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Senator Deirdre DeBurca

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  • 31-07-2007 3:13pm
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    Marcais
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    The Wicklow Times this morning has broken embargo and announced that Deirdre de Burca has been appointed (or will be) a Senator by An Taoiseach.

    They have quotables from Deirdre saying she is 'delighted', as we all should be.

    No replacement for Dick Roche as a minister of course :rolleyes: and I'm sure some developers won't be as delighted.

    Congratulations Deirdre.


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    dubrunner
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    Marcais wrote:
    The Wicklow Times this morning has broken embargo and announced that Deirdre de Burca has been appointed (or will be) a Senator by An Taoiseach.

    They have quotables from Deirdre saying she is 'delighted', as we all should be.

    No replacement for Dick Roche as a minister of course :rolleyes: and I'm sure some developers won't be as delighted.

    Congratulations Deirdre.

    Pity Evelyn didn't make the cut


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    mikedragon32
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    Moved to Politics.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Can someone clarify-do senators have to give up their county council seats?
    Dual mandate and all to that?


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    Villain
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    Tristrame wrote:
    Can someone clarify-do senators have to give up their county council seats?
    Dual mandate and all to that?
    Yes under the Dual Mandate legislation once you accept a seat as a Senator you must give up your council seat


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    Marcais
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    irish1 wrote:
    Yes under the Dual Mandate legislation once you accept a seat as a Senator you must give up your council seat

    Forgot about that :o I assume she will be replaced by another Green ?


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    Fiachra2
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    Yes. By unwritten rule the outgoing councillor can pick their own replacement. Hopefully it might be Caroline Burrell who took a very active interest in the Harbour and other Greystones issues


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    dubrunner
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    Marcais wrote:
    Forgot about that :o I assume she will be replaced by another Green ?

    Evelyn should realise the error of her ways and get involved with party politics, then maybe she could get a seat on the council.


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    Múinteoir
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    dubrunner wrote:
    Evelyn should realise the error of her ways and get involved with party politics, then maybe she could get a seat on the council.

    Who is Evelyn?


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    dubrunner
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    M&#250 wrote: »
    Who is Evelyn?


    Ask her Number 1 fan!


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    [Deleted User]
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    Eveyly Cawley a local greystones candidate in Wicklow during the election.

    To those that are jeering her "number one fan"
    Please stop.
    The rule is you deal with the post and not the poster here.


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    spank_inferno
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    Congrats to Deirdre.
    Gave her my number 1 in the general election.

    Hopefully she'll rattle some cages up there.
    Bad day for the wicklow co council though.
    Who will now stand up to the FF/FG planning permission loving councilors in Wicklow?


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    dubrunner
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    Tristrame wrote:
    Eveyly Cawley a local greystones candidate in Wicklow during the election.

    To those that are jeering her "number one fan"
    Please stop.
    The rule is you deal with the post and not the poster here.

    Clearly never heard of political satire?


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    Our man in Havana
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    spank_inferno wrote:
    Congrats to Deirdre.
    Gave her my number 1 in the general election.

    Hopefully she'll rattle some cages up there.
    Bad day for the wicklow co council though.
    Who will now stand up to the FF/FG planning permission loving councilors in Wicklow?
    I reckon FF/FG are delighted with her departure.


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    Marcais
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    Bond-007 wrote:
    I reckon FF/FG are delighted with her departure.

    Very probable.


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    Marcais
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tristrame
    Eveyly Cawley a local greystones candidate in Wicklow during the election.

    To those that are jeering her "number one fan" Please stop.
    The rule is you deal with the post and not the poster here.
    dubrunner wrote:
    Clearly never heard of political satire?

    You clearly have no idea.

    I don't really care about your childish jibes or your constant bickering on other threads but if you are going to add something to a thread, you might consider making it useful to other posters.

    If you have something personal you want to say to me, send me a PM without wasting other users forum space and I can delete it.

    Now the topic is Deirdre Deburca's apointment as senator which is great news for Wicklow. Will her she be repalced by Caroline Burrell?


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