’s music is acclaimed, but its members pursuit of profit is not very Rock ‘n’ Roll.
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How can a tax on the pension of a public sector worker earning just €15,000 be justified when the government plans to inject €8 billion and perhaps as up to €15 billion into the major banks without any idea of the scale of their toxic debt from bad property loans?
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He scratched himself, yawned, and looked out the window. But Kevin Haugh was always listening.
In March 2003, the Minister for Communications, Mr Dermot Ahern, invited expressions of interest in the cause of religious advertising on RTE. Many of the submissions had the appearance of being orchestrated, and shared the same view: if advertising tarot cards is OK, why not religion? The outcome of the consultation process was that the […]
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Dún Laoghaire has never quite cut the umbilical cord that connects itself to Dublin City. Although it is the County Town from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown it has never quite come to terms with itself, and is constantly under pressure from the relentless expansion of Dublin City. This manifests itself in a frenzy of land rezoning every […]
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If the government had acted four years ago on conflict the of interest arising from the membership of former Anglo Irish Bank chairman, Sean FitzPatrick, on the board of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) much of the enormous damage that has been done to the Irish banking sector could have been avoided. Roche dismissed […]
