#Timmy Dooley

# timmy-dooley - Tuesday 11 November, 2014

# Liz O'donnell

New RSA Chair told to 'name and shame' local authorities that fail to maintain road standards

Nov 11th 2014, 1:51 PM 10,833 Views 46 Comments

Liz O’Donnell appeared before the Oireachtas Transport Committee today.

# timmy-dooley - Monday 4 August, 2014

# On The Record

Here's how many times Garth Brooks was mentioned in Leinster House last month...

Aug 4th 2014, 9:45 AM 10,765 Views 23 Comments

Did you guess ‘between three and five times’?… Nope, higher. Much higher.

# timmy-dooley - Thursday 10 July, 2014

# Enough Already

'Even the Mexicans are involved': TDs go from Garth to Gaza as Brooks Fatigue sets in

Jul 10th 2014, 2:16 PM 9,984 Views 19 Comments

Mary-Lou McDonald called it “a catastrophe in motion.” (She was referring to Gaza.)

# timmy-dooley - Wednesday 9 July, 2014

# Hat's All Folks

Brooks the talk of Leinster House: GAA, Aiken & Council to be grilled over concert fiasco

Jul 9th 2014, 1:53 PM 20,847 Views 162 Comments

Meanwhile, the Taoiseach says the Government would be criticised for overruling residents and the Council if it introduced emergency legislation…

# timmy-dooley - Tuesday 8 July, 2014

# Fresh Horse-trading

Fianna Fáil: Our 'Garth Brooks Bill' could be passed by tomorrow

Jul 8th 2014, 1:28 PM 28,712 Views 106 Comments

The party’s mooted legislation change would essentially create an appeals process whereby the Council’s decision could be appealed on economic and tourism grounds.

# Slick Willie

Willie O'Dea tried to make hay while the sun shone... And the thunder rolled

Jul 8th 2014, 12:31 PM 11,613 Views 19 Comments

All the ministers were meeting behind closed doors — a perfect time, thought Fianna Fáil, to schedule a press op.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 4 July, 2014

# Unanswered Prayers

Leo and Phil to the rescue? Government told to get involved in Garth Brooks debacle

Jul 4th 2014, 7:53 AM 10,620 Views 69 Comments

Fianna Fáil say Ireland’s tourism reputation is at stake.

# timmy-dooley - Saturday 10 May, 2014

# Frightened Rabbitte

Pat Rabbitte thinks Mary Hanafin is like something out of Grimm's Fairy Tales

May 10th 2014, 3:36 PM 15,810 Views 52 Comments

Hanafin, a former Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil, caused a major headache for the party this week when she refused to withdraw from the local election race in Dublin.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 9 May, 2014

# Election 2014

Fianna Fáil condemns anti-Semitic remark allegedly made by canvasser

May 9th 2014, 10:43 PM 32,705 Views 119 Comments

The Jewish Representative Council of Ireland claims a canvasser made remarks regarding the former Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 25 April, 2014

# Poster Wars

Fianna Fáil has had more problems with Mary Fitzpatrick's posters

Apr 25th 2014, 5:56 PM 28,852 Views 58 Comments

The party’s European candidate in Dublin has had a number of poster-related controversies this week.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 21 March, 2014

# Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis

Phil Hogan accused of a ‘good old-fashioned gerrymander’

Mar 21st 2014, 9:15 PM 13,459 Views 50 Comments

No surprise that the Environment Minister isn’t popular at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis which is under way in Killarney this evening.

# timmy-dooley - Saturday 21 December, 2013

# Parking

Legislation to regulate vehicle clamping to be published early 2014

Dec 21st 2013, 7:30 AM 7,667 Views 46 Comments

The new provisions will establish an independent appeals process.

# timmy-dooley - Thursday 12 December, 2013

# Snobgate

Minister called on to retract 'insensitive' comments about middle-class snobbishness

Dec 12th 2013, 3:41 PM 14,558 Views 83 Comments

“Can the Minister explain who he views as a middle-class person?” asks Timmy Dooley of Fianna Fáil.

# timmy-dooley - Wednesday 11 December, 2013

# Eirgrid

'They were whipped into line': Committee backs appointment of Eirgrid chairman

Dec 11th 2013, 11:20 AM 5,968 Views 15 Comments

Despite raising concerns about the appointment of John O’Connor last week, government members of the Transport and Communications committee backed his appointment today.

# timmy-dooley - Wednesday 4 December, 2013

# Eirgrid

Committee will be asked to reject appointment of John O'Connor as Eirgrid chairman

Dec 4th 2013, 12:03 PM 7,083 Views 22 Comments

After government TDs and Senators declined to support O’Connor yesterday they will now be asked to formally reject his appointment next week.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 22 November, 2013

# Roads

Government pledges to address 'serious gap in the law' on hit-and-run incidents

Nov 22nd 2013, 12:49 PM 5,893 Views 16 Comments

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said the government will accept the broad principle of a bill to crackdown on hit-and-run drivers.

# Penalty Points

Committee should be 'unhindered' in investigating garda whistleblower files

Nov 22nd 2013, 11:31 AM 3,978 Views 8 Comments

The Public Accounts Committee has been asked to hand back files it has received alleging abuse of the penalty points system.

# timmy-dooley - Sunday 25 August, 2013

# News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

Aug 25th 2013, 7:54 PM 11,687 Views 0 Comments

Today everyone’s talking about earthquakes in the Irish Sea and the last stand of Priory Hall residents.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 2 August, 2013

# Off The Buses

Dublin Bus prepares for strike action amid calls for Varadkar to intervene

Aug 2nd 2013, 8:06 PM 9,946 Views 96 Comments

The company is advising customers to check with their website and Twitter page ahead of possible strike action this Sunday.

# timmy-dooley - Monday 22 July, 2013

# Dublin Councillors

Dublin’s 53 extra councillors will cost €1.5 million every year

Jul 22nd 2013, 6:30 AM 6,239 Views 43 Comments

The addition of more councillors in Dublin’s four local authorities will cost more but Phil Hogan insists there will be overall savings of over €3.6 million under his reforms.

# timmy-dooley - Saturday 8 June, 2013

# Abortion

Revealed: At least 6 Fianna Fáil TDs and most senators to oppose abortion bill

Jun 8th 2013, 8:15 AM 6,612 Views 91 Comments

With a free vote, at least a dozen TDs and senators from the main opposition party are likely to oppose the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, according to a survey carried out by TheJournal.ie.

# timmy-dooley - Saturday 16 March, 2013

# All-male Dinner

Fianna Fáil criticises Tánaiste for 'snubbing' men-only dinner in Georgia

Mar 16th 2013, 3:52 PM 13,974 Views 113 Comments

Eamon Gilmore will not be stopping in the US city of Savannah to celebrate St Patrick’s Day, avoiding a men-only dinner that is being planned by the Hibernian Society which the Taoiseach sent a personal message to last year.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 6 July, 2012

# Irish Pilots

[Update] Enterprise Ireland distances itself from pilot training school controversy

Jul 6th 2012, 12:27 PM 5,800 Views 10 Comments

The Minister and the IAA say they are working to resolve the situation but no guarantee on the students’ money can be given.

# timmy-dooley - Monday 2 July, 2012

# Bank Debt

Negotiations on bank debt deal 'best done in private' - Hayes

Jul 2nd 2012, 9:02 AM 2,567 Views 27 Comments

Finance Minister Michael Noonan will meet with his counterparts in Brussels next week to lay out Ireland’s case for reducing the burden of Ireland’s bank debt.

# timmy-dooley - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

# Fiscal Compacted

Referendum roundup: 9 days to go

May 22nd 2012, 9:00 PM 2,629 Views 29 Comments

Austerity treaty, stability treaty, or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.

# timmy-dooley - Tuesday 24 April, 2012

# Petrol Prices

Government likely to vote against FF proposal to cut fuel duty

Apr 24th 2012, 9:58 AM 4,028 Views 84 Comments

Fianna Fáil is to bring legislation before the Dáil this evening to cut fuel excise duty by 4 cent, offering an effective cut in fuel prices of 5 cent.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 23 March, 2012

# Mahon

Micheál Martin ‘showing how macho he is’, says Ahern’s brother

Mar 23rd 2012, 8:47 AM 3,322 Views 50 Comments

Former TD Noel Ahern welcomed the Mahon Tribunal’s findings but says FF should proceed slowly on proposed expulsions.

# timmy-dooley - Saturday 18 February, 2012

# Leap Card

35,000 daily trips on Leap cards in first two months

Feb 18th 2012, 4:12 PM 3,536 Views 22 Comments

Public transport minister Alan Kelly says there are 57,000 Leap cards in circulation, with only a small number of complaints lodged.

# timmy-dooley - Friday 6 January, 2012

# Gardaí

Rural areas to be left without garda patrol cars

Jan 6th 2012, 7:15 AM 4,150 Views 72 Comments

In Clare, 8 garda cars have not been replaced after being decomissioned – leaving just 13 cars patrolling the entire county.

# timmy-dooley - Tuesday 12 April, 2011

Live Apr 12th 2011, 12:11 PM

Martin unveils second FF front bench in ten weeks

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