Political Expenses, Pay and Pension Databases
With the election coming up, these databases of political pay, expenses, pensions, and allowances may all again prove of interest. First up was the database of ...
Author: kenfoxe
Alan Shatter and the cronyism row
Justice Minister Alan Shatter was quick to deny accusations that the appointment of a political donor to a €12,500-a-year post was anything to do with cronyism....
Smithfield Horse Fair
An interesting report prepared by an independent safety expert on behalf of Dublin City Council regarding safety issues at the horse fair at Smithfield. This wa...
Decentralisation Sites
Ordinary people were not the only ones who got burned in the property crash and the government themselves were no Morgan Kelly when it came to predicting the in...
Stamped all over
BELOW IS THE LONGER version of an article I wrote for this week’s Sunday Tribune. Things have been very quiet around here of late because my scanner is mi...
Noel Dempsey and the “public interest”
Back in July, Minister Noel Dempsey headed off to Derry Airport on board the government’s €7,890 Gulfstream IV so that he could give a talk at a summer sc...
Democracy: Irish style
The government jet was placed at the disposal of a government minister so he could vote in the Dail against holding three by-elections and then take a late-nigh...
Micheal Martin’s €3,800 hotel bill and Minister Hanafin’s mother
One of the Ministers who largely avoided criticism of his overseas expenditure at the height of the expenses controversy was Micheal Martin. His position at the...
Mary Harney and her €50,000 credit limit
If you want to read a little bit more from my new book Snouts in the Trough, I adapted one of the chapters for this week’s Sunday Tribune. Read all about ...
The €21,500 hotel bill & Mary McAleese’s €3,198 room
A SINGLE night’s accommodation for President Mary McAleese at a suite in an upmarket Italian hotel cost more than €3,100. Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny was ...
