Politics.ie (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... for purple prose than Leinster House, cos my ears are still burning from exchanges between Mr Brendan Howlin TD and ex-minister for Justice Michael Mc Dowell: That Particular debate can be gotten from: Houses of the Oireachtas, Parliament of Ireland - Tithe an Oireachtais (June 2nd 2006) We Irish have a great approach to the issue with concerted efforts soon after the Foundation of...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
Regional News »D'Arcy marks 50 years in politicsLeas Ceann Comhairle Brendan Howlin (left) and Fianna Fáil TD John Browne (right) congratulate Cllr Michael D'Arcy, a former Fine Gael minister, on his 50th anniversary in politics. Looking on are Mr D'Arcys wife Marie and son Michael jnr, a Fine Gael TD.Photograph: Matt KavanaghFIONA GARTLANDMORE THAN 500 people helped Wexford politician...
Blog Posts about Irish TDs - (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
Brendan Howlin, TD, claimed this support level could win Labour 30 Dail seats. Maybe, but not likely – and not just because Labour faces the prospect of several senior TDs stepping down. In a strict PR system, 14 percent would gain 23 …... Continue reading »
Notes On The Front (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Some on the Left are trying to put a brave face on the Irish Times poll today. ‘Consolidating’ support at 14 percent is one rationalisation. Another is that the Labour leader has the highest satisfaction rating of any party leader (or rather the least dissatisfied); yet Pat Rabbitte outpolled Enda Kenny in every MRBI poll. Brendan Howlin, TD, claimed this support level could win Labour...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
... cannot make Nazi salutes in this chamber," Mr O'Dowd said in the Dáil.Leas-Cheann Comhairle Brendan Howlin said he had not heard the word "fascist" being used but said he would review the record of the House and would bring the matter to the attention of the Ceann Comhairle.
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
... injection. Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes added the jibe that he might need a kebab.Leas-Cheann Comhairle Brendan Howlin said he had not heard the word "fascist" being used but said he would review the record of the House and would bring the matter to the attention of Ceann Comhairle John O’Donoghue.The unedited transcript of the debate makes no reference any use of the word "fascist" by...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has said the careers of two highly respected Garda assistant commissioners were “ruined or at least damaged” by false allegations brought to the attention of the Morris tribunal by Labour TD Brendan Howlin and Fine Gael MEP Jim Higgins.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
WEXFORD LABOUR TD Brendan Howlin claimed he was the victim of character assassination by the Government during a heated debate on the Morris tribunal.
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
The Fine Gael Spokesperson on Children called on the Minister for Justice to resign this afternoon.Alan Shatter accused Dermot Ahern of launching an unwarranted attack on Jim Higgins MEP and Brendan Howlin TD for highlighting malpractice among Gardaí in Donegal.The exposé led to the creation of the Morris Tribunal.Speaking in the Dail today, Alan Shatter said Jim Higgins and Brendan...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
... attacked his Fine Gael colleague, Jim Higgins, who was not in the Dáil to speak for himself, and Brendan Howlin.“It was Mr Higgins and Deputy Howlin who, for a period of five years, sought to bring about a public inquiry into the events taking place in Donegal. It was they who brought information before this House, and to the attention of successive ministers for justice, on...
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Mr Ahern used a statement on the matter in the Dail this morning to repeat the tribunal's criticism of the way Fine Gael's Jim Higgins and Brendan Howlin of the Labour Party handled false allegations against senior Gardai that were passed to them by a third party.
