FG TD hires wife, and interviews his dog.

Dublin North Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell has hired his wife as his PA on a salary paid for by the taxpayer.

Mr Farrell has hired his wife, Emma Doyle, as his parliamentary assistant in the Dail just two weeks after she was rejected by his Dublin North FG branch as his replacement on Fingal County Council.  Parliamentary assistants earn between €41,092 and €52,200 per year, which is paid for by the State. 

Senior blueshirt sources have said that Deputy Farrell now has a new candidate in mind for his old council job; his dog Garrett.

"He's a beautiful pointer named in honour of former Fine Gael leader Garrett Fitzgerald," the source posted on an internet forum, "He'd be the perfect replacement for Alan.  I'm sure the public wouldn't even know hes gone!"

Greens call for economic treason law is a "joke"

The call by the Green party for an economic treason law to tackle white collar crime, while they have propped up the most corrupt government in Irish history for the past two years, is a joke; that's according to views expressed to this blog by supporters.

The Green party insist that their proposed bill will amend our constitution to include economic treason. They have not specified whether or not this will lead to the prosecution of current government ministers who have been guilty of neglect and corruption, including Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan. In fact, Green leader John Gormley could also be added to that list for collaborating with these people for so long, against the obvious wishes of the Irish people.

60% of Irish people believe politicians are corrupt

A new poll by Transparency International Ireland has found that six in ten people believe corruption to be rife in Ireland, with the majority blaming politicians.

Bankers and clergy are also named in the corruption list.

John Devitt, Chief Executive of T.I.I said that, "The findings are similar in other countries."