Many Senators today called for a debate on the National Developmen Plan. However, as Senator Brendan Ryan pointed out, we will not have much of a national development plan if we do not have broadband. There is a motion on the Order Paper in the names of all the Independent Senators calling for a far …
Monthly Archive
for: ‘January, 2007’
Trinity Constituency
More Trinity: Trinity News | Trinity Links | Seanad Eireann | Trinity Alumni This is the homepage for the University of Dublin (Trinity) constituency. Above, you will see pages for recent Trinity News, Trinity alumni events, some useful Trinity websites, as well as a page explaining Seanad Eireann. Below I explain who is entitled to …
Contact Me
If there are any issues on this site which interest you, or any which you think should be addressed in the Seanad, please contact me by post, telephone, or email. Senator Shane Ross Seanad Eireann Leinster House Kildare St Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 618 3014 Home: +353 1 211 6692 Fax: + 353 1 …
“You can Stuff your Ten Grand!”
You might remember that last month, I appeared on the Late Late Show to make what I thought was a tempting offer to National Toll Roads (watch here). As a Senator, I get an allowance for political campaigns. I used this allowance to send toll boss Jim Barry a cheque for €10,000, asking him to …
Biography
Independent University of Dublin Senator Shane Ross has spent his political and journalistic career as a voice for individuals and minorities. He has constantly challenged the excesses of the Irish establishment including big business, the banks, political parties, and other vested interests. Some of his more recent campaigns include: TRANSPORT: Putting the M50 Westlink toll …
NTR: You know the ‘T’ Stands for Tolls!
Last week, National Toll Roads released their interim results. The statement was full of the language of “Bioverda, biofuels, Greenstar, Airtricity, ethanol and global warming.” Buried at the bottom, on page four, was a brief reference to the infamous West-Link toll bridge. A footnote. The toll road company is brushing the toll bridge out of …