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Its public relations drive has not been helped by the "lofty" attitude of the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, whose Fine Gael party formed a ruling coalition last year after voters angry over the economic crash gave the incumbent Fianna Fail its worst election... Full Article at The Telegraph
Fail's infamous bank guarantee was as much about other European countries as it was about Ireland, the party admitted today.Party leader Micheal Martin has said for the first time that Irish taxpayers were left with a €34bn bill for basketcase Anglo Irish... Full Article at Dublin Evening Herald
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I do not need to assert my authority any further within Fianna Fail, I've already done that
The call by Lord Mayor Andrew Montague sparked anger amongst campaigners.In a suprise move, Mr Montague wants pregnant women in disadvantaged areas to be screened for foetal alcohol syndrome.Fianna Fail councillor Mary Fitzpatrick said the proposal was... Full Article at Dublin Evening Herald
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I don’t want to go back to the past but the Fianna Fail/Green government gave us the biggest catastrophe since the Famine. If anyone thinks we can just get out of that easily with the same resources that’s just not possible.
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...released by Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald reveal that 39 foreign adoptions by Irish residents took place last year, a massive reduction on the 397 registered in 2008.The minister has been urged to facilitate the removal of the red tape blocking... Full Article at Dublin Evening Herald
Mr Richardson, a fundraiser for Fianna Fail, claims the Tribunal's findings are wholly erroneous because at no stage during his examination by counsel for the Tribunal was he ever asked to account for the origins of the funds in the account, known as... Full Article at BreakingNews.ie
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I do not need to assert my authority any further within Fianna Fail, I've already done that
I think the economic platform that Sinn Fein has put forward, and indeed the platform in relation to Europe, is not one that would commend it to me or the Fianna Fail party at this stage
I don’t want to go back to the past but the Fianna Fail/Green government gave us the biggest catastrophe since the Famine. If anyone thinks we can just get out of that easily with the same resources that’s just not possible.
This is Fianna Fail reverting to wishful thinking and kind've economic dreamland ... the kinds of adjustments we have to do we can't start displanting the Budget after three months in
Fianna Fail in government some years ago made an agreement in Europe that when there were spikes in the price of diesel and petrol, that governments would not react by making adjustments but over the cycle they would allow the prices to come down again
Such contributions infuriate Fianna Fail party members who are working to ensure we get our supporters out to vote in favour of the treaty
You see, they have got all the negative side of politics to themselves because Fianna Fail continue to support the kind of programmes they did when they were in government. So, Sinn Fein have a free field to build their party on
I have decided the best way that I can now serve Fianna Fail is to tender my resignation as a member of the party
It is proposed to consider a motion to expel Cllr John Hannon from the Fianna Fail organisation on the basis that he is guilty of conduct unbecoming a member of the organisation
I think, ultimately, all property in Fianna Fail is ultimately owned by the Fianna Fail organisation, which is the Fianna Fail national organisation, ultimately. But it is held in trust for the party by local trustees
Fianna Fail owes nothing to Bertie Ahern but Bertie Ahern owes everything to Fianna Fail
All of the national political figures who have been found wanting in tribunals have been Fianna Fail, and people can draw their own conclusions after that
Mr Flynn, having wrongfully and corruptly sought a substantial donation from Mr Gilmartin for the Fianna Fail party, and having been paid IR£50,000 by Mr Gilmartin for that purpose, proceeded to utilise the money for his personal benefit.
Mr Flynn having being paid £50,000 by Mr Gilmartin for the Fianna Fail party proceeded wrongfully to use the money for his own personal benefit
Long after the Haughey era, corruption was still rampant within Fianna Fail-lead governments
No matter how high a member rises within the party and in elected office, they still carry a duty of trust for the members of Fianna Fail and for the people who elected them.
When the final report of the Mahon Tribunal is published we will act without fear or favour against anyone who is shown to have abused their position in Fianna Fail or in elected office
Ken is totally aware that there are a lot of stories out there, and I believe that Fianna Fail minions are behind a lot of these stories
Mr McGuirk starts off saying ’I’m interested in presidential pay’, he then becomes, as I think the story unfolded that week, concerned about Mr Gallagher’s links with Fianna Fail and at one point I think he was interested in a question about that
I would be foolish to write off Fianna Fail. It is too early to write its obituary
acknowledgment of Fianna Fail's role in Ireland's present economic problems.
The only place where a credible alternative approach to this Government can come is from Fianna Fail
We're all agreed on one thing -- we all love Fianna Fail, we'll all work for Fianna Fail and we're all for Fianna Fail. And if we have policy differences, I think it's a very healthy thing within a strong political party that we can have those differences and agree to differ on policy
I'm delighted to be here tonight as a member of the parliamentary party and a long-standing member of Fianna Fail and I would be surprised at anybody questioning my right to be at a Fianna Fail Ard Fheis
Are you seriously suggesting that I wouldn't mention Eamon de Valera at a Fianna Fail Ard Fheis? We are very proud of our founder
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Fianna Fail and Ireland: Mr O Cuiv is the grandson of Ireland's first taoiseach and Fianna Fail founder Eamonn de ValeraThe senator was forced to withdraw his comment, which one member described as outrageous.
Fianna Fail and Syria: But not so long ago, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was the blue-eyed boy of the Arab world, hailed as a voice of reason and reform by Western governments, including the Fianna Fail-Green coalition who pro-actively engaged with his regime just months before their departure from power.
Fianna Fail and China: The former Fianna Fail TD's reluctance to comment on the ICCC could be explained by the sensitivities surrounding its negotiations in China.
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