Our Dangerous Cold War Nostalgia Nov 8, 2009
Location: PA Reply # 1 Date: Nov 8, 2009 - 2:56 AM EST nationalizing health care I thought the GOP pushed the war on drugs and they knew, they just knew, that if you wanted to treat pain with codeine (like you can do in Canada, the UK and Ireland for example) if you do that you will end up on heroin. We have so many anti-competive regs and rules it is a joke to claim we have some health free market. (Townhall.com)
Many 'against student fee rise' Nov 8, 2009
STUDENT FEES (2009-10) England: 3,225 p.a. N. Ireland: 3,225 p.a. Scotland: free to Scots, 1,775 to other UK Wales: 1,285 to the Welsh, 3,225 to other UK Students from elsewhere in the EU pay the same as those locally Those from outside the EU pay whatever the university charges ... Students in England and Northern Ireland and non-Welsh students in Wales have to pay tuition fees of as much as 3,225 a year. (BBC News -- UK)
* The crucial place of a democracys referendum Nov 7, 2009
Ireland held a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Denmark and Sweden rejected joining the European Monetary Union and adopting the euro through a referendum. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
United States Claims #1 Spot For First Time as World's Top Country Brand Nov 6, 2009
- Canada Holds on to Second Spot and Australia Slips to Number Three - - Global Study Expanded to Cover Regional Rankings Including Asia Pacific, Sub-Sahara Africa and the Americas. This category remains one with tremendous potential not only for tourism but investment, trade and policy. (Canada Newswire)
Freedom fighter Nov 6, 2009
" Yeah, he turns that old proverb on its head. A few hours of reflection, and reading what the committee said about the award, and I could see its point and purpose. In recent years the Nobel Peace Prize has more often honored promise and encouraged progress than it marked concrete, permanent achievements in the realm of world peace. So the prize went to President Carter's ultimately unsuccessful 1978 Middle East peace drive; and to the same still uncompleted effort by Yassir Arafat and Yitzhak... (Salon)
Ireland enjoys landslide victory in mayoral race Nov 5, 2009
Fort Madison s mayoral race Tuesday was anything but a nail-bitter as Mayor Steve Ireland sailed to the finish line as the obvious victor ... Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:43 PM CST Fort Madison's mayoral race Tuesday was anything but a nail-bitter as Mayor Steve Ireland sailed to the finish line as the obvious victor ... Ireland was elected to his third term as the city's mayor with 802 votes, defeating challenger Spencer Fraise who received 245 votes. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Pigs in Indiana Test Positive for H1N1 Nov 5, 2009
News of the virus in pigs came after herd infections in several other countries, including Canada, Australia, Argentina, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Norway. The positive tests in Indiana came just days after U.S. officials successfully negotiated an end to one of the more damaging commercial effects of swine flu - a six-month ban on pork imports to China. (CBS News -- Health)
EU reform treaty passes last test Nov 4, 2009
The treaty was initially rejected in a referendum in Ireland, before being endorsed in a second Irish referendum last month. It would create two major new posts: a new European Council president who would serve a term of two-and-a-half years, and a new foreign policy chief whose role would combine those of the existing foreign affairs representative and external affairs commissioner. (BBC News -- Europe)
Transcript of a Conference Call on the November 2009 Cross-Country Fiscal Monitor Nov 4, 2009
I can go through some of them if you take the cases of Italy , Ireland, or Belgium, they were undertaken just because of a perception that the debts were too high and adjustment was needed. Others like Sweden for example were indeed as you say initiated in a time of crisis, but it's pretty mixed. (IMF News)
Plastic bag charges by May 2011 Nov 4, 2009
She urged the cost to be 5p, and said when Ireland set that level there was an 80% cut in the use of bags. Tories also want some of the money raised to go on projects to promote walking and cycling, "improving the nation's health and the environment at the same time". (BBC News -- UK)
Irish Supreme Court Upholds Men-only Golf Club Nov 4, 2009
In a split 3-2 judgment, Ireland's top court ruled that Portmarnock Golf Club was not violating Ireland's Equal Status Act, because that 2000 anti-discrimination law permits exceptions for exclusively male and female clubs ... The Equality Authority of Ireland pursued the case on behalf of the National Women's Council of Ireland ... But in their majority judgment, the three Irish Supreme Court judges - among them one woman - noted that Ireland's law permits clubs to restrict membership to one... (CBS News -- World)
Tower Of London Beefeaters Suspended For Bullying Nov 3, 2009
Cameron, with military experience both in Cyprus and Northern Ireland, said when her appointment was announced that some of her colleagues resented her presence. "I've had some comments," she said at the time. (Click2Houston, TX)
FM residents prepare to vote Tuesday Nov 3, 2009
Mayor Steve Ireland is seeking re-election against challenger Spencer Fraise, and two newcomers, Jason Huppert and John "Preston" Hampton, are vying for the fourth ward seat on the Fort Madison City Council ... Ireland is completing his second mayoral term, however he has been a part of the city's governmental scene since 1995 with terms on the Fort Madison City Council ... Both Fraise and Ireland say they want to pursue potential industries and bring jobs to the area. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Flu, E-Coli Lands Elton John In Hospital Nov 3, 2009
Gary Farrow said Monday that the pop star hopes to be released soon but has been forced to cancel concerts in England, Ireland and the United States. John intends to rejoin the "Face2Face" tour later in the month when he and Billy Joel play concerts in northern California. (Click2Houston, TX)
Not To Be President Blair After All Nov 2, 2009
So may John Bruton, heir of Eoin ODuffys resistance both to Soviet influence in Ireland and to a full-scale takeover in Spain (which, again, would have involved Axis membership in all but name in 1939). Christian Democrats have been, and remain, wrong about the EU as some sort of Christendom reborn. (The American Conservative)
Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue Nov 1, 2009
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All together now Nov 1, 2009
Thinking about the Northern Ireland Catholic and Protestant "Peace Mothers" who won the award in 1976, years before real peace accords, I suddenly saw Obama's win as strangely humble, and personal: One man trying to reverse the bloody tide of recent American history. Obama's prize is a measure of how far the Bush administration pushed the United States, and the world, away from peace. (Salon)
Eight City Council candidates make a sprint to the finish Oct 29, 2009
After working in Washington, he earned a master s degree in ethnic conflict in Northern Ireland and another in urban affairs at Boston University. Two of his brothers serve as Boston police officers, and his mother is a school nurse. (Boston Globe)
EU's climate and treaty woes Oct 29, 2009
LISBON TREATY Aimed at streamlining EU decision-making Creates new posts of EU president and High Representative for Foreign Affairs More decisions by majority vote, rather than unanimity Ratified by all member states except the Czech Republic Only Ireland held a referendum Took a decade of negotiations Was intended to take effect in January 2009 ... EU leaders may agree to offer President Klaus a legally binding declaration, along the lines of one already given to the Republic of Ireland, which... (BBC News -- Europe)
Israel does not need friends like these Oct 28, 2009
the walls create as they did in Northern Ireland, only more hatred and pain in the palestinians. Don't they deserve to go to work like anyone else. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Fraise says his agenda is simple - jobs, jobs, and more jobs Oct 27, 2009
Fraise is challenging incumbent Mayor Steve Ireland who is seeking his third mayoral term. "In the last mayoral election 2 years ago my opponent asked the residents of Fort Madison to ask themselves if we were better off in regards to jobs, I would like to ask them to ask that question once again," Fraise says. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
The BNP's constituency can't be dismissed Oct 26, 2009
James J writes: "..and a political class that could not run a whelk stall." Thanks for the screamingly trite statement, but they did, in fact run a whelk stall called The United Kingdom of Great Britain And Northern Ireland. In running their "whelk stall", they intentionally pulled the fabric of our country apart and infused individuals who could never be integrated into our body social and politic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Empey warns DUP over justice deal Oct 25, 2009
The executive must be fully involved in any decision to devolve policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland, Sir Reg Empey has told the UUP conference ... William Hague said Northern Ireland can play an important part in the UK ... "I want to explain how Northern Ireland can shape the future destiny of our country by helping to get rid of this discredited Labour government and putting David Cameron into Downing Street," Mr Hague added. (BBC News -- UK)
* World News Quick Take Oct 24, 2009
A bomb exploded at a British army base in Northern Ireland on Thursday, officials said, causing no injuries, but serving as a growing reminder of dissident Irish Republican activity in the British province. Nearby residents reported hearing a loud blast at 1am at the base of the British Territorial Army, a reserve force. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
African leadership prize withheld Oct 20, 2009
Former president of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, one of the panel-members, said that if there had been a similar award for former European leaders this year, it might have been equally difficult to select a worthy winner. BBC Africa analyst Martin Plaut says Mr Ibrahim established the prize because well-run African democracies are not thick on the ground. (BBC News -- Africa)
U2 gig to be streamed on YouTube Oct 20, 2009
Page last updated at 07:53 GMT, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 08:53 UK. U2 will play their last live show of the year in Vancouver on 28 October. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Transcript of the Fourth Pillar Meeting, Istanbul Convention, Center Taksim Meeting Room Oct 20, 2009
Countries like Ireland, Spain, and the United States are in fact considered under-represented under the current formula. So we need to think carefully about what formula we will apply and whether we can change the formula to fix some of the problems inherent in the existing formula, such as the inclusion of intra-EU trade or the calculation of GDP at market rates rather than purchasing-power parity rates. (IMF News)
Woman injured in car bomb attack Oct 17, 2009
This is less than a mile from Police HQ, it's in the constituency of the DUP first minister Peter Robinson, it's one of the most unionist constituencies in Northern Ireland ... The Northern Ireland Security Minister Paul Goggins described Friday's attack as "repulsive" ... The Chairman of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Barry Gilligan, also condemned the attack. (BBC News -- UK)
Fan to create Simpsons character Oct 17, 2009
Page last updated at 16:11 GMT, Friday, 16 October 2009 17:11 UK. A new episode of The Simpsons is to premiere in the UK for the first time. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
LA cardinal offers abuse apology Oct 17, 2009
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Hare coursers 'flout Hunting Act' Oct 17, 2009
Hare coursing is also illegal in Scotland but there are no restrictions in Northern Ireland. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)
LA Church 'agrees abuse pay deal' Oct 17, 2009
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Basinger denies phone rant leak Oct 17, 2009
She also revealed Basinger had hired a bodyguard for 11-year-old Ireland. The couple have been locked in a long and bitter legal battle over access to the child since they split in 2000. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
McMahon Strikes At GOP Opponents Oct 15, 2009
Foley, a former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, contributed $500,000 of his own money in the third quarter, and the campaign has $1. 17 million cash on hand very close to the cash numbers released by McMahon and Simmons. (FOX61, CT)
NFL owners put off creating free agency window Oct 15, 2009
StahlstownPA wrote on Oct 14, 2009 7:55 AM:" Well, no politics in NFL ownership? How is it that the Pittsburgh Steelers majority owner, Rooney, supported Obama throughout the presidential election and THEN was named ambassador to Ireland??? Rooney was conspicuously absent in PA's recent Governor's election when Republican Steeler great receiver, Hall Of Famer Lynn Swann was a candidate. C'mon, Alvord, put yer $0.02 in on this one. While yer at it, get TDN's advanced search function to use and... (Longview Daily News, WA)
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Forged letters went unreported Oct 15, 2009
Ireland's Green Party votes to stay in government. Members of Ireland's environmentalist Green Party voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to stay in Prime Minister Brian Cowen's coalition government as it battles a runaway deficit, surging unemployment and crippled banks ... Defeat for the Green leaders' pro-government motion at a special party conference would have torpedoed Cowen's 2-year-old coalition and forced Ireland into an early parliamentary election. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
How Hillary became Empress of Ireland Oct 13, 2009
Hillary Clinton s head-knocking visit to the Six Counties confirms that Washington has successfully conquered both Ireland and Britain ... Not so with Hillary Clinton s visit to Northern Ireland ... The Clinton approach to Ireland has been vindicated , sang the UK Independent, claiming that Bill and then Hillary have shown that the Irish question is not insoluble after all (1). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Gloves Are Off Oct 13, 2009
Are you saying that our great grandparents who came here from Ireland, they came here because Ireland was such an evil country ... You're saying that our Irish great grandparents came here because Ireland was evil, and they had to get in boats and come here. (Fox News)
Opponents to peace in N. Ireland are ‘out of step’, Clinton says Oct 12, 2009
Opponents to peace in N. Ireland are out of step , Clinton says - The Boston Globe ... Clinton pledges support for N. Ireland peace plan ... On arriving in Dublin for a brief stop before heading for Belfast, Clinton met Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen and urged communities in Ireland and Northern Ireland to follow through on the peace agreement. (Boston Globe)
The Next Step for the European Union Oct 12, 2009
All together now Ireland (finally) approved the Lisbon Treaty Cathal McNaughton / Reuters ... Ireland's Oct. 2 referendum vote in favor of the Lisbon Treaty and a new constitutional settlement for the European Union was decisive. (Time.com)
U.S. confident of Pakistan nuclear security Oct 12, 2009
Before stops in Ireland and Northern Ireland, Clinton pledged continued U.S. support for the Northern Irish peace process and said those who continued to exacerbate tension and violence "are out of step and out of time." ... On arriving in Dublin for a brief stop before heading for Belfast, Northern Ireland, Clinton met Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen and urged communities in Ireland and Northern Ireland to follow through on the peace process ... There's a deadlock between Northern Ireland's... (MSNBC -- International)
Ireland's Green Party Votes to Stay in Govt. Oct 11, 2009
Ireland's Green Party Votes to Stay in Government - TIME ... Ireland's Green Party Votes to Stay in Govt ... (DUBLIN) Members of Ireland's environmentalist Green Party have voted to stay in Prime Minister Brian Cowen's coalition government as it battles a runaway deficit, surging unemployment and a banking crisis. (Time.com)
Hamas resilience, obstinacy complicate peace bid Oct 11, 2009
Mitchell s work in Northern Ireland in the 1990s included intense negotiations to bring the most militant parties into the process, but his eight months of talks about Israeli-Palestinian peace have avoided any obvious effort to do the same with Hamas and have been conducted, in effect, with only one half of the Palestinian political leadership. A separate Egyptian effort aims to reconcile Hamas and the pro-US, West Bank-based government of the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas,... (Boston Globe)
Irish Greens back government deal Oct 11, 2009
Ireland's Green Party has backed a new programme for government and plans to deal with toxic debts in Irish banks, removing the risk of snap elections ... About 50 members of Union of Students in Ireland earlier gathered outside the RDS in Dublin to urge Green Party members to vote in favour of the new programme, while other protestors called on the Greens to pull out of government ... Other measures include the declaration of the Republic of Ireland as a GM-free zone; working towards the... (BBC News -- Europe)
Leader sees chance for N. Korea talks Oct 11, 2009
IRELAND Green Party votes to stay in coalition DUBLIN - Members of Ireland s environmentalist Green Party have voted to stay in Prime Minister Brian Cowen s coalition government as it battles a runaway deficit, surging unemployment and a banking crisis. Defeat for the Green Party leadership in yesterday s special conference would have torpedoed Cowen s 2-year-old coalition and forced Ireland into an early parliamentary election. (Boston Globe)
Newsagents warn Labour over ban Oct 11, 2009
Page last updated at 03:27 GMT, Sunday, 11 October 2009 04:27 UK. The government wants to ban cigarettes from being openly on sale. (BBC News -- UK)
Hamas complicates Mideast peace bid Oct 8, 2009
Mitchell's work in Northern Ireland in the 1990s included intense negotiations to bring the most militant parties into the process, but his eight months of talks about Israeli-Palestinian peace have avoided any obvious effort to do the same with Hamas and have been conducted, in effect, with only one half of the Palestinian political leadership ... Mitchell faced a similar dilemma during the Northern Ireland peace process, when there was opposition to the inclusion of the Irish Republican Army... (MSNBC -- International)
Robinson fears cuts 'inevitable' Oct 8, 2009
Mr Robinson was speaking after his party colleague, the Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson warned of a possible reduction in the Northern Ireland block grant from Westminster, after the general election ... " ResistanceThe general secretary of the main public sector union in Northern Ireland, NIPSA, warned that a freeze on public sector pay would be resisted. Even if all of George Osborne's plans were adopted tomorrow - and achieved that 7bn a year cost saving by 2014 - you'd only be one fifth of... (BBC News -- UK)
A defeat for democratic instinct Oct 6, 2009
Given Ireland s apparently mad rules on holding referenda on constitutional matters, there was only one thing for it, decided Cowen, Sarkozy, Merkel and the rest: the bastards would have to vote again ... It is a good day for Ireland and a good day for Europe , said Irish PM Brian Cowen, whose job and unpopular government were on the line, alongside the treaty, in Friday s referendum (2) ... At an EU summit in late June 2008, where EU heads gathered to find a solution to the Irish problem , the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Boris Johnson on Blair as Europe president Oct 6, 2009
That is a question we deserve to have publicly debated, and that is why David Cameron and William Hague are so right and so brave to ignore the vote in Ireland and keep alive the hope that we can have our say, too ... steve 1:52 "Boris this is just a red herring. Yes, but we are hoping he will become a UKIPper. Simple Sailor on October 05, 2009 at 11:32 PM If Bliar becomes EU President, what provision will be made to assure that his expense records are not shredded by accident? Simple Sailor on... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Sandilands and Jackie OMG worse than Fritzl Oct 5, 2009
While the prize is open to writers from the Commonwealth or Ireland, this year Coetzee is the sole non-British writer on the list. With the ratings race. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Cameron 'reaches out to NI' Oct 5, 2009
It follows the Conservative and Ulster Unionist parties' decision to fight elections in Northern Ireland on a joint ticket and under a new name. The pact will operate during general and European elections, but the two parties will remain independent of each other and have stressed it is not a merger. (BBC News -- UK)
Cameron 'working for EU vote' Oct 5, 2009
A Yes vote on the Treaty in Ireland has ensured it has dominated the eve of the party's conference in Manchester. It also re-ignited Tory opposition to former Prime Minister Tony Blair becoming the European Union's first president. (BBC News -- UK)
Alex Segbefia walks out on NDC Oct 5, 2009
Saturday, 26th September 2009 was a day fixed for elections of new executives for the UK/Ireland Branch of the National Democratic Congress. The photographers, news reporters, members and aspiring members at the meeting could barely believe their luck when the current Deputy Chief of Staff of Ghana and Chairman of the NDC UK/Ireland branch walked out of the meeting that was scheduled to elect new executives for the UK/Ireland branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ... At the April 2009... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Irish Ayes on Lisbon Treaty Have Europe Smiling Oct 4, 2009
Votes are counted for the EU Lisbon Treaty referendum at the Royal Dublin Society on October 3, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland ... Last year, Ireland cast a shadow over the future of the European Union in a referendum vote that rejected a treaty to reform the Union's decision making, but on Saturday, Irish voters reversed that decision ... To the delight of Ireland's business and political establishment, results from a new referendum saw 67% of Irish voters approve the Lisbon treaty. (Time.com)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 4, 2009
David Cameron under intense pressure to come clean over referendum on Europe after Ireland voted decisively in favour. The Tory leader has declared his intention to be a radical prime minister who will deliver "massive change" to Britain, if elected. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Rawlings the Holier Than Thou Exposed Oct 4, 2009
For a president who had previously not worked an innocent job in his life, and who had to steal airplane seats to use as chairs at his own home, he send all his children to Ireland for schooling after decimating the Ghana education system. Mabey and Johnson, the company who were contracted to build bridges between 1994 and 2000, admitted to paying bribes to the following people, and was consequently found guilty beyond any reasonable doubt in a British court of law, or shall we say the DNA... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* Merkels German model epitomizes persuasive power Oct 3, 2009
Financial activity was concentrated largely in what the Europeans termed Anglo-Saxon economies: above all the US and the UK, and a few small countries that tried, disastrously, to replicate a model of free-for-all finance such as Iceland and Ireland. But the emerging markets that drive globalization in the early 21st century have a similar mix of export orientation and a prominent industrial base of small and medium-sized and frequently family-owned enterprises. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Mabey and Johnson NPP UK and Ireland calls on .... Oct 3, 2009
Mabey and Johnson NPP UK and Ireland calls on ... We in NPP UK and Ireland and many of our concerned citizens in UK have been watching brief on the bribery matter that involved the whole NDC government machinery between 1993 and 2001 here in UK and in Ghana ... We in NPP UK and Ireland on behalf of all concerned Ghanaian citizens in Ghana and all over the world call on the government of Ghana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
House prices 'start to recover' Oct 2, 2009
House prices in Northern Ireland have risen for the first time in two years according to the latest Nationwide building society figures ... This is the second report in recent months to suggest that the Northern Ireland housing market is showing tentative signs of recovery ... A University of Ulster/ Bank of Ireland survey in August showed that house sales were increasing with prices moving up slightly. (BBC News -- UK)
Obama's embarrassing speeches Oct 2, 2009
Frictions with the U.S. and Britain over reforms to global markets and banking regulations will remain Merkel is allied with France s Nikolas Sarkozy in demanding, for instance, a cap on bonus payments for executives Finally, toward week s end, dj vu of sorts will play out in Ireland as voters consider further federalization of the E.U. the so-called Lisbon Treaty, which 53% of Irish voters stopped dead in its tracks about a year ago. But this is a very different Ireland, one suffering the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
'Swine flu' mum airlifted to GB Oct 2, 2009
There have now been 336 laboratory confirmed cases of swine flu in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the swine flu outbreak ... The latest statistics for Northern Ireland came as two deaths linked to swine flu were confirmed in the Irish Republic on Thursday ... Speaking in relation to the rise in cases in Northern Ireland, Dr McBride said if people thought they had swine flu they should "stay at home". (BBC News -- UK)
Thatcher Ministers Say Cameron Must Push Policies or Risk Stumble in Power Oct 2, 2009
Ireland votes today on whether to ratify the treaty. When faced with questions about policy, Cameron and his team often give answers about the tactics theyre using to win the election, said , founder of Conservative Intelligence, a London-based research institute focused on the party. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Job woes colour Irish treaty vote Oct 2, 2009
The Republic of Ireland's referendum on the Lisbon Treaty is not so much a fight between the Yes and No camps, but a battle between fear and anger. In Ireland, politics is a national pastime ... LISBON TREATY Aimed at streamlining EU decision-making Ratified by all member states except Czech Republic, Ireland and Poland Only Ireland is holding referendum on it Took a decade of negotiations Was intended to take effect in January 2009. (BBC News -- Europe)
Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty Oct 2, 2009
However, Ireland will hold a new referendum on 2 October 2009 ... The EU pledges not to impose rules on Ireland concerning taxation, "family" issues - such as abortion, euthanasia and gay marriage - and the traditional Irish state neutrality ... Announcing the new Lisbon deal, French President Nicolas Sarkozy also said that under Lisbon "every member state will have a commissioner" - another concession to Ireland. (BBC News -- Europe)
