Comments on: Jekyll & Hyde http://www.gavinsblog.com/2010/02/07/jeckle-hyde/ Estd. in Ireland, July 2002 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://www.gavinsblog.com/2010/02/07/jeckle-hyde/comment-page-1/#comment-1035142 Alex Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:55:02 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=5091#comment-1035142 I’m interested to hear your view,as a political blogger. I’m interested to hear your view,as a political blogger.

]]> By: John McDermott http://www.gavinsblog.com/2010/02/07/jeckle-hyde/comment-page-1/#comment-1032139 John McDermott Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:49:15 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=5091#comment-1032139 Here is a video about the latest controversy; Fianna Fail's determination to keep 300 people on the dole at Dublin airport. If Michael wanted to create 300 jobs,and an unused hanger in Donegal Airport would Mary Coughlan bust a gut to get it for him.? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7l2kVfBtaY Here is a video about the latest controversy; Fianna Fail’s determination to keep 300 people on the dole at Dublin airport.
If Michael wanted to create 300 jobs,and an unused hanger in Donegal Airport would Mary Coughlan bust a gut to get it for him.?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7l2kVfBtaY

]]> By: Smileyfreak http://www.gavinsblog.com/2010/02/07/jeckle-hyde/comment-page-1/#comment-1030862 Smileyfreak Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:53:49 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=5091#comment-1030862 Sorry for commenting about something totally unrelated but... What do you think about the recent media coverage of Brian Lenihan's illness? I'm interested to hear your view,as a political blogger. Sorry for commenting about something totally unrelated but…

What do you think about the recent media coverage of Brian Lenihan’s illness? I’m interested to hear your view,as a political blogger.

]]> By: oliver1vandt http://www.gavinsblog.com/2010/02/07/jeckle-hyde/comment-page-1/#comment-1030045 oliver1vandt Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:51:15 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=5091#comment-1030045 I see the DDDA is in the headlines again. I was, like most people, under the impression that some sort of terrible accident had occurred in terms of it's governance. In fact, as I found out from this blog, not only did the DDDA and Anglo have multiple shared directors, http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/12/23/the-ddda-cabal/ a formal complaint had been made touching on this to our Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO). SIPO's reply is a master piece of official Ireland's (canon) legal approach: "The Standards Commission decided that there was no basis on which to find that Mr Fitzpatrick and Mr Bradshaw were, as between themselves, connected persons. In addition, there was no basis on which to find that Anglo Irish Bank was, in relation to either Mr Fitzpatrick or Mr Bradshaw, a connected person. While it may be that both held substantial shareholdings in the bank, there was no evidence that either held 'control' of the bank." Our eager guard dog's conclusion: "In view of its consideration of the complaint as set out above, the Standards Commission decided that the initiation of an investigation under the Ethics Acts into the matters raised in the complaint was not warranted." http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/Reports/AnnualReports/AnnualReport2007/Name,8581,en.htm SIPO: the light-touch standards in public office regulator. I see the DDDA is in the headlines again. I was, like most people, under the impression that some sort of terrible accident had occurred in terms of it’s governance. In fact, as I found out from this blog, not only did the DDDA and Anglo have multiple shared directors,
http://www.gavinsblog.com/2008/12/23/the-ddda-cabal/
a formal complaint had been made touching on this to our Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO). SIPO’s reply is a master piece of official Ireland’s (canon) legal approach:

“The Standards Commission decided that there was no basis on which to find that Mr Fitzpatrick and Mr Bradshaw were, as between themselves, connected persons. In addition, there was no basis on which to find that Anglo Irish Bank was, in relation to either Mr Fitzpatrick or Mr Bradshaw, a connected person. While it may be that both held substantial shareholdings in the bank, there was no evidence that either held ‘control’ of the bank.”

Our eager guard dog’s conclusion:
“In view of its consideration of the complaint as set out above, the Standards Commission decided that the initiation of an investigation under the Ethics Acts into the matters raised in the complaint was not warranted.”
http://www.sipo.gov.ie/en/Reports/AnnualReports/AnnualReport2007/Name,8581,en.htm

SIPO: the light-touch standards in public office regulator.

]]> By: Laurence http://www.gavinsblog.com/2010/02/07/jeckle-hyde/comment-page-1/#comment-1028418 Laurence Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:19:21 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=5091#comment-1028418 What is it with the plethora of Irish politicians who have names like Donie, Batt, Willie or Mattie? What is it with the plethora of Irish politicians who have names like Donie, Batt, Willie or Mattie?

]]> By: bill bird http://www.gavinsblog.com/2010/02/07/jeckle-hyde/comment-page-1/#comment-1028205 bill bird Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:15:24 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=5091#comment-1028205 No surprise there with donie boy,sure hes worth every penny of taxpayers money. No surprise there with donie boy,sure hes worth every penny of taxpayers money.

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