The Labour Party in Government

[Dr. FIVE]

Goldhawk says Eric Byrne told a PLP meeting that two 'cancerous' (and unnamed) TDs were undermining the party

While Eamon thinks the single biggest task facing the party is to defeat Sinn Féin.

rather then, you know, Fine Gael or themselves..

[Baron von Biffo]

Are we lapsing into "national movement" territory here or something

Come 2015 and Lab will be in bowel movement territory.

[loopys]

Goldhawk says Eric Byrne told a PLP meeting that two 'cancerous' (and unnamed) TDs were undermining the party

Hmmm - 2 out of 5 choices as far as I can see

Eamon, Brendan, Joan, Pat, Ruairi

[C. Flower]

Goldhawk says Eric Byrne told a PLP meeting that two 'cancerous' (and unnamed) TDs were undermining the party

While Eamon thinks the single biggest task facing the party is to defeat Sinn Féin.

rather then, you know, Fine Gael or themselves..

Eamon seems to be revelling in his role as temp. head of OSCE, touring "troublespots" outside the EU.

[disability student]

Eamon seems to be revelling in his role as temp. head of OSCE, touring "troublespots" outside the EU.

Power craze entering his head

[Dr. FIVE]

Interesting comment from that examiner piece during the week with one deputy saying a midterm conference would "reconnect the member with the Cabinet member."

[Dr. FIVE]

Solicitor's being fired of within the party. Stand off between Keaveney and Gilmore.
Poor Eamon is losing control of the Party says Goldhawk

[C. Flower]

Solicitor's being fired of within the party. Stand off between Keaveney and Gilmore.
Poor Eamon is losing control of the Party says Goldhawk

Fascinating. What is the dispute ?

[Dr. FIVE]

Solicitor's letters being fired off within the party sorry

Surrounds a meeting in efforts to stop Keveney being elected party chair which backfired on the leadership and ended up contributing to his election. Keaveney's camp wanted to make a complaint about the general secretary and legal officer and their role in the meeting which prompted the general secretary Ita McAuliffe to fire off a solicitor's letter to Keaveney which he it back with further legal threats. All this led to a big scrap between Gilmore and Keaveney at the party executive meeting where Gilmore received little support.

Gilmore's candidate for vice-chair later lost a vote to become vice-chair 30-13!

Gilmore rebuffed by both the party executive and central council

[Baron von Biffo]

Maybe we should be asking who's behind it?

[Dr. FIVE]

Talking to Phoenix or undermining Gilmore? (one in the same obviously)

[Baron von Biffo]

Talking to Phoenix or undermining Gilmore? (one in the same obviously)

If someone is trying to oust Gilmore it must be with a view to succeeding him.

[C. Flower]

Solicitor's letters being fired off within the party sorry

Surrounds a meeting in efforts to stop Keveney being elected party chair which backfired on the leadership and ended up contributing to his election. Keaveney's camp wanted to make a complaint about the general secretary and legal officer and their role in the meeting which prompted the general secretary Ita McAuliffe to fire off a solicitor's letter to Keaveney which he it back with further legal threats. All this led to a big scrap between Gilmore and Keaveney at the party executive meeting where Gilmore received little support.

Gilmore's candidate for vice-chair later lost a vote to become vice-chair 30-13!

Gilmore rebuffed by both the party executive and central council

There have been a lot of general grumblings about Gilmore being "away too much" - the Foreign Affairs gig does come with political risks attached.
Keaveney has been digging in to the Constituencies, apparently.

I would love to see this as a battle between real Labour and shadow FG Labour, but it's hard to square this with Keaveney's 600,000 bank debt.

A SENIOR Labour TD is facing a High Court action by the State's most aggressive bank as it seeks to recover a six-figure loan for a property deal that collapsed.

Galway East TD Colm Keaveney, who intervened spectacularly in the Kevin Cardiff affair last week, is being pursued by ACC - the bank that brought down Liam Carroll and may bankrupt Independent TD Mick Wallace.

[Cato]

Eh ... the debt as reported in the Daily Mail in November of last year was €600,000 (which is six figure sum!) €20m would be a eight figure sum.

[C. Flower]

Eh ... the debt as reported in the Daily Mail in November of last year was €600,000 (which is six figure sum!) €20m would be a eight figure sum.

Thanks for the correction - I've amended the post.

I was confusing his debt with Mick Wallace's.

http://business.highbeam.com/4344/ar...er-development

€600,000 is a mere bagatelle. He would probably be treated better by the banks if he owed a lot more.