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Taoiseach intervenes in row over dog-breeding legislation

Thursday July 08 2010

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen last night personally intervened in the row about Environment Minister John Gormley's dog breeding bill, leading hunt campaigners to call off their planned protest outside the Dail.

Gormley's policy is Kafkaesque

Thursday July 08 2010

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley, in not giving a licence to Covanta to operate the incinerator at Poolbeg after all the appropriate state bodies have given it the go-ahead, is in breach of the Constitution as jurisprudence is absent and due process hasn't been carried out.

Environment lobby takes upper hand

Tuesday July 06 2010

The replacement of the ICMSA's appointee on the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) with a representative from BirdWatch Ireland has ruffled feathers in farming circles.

Green Party's feckless legislation is increasingly hostile to rural Ireland

Tuesday July 06 2010

Anthropomorphism is a big word describing a trend that I see happening in society. The dictionary defines anthropomorphism as the "attribution of human characteristics to animals".

Adam and Jessica Carberry, Garristown, Co Dublin, cousins of famous horse racing duo Paul and Nina, lend their support to the country sports protest outside the Dail. Photo: MARTIN NOLAN

Changes expected to Dog Breeding Bill

Tuesday July 06 2010

Speculation is mounting that Minister for the Environment John Gormley will make significant amendments to the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill later today to satisfy the demands of hunt kennels.

Cowen to limp through last of votes before two-month break

Monday July 05 2010

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen is expected to limp through the last of the Dail and Seanad's votes this week -- despite growing divisions in his party.

Coursing is as bad as stag hunting

Monday July 05 2010

WHILE grateful to the Green Party for succeeding in getting the indefensible cruelty of stag hunting banned, I hope the Government will not stop there. If this bloodsport merits abolition, then surely the case for banning live hare coursing is even more compelling?

Obstructive Gormley should be sacked

Monday July 05 2010

JOHN Gormley's obsessive behaviour has become more than just an embarrassment to the Government, it has become a dangerous impediment to this country's economic recovery and the creation of much-needed jobs.

John, wake up and smell the incinerator

Sunday July 04 2010

'Example is not the main thing in influencing others -- it is the only thing.