M50 upgrade welcome but comes at massive cost to the taxpayer

€1 billion upgrade comes in at a staggering €31.2 million per km

Welcoming the official opening of the final upgrade of the M50 today (Wednesday), Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Transport, Senator Paschal Donohoe, said that the completed works will be an asset to our road network but that it comes with a heafty price tag for the taxpayer.

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on September 2, 2010

Phizzfest – the excitement builds

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The box office opens this Saturday. Excitement building.

on September 2, 2010

Phizzfest Launches

Phizzfest

Lots of coverage today of the launch of Phizzfest. The Irish Times cover the Lord Mayor dancing his way through Phibsborough available here. There was another very successful table quiz on Friday night – which my team won! My office will become the Phizzfest Box Office from next Monday.

on September 1, 2010

Cut Backs to St Mary’s Hospital, Dublin 7

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The Evening Herald feature my raising with the cut backs to St Mary’s Hospital. If you combine this with the cut backs to the Sancta Maria Day Care Centre it shows a sustained loss of common sense and morality. Crazy stuff.

on August 31, 2010

Markets cannot be investors when we need them and vigilantes when we don’t.

Economy / Financial

In the midst of this economic depression we are painfully short of heroes. Maybe because of this there is no shortage of villains. If a villain wields great power over your destiny then it’s preferable if they are faceless, not based in Ireland and if they already have a bad reputation. That way by attacking them you have little to lose.

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on August 30, 2010