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The following shows an exchange of correspondence between Paul Gallagher SC, Attorney-General in the FF/Green government (2007-2011), and Village about our publishing the Ansbacher dossier including some of what it says about him, in our Dec-Jan issue
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New commission has learnt nothing from manifest anger in recent elections
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Let’s marshal the new mood in Europe with a stringent platform for the Left
BID (Business Improvements District, now known as DublinTown) is a not-for-profit quango, funded by hundreds of retailers in an area, 2,500 of which are compelled by the City Council – acting under the Local Government BIDs Act 2006 – to pay an extra rate to it. Businesses must vote in favour of becoming a Business Improvement […]
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By Ronan Lyons. It is accepted by almost everybody that, in a city with Dublin’s geography, a home with a south or west aspect is preferable to one that faces north or east. Similarly, who could argue that having 60-square-metres to live in is better than 50? Everything else being equal, I think we’d all […]
By Tony Lowes. In last month’s Village James Nix outlined the – surprising to most – ways it is proposed to downgrade the environment in the new scheme of Commission Directorates and portfolios. But this overt change is less surprising when you consider the way the Commission has downgraded its enforcement of environment law over […]
By Grainne Healy. ‘We want to live in a country where you can marry the person you love’ In many ways the coming out of Minister Leo Varadker was the starting gun for the marriage equality referendum campaign. His announcement brought the forthcoming campaign to the attention of the media and the public in […]