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Ultimate honour as Gormley may leave Cabinet to become a plant
The Mire has learned that Environment Minister John Gormley is considering stepping down from his Cabinet position in order to become a plant in the Organic Centre in Leitrim. »
TDs accuse Ryan of trying to bring politics into repute
Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan has been accused of trying to bring politics into repute by saying the Government would help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. »
Bank crisis inquiry to proceed with ‘mental reservation’
The Mire understands that Fianna Fail and Green Party negotiators have reached a compromise that will allow some elements of the inquiry into the banking crisis to be heard in public. »
Minister for Health position may be discontinued if Harney resigns
Fears that Mary Harney may resign as Minister for Health have prompted panic on all sides of Leinster House where no one wants to succeed her. »
The Mire reflects on a pig’s mickey of a year – twisted and crooked
It was a year that began with a visit from several British MPs to Dail Eireann to study the mystifying way in which our TDs resisted resigning. »
Fuck you is fine, Gogarty’s error was to say “sincerity” in Dail
The office of the Ceann Comhairle Seamus Kirk has revealed that there was a complete misunderstanding over the use of unparliamentary language in the Dail by Green Party TD Paul Gogarty last week. »