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Thread: Dublin Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa to step down in February

  1. 16th January 2012, 02:12 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Cochrane View Post
    Emer Costello (wife of newly appointed Junior Minister Joe Costello) is the first on the list of people to replace De Rossa.
    The Joe Costello who's been around since Jesus was a boy?
    Good to see Labour introducing new blood and fresh faces to the party.
    Surely this family have contributed enough to the state already?
    Talk about nepotism...........
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  3. 16th January 2012, 02:13 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Dude View Post
    Who is next on the list to replace him?

    EDIT - answered above
    Cllr Emer Costello
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  4. 16th January 2012, 02:13 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Cochrane View Post
    Emer Costello (wife of newly appointed Junior Minister Joe Costello) is the first on the list of people to replace De Rossa.
    The same Emer Costello whose sister was appointed a judge by the current government. Grab It & Costello.
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  5. 16th January 2012, 02:15 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sister Mercedes View Post
    The same Emer Costello whose sister was appointed a judge by the current government.
    It just gets better. So much for the shiny new goverment appointing people on merit.
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  6. 16th January 2012, 02:16 PM #15
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    I'm wondering if it had anything to do with this. Odd timing if not.
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  7. 16th January 2012, 02:17 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Cochrane View Post
    Nope, the list of replacements is here.
    Begs the question why the replacements for the Dublin Euro constituency are people who couldn't even manage to get elected in any of the Dail sub-divisions of the Dublin constituency.
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    Good riddance.
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  9. 16th January 2012, 02:17 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by drummed View Post
    Talk about nepotism...........

    She was selected as first substitute by the Labour Party in a democratic process, March 2009, and as such, her name democratically went before the people in the European election in June 2009.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Cochrane View Post
    Dublin Labour MEP Proinsias De Rossa has announced he's to resign as a member of the European Parliament.

    Statement from Labour below....

    This is an interesting article to read considering Proinsias De Rossa has announced he's to resign and couldn't be bothered representing his Dublin Constituents.

    Of the 3 candidates elected
    1) One candidate Left the European parliament to become a national TD again
    2) the second abandoned his seat temporarily to run for president
    3) and the third has just abandoned his job half way through his Term.

    Ganley defends candidate's 'ageist jibe' - National News - Independent.ie
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