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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N324AF926wM
THE TAOISEACH HAS dismissed speculation that he could be appointed the new president of the European Commission.
Enda Kenny had ruled himself out of the running months ago, but was put back into the frame following moves by UK Prime Minister to block Luxembourgian politician Jean-Claude Juncker from taking up the role.
Downing Street sources have said that Cameron will force fellow EU leaders to vote on who should head the bloc’s executive body if they try to impose Juncker.
Cameron feels the former Luxembourgian Prime Minister will not heed the backlash voters inflicted in last month’s European Parliament elections, but instead press on regardless with Brussels business as usual.
Speaking on RTÉ’s The Meaning of Life, Enda Kenny said that he could not envisage a scenario where Juncker was not elected President.
Juncker is a member of the European People’s Party, as are Kenny and German chancellor Angela Merkel.
I expect he will be appointed President … I’ve a job to do here and I’m happy and privileged to do that job as Taoiseach.
Also during the interview, which will air on RTÉ 1 at 10 pm today, Gay Byrne asked Kenny about meeting his wife Fionnuala and his religious upbringing.
Kenny said that his family didn’t say the rosary every day, but did attend mass every Sunday.
“It was a house where we went to mass every Sunday, either in the local church or in Castlebar. I observed all the religious occasions, but it certainly wasn’t by any means extreme.”
Byrne also asked Kenny about his emotional speech in the Dáil in 2011 following the publication of the Cloyne Report into how church authorities dealt with allegations of abuse in the Cork diocese.
The Taoiseach said he became emotional as he was aware of the fact that ”things could have been so different and things should have been so different.”
He added that American senators and congressmen had told him:
You know something, I wish to God I had the courage to say what you said.
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Shame on our government, school saved by Zurich Insurance?
Our government are more concerned with scoring political points on sinn fein
absolutely.hang your heads in shame fg and lab. doing absolutely nothing for our national language or education in this country.demoralising teachers is the mark of their time in government and reducing teacher numbers
Hyperbolic nonsense to say that the govt are doing “absolutely nothing” either about the language or education, calm yourself down.
Get a life my friend. If you still want to be managed by these gombeens OK. But the Irish electorate has woken up. They sick and tired of of being abused by professional politicians on the gravy train.
And they are changing the printers, about the cost of a teacher, they are totally mad and out of control, http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/astonished-lucinda-insists-we-dont-want-new-printers-31480577.html
That message was intended to James Dunne.
Comhghairdeas pobail Inis Meáin!
Great news
Any chance of covering the kick in the teeth Educate Together in Castlebar got today. 16 Catholic schools in the town & ET were being forced by dept of ed to accept a run down shack 8km from the town. Secular children are the new second class citizens.
In the vast vast majority, catholic schools are far better for education than secular schools. The results in leaving certs and junior certs don’t lie
“8km from the town” in other words a 10 min drive the poor souls.
There are zero secular schools in Ireland so how do you know Catholic are better?
better parents perhaps?
Nah lying to kids about sky fairies is child abuse!
Santa and the Easter bunny child abuse too?. If you’re to lazy to head to mass on a Sunday and even complain about a ten minutes travel to a school then I’d guess such a lazy attitude would rub off on the children. That’s even before the strong moral catholic ethos that both parent and teachers install in their children. If “skyfairies” keep children in line and learning isn’t it great rather then having them running around like headcases.
The “sky fairies” reference also just proves the confrontational nature and intolerance that been installed in many ET students by their parents,belittling others beliefs and equating it to child abuse, Well done.Thanks.
Well considering that Castlebar has a secular secondary school, you clearly have no idea what you’re on about.
That’s great going considering they only have 3 children in the school
http://education.ie/en/find-a-school/School-Detail/?roll=12339I
Surely that can’t be right, can it? Perhaps they should keep pushing so they could have a 1 teacher to 1 student ratio FFS!
And a principle post/wage for that hahaha
Last years enrolement afaik. Few more starting this year. Even from a H&S and Child Protection perspective, one teacher should not be on their own. If the island schools are ignored, they might as well move it down to Kerry to join the Blaskets.
Brilliant News!
jaysus! they love St two teachers. Right I’m sending the kids there, the wife aswell.
*lost. damn I blew it! argggghh
Dheasceal, rinne Zurich rud Iontach , ar feadh cupla Bhlian ar a laghad .
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