On the 9th of November 2011, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD received an answer to a parliamentary question, which detailed the amount of pensions paid to former ministers, totalling €8,861,515 on a yearly basis... view data alphabetically/by size of pension>

After probably the most controversial and personality-related Presidential election since the Republic became independent, the Labour Party candidate, Michael Daniel Higgins became the 9th President of the Republic of Ireland... read more & comment>

53.34% of the public who turned out to vote, polled a NO vote, which will probably ensure many more wasteful tribunals for the country, but it also means that less power will be passed over to the already too-powerful Irish political set... read more & comment>

The 2011 Judges Remuneration Referendum in Ireland was passed, by a massive majority, with nearly 80% of those who turned up to vote, polling a yes vote. As far as wages go, Judges will now be treated the exact same as every other Irish citizen... read more & comment>

Claire McGing, from the Department of Geography at NUI Maynooth, looks over the stats related to the numbers of female candidates who were elected to the Dáil. With just 25 women amongst the 166 TDs, we are currently in 79th place in the World rankings... read more & comment>

This is the full text/data released by the Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance, which announces Parliament-approved additional austerity measures for the period between 2011 and 2014. Silvio Burlesconi would not resign until this was passed... read more & comment>

On the 9th of November 2011, Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD received an answer to a parliamentary question, which detailed the amount of pensions paid to former ministers, totalling €8,861,515 on a yearly basis... view data alphabetically/by size of pension>

This is an interesting video uploaded to YouTube by a group calling themselves 'The Pub Activists', who are campaigning for a referendum on Irish Banking Debt on their ResolveTheDebt.com website, and through a Care2 petition... read more & comment>

Greek trade unions, academics and politicians issued a call to set up a Public Commission to examine the legality, legitimacy and morality of their debts. This article, by Nick Dearden of the Jubilee Debt Campaign, examines public fairness and possible default... read more & comment>

View the level of senior and subordinated debt within the different financial institutions in Ireland. The Central Bank says it is giving out this 'sensitive data' on a once-off basis, in the interests of providing public information... read more & comment>

Why should the Taoiseach be the only person in Ireland, to be allowed to initiate a vote in the Dáil, which could bring about a general election? Why shouldn't all TDs be allowed to initiate such a vote? By telling all TDs that it is all of their job's to call a general election, they become more accountable to the public in general... more info & debate>

The Seanad is totally undemocratic, as all Senators are appointed by those in power, and by special interest groups. It normally only sits for two days per week, with no sittings during plenty of weeks throughout the year, and it cannot initiate legislation, or stop legislation going through which it deems as unconstitutional... more info & debate>