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Neil Blaney had a lot to offer

Friday November 27 2009

I AM disgusted but unsurprised by the image given of my father, Neil T Blaney, by Charles Lysaght in his review of the new book about Sean Lemass in the Irish Independent Book Review.

Ahern will have to say 'sorry' over Arms Trial to lure Blaney

Saturday April 29 2006

NIALL Blaney is a chip off the block. He drives a hard bargain and if Fianna Fail has real designs on attracting him over from the Independent benches, he has set the bar high.

Loss of McDaid may be too great for FF to bear

Saturday April 29 2006

TRADITION dies hard in Donegal, where the Blaney clan has occupied an almost constant role at the heart of politics for the best part of 80 years.

Neil T Blaney and that now famous rift with Fianna Fail

Saturday July 29 2006

AS many people have been finding, over the last 48 hours, it is difficult to disentangle Fianna Fail's political strategy, if there is one, in Donegal. The chances of repeating three seats there are nil.

Blaney gets his apology as FF finally get their man

Thursday July 27 2006

THE hatchet has finally been buried in one of the oldest and most bitter rifts in Irish politics.

Blaney applies to join Fianna Fail

Wednesday July 26 2006

INDEPENDENT TD Niall Blaney has formally applied for membership of Fianna Fail. The development came last night as efforts to reunify the party with the Blaney organisation in Donegal North-East were stepped up.

'Historic' application could finally bring the Blaney organisation in from cold

Wednesday July 26 2006

THERE have been many twists and turns along the way over the past 36 years but a reconciliation between Fianna Fail and the Blaney organisation is moving inexorably closer.

Taoiseach steps up move to woo Blaney faction

Monday July 24 2006

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern has stepped up moves to bring about the unification of the Blaney organisation with Fianna Fail. But difficulties remain over the number of candidates to be run in the three-seat Donegal North-East constituency before a deal is concluded. That, essentially, will be a decision to be made by the National Constituencies Committee which is headed by Finance Minister Brian Cowen.

FF set up Ahern meeting to pave way for Blaney return

Tuesday July 18 2006

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern is expected to meet representatives of Fianna Fail from Donegal North East this week in a further bid to ease the way for the return to the fold of the Blaney organisation.

Fianna Fail is luring Blaney back to the fold

Wednesday July 05 2006

THE Fianna Fail parliamentary party last night unanimously endorsed the move to bring Donegal TD Niall Blaney back into the fold.

Talks 'ongoing' over Blaney reunion

Tuesday July 04 2006

TALKS between Fianna Fail and the Blaney organisation in Donegal North East about a "reunification" pact are ongoing, according to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.