The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
IRELAND MUST learn from the optimistic attitudes of Irish emigrants to deal with “the sense of national depression” at home, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson said yesterday.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
From Tony Blair to Herman Van Rompuy, the contenders for top European jobs are overwhelmingly male Right now in Brussels the heads of the 27 national governments of the European Union's member states will be milling around . Gordon Brown will be lobbying for Tony Blair, Herman Van Rompuy will be trying to persuade people he is not as anonymous as many fear, and José Manuel Barroso will be pottering...
Conor's Commentary (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
There is a lot of predictable disdain about plans by Gordon Brown to apologise on behalf of the British state for the appalling way in which child migrants to Australia were treated. I first learnt of their story when David Hinchliffe was part of our shadow health team in opposition in the mid-nineties, and was working with the Child Migrants Trust to lead a parliamentary drive to get them greater...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
THE ISSUE of human rights is too often sidelined as being difficult, overly political and someone else’s business, former president Mary Robinson said last night.
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
‘Elders’ And Grandchildren Fly To Istanbul To Praise Virtual Conferencing « The Unbearable Nakedness of CLIMATE CHANGE a group of 20th-century leaders called the Elders — whose members include Archbishop Tutu of South Africa, former President Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson, a former Irish president [...] on Thursday (Oct 29) [...] traveled to Istanbul for a symbolic photo shoot...
Martin Meenagh Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Terry Wogan for President of Europe Mrs Mary Robinson has been put forward as a candidate for the new European Presidency. She used to be President of Ireland. Unfortunately, La Robinson had to leave the office of Uachtarán na hÉireann because of what she no doubt thought of as a better job. Still, she graced the Presidency when she was there, and I see no reason why she couldn't be President...
North to Leith (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Strap in because this is a very long post... In my last post I said if you were lucky I’d tell you who I think will, and who I think should, get the job as President of the European Council. Well you lucky things here it is... From all the speculation as to who might get the post there are 22 riders who are considered contenders. Who? F/I Position Nation Bertie Ahern Former PM Ireland Jose-Maria...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
All you need to know about the man who would be president of the European Council Age: 56. Appearance: Two parts ambition to one part madness, wrapped in flesh. He's still alive? Yes, although he is now held together entirely by his all-consuming thirst for power. Which manifests itself how? He's got his eye on the job of president of the European Council. Got his eye on? He hasn't officially declared...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Your leading article "We won't get fooled again" (18 October) outlined the reasons why Tony Blair should not be president of the European Council. You also outlined the criteria needed for the post both within the "very constrained powers" of co-ordination within Europe or as a spokesperson for Europe. You have called for the president to come from one of the smaller countries...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Campaigners in Ireland are calling for Mary Robinson, the country's former Prime Minister, to be appointed as the EU's first President. Following strong objections to a possible Blair presidency by many EU countries, as well as a petition by MEPs attempting to block his appointment, a campaign to have Robinson appointed has been launched, reports the Irish Times. According to a letter circulated by...
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Supporters of Mary Robinson have launched an online campaign calling for the former Irish President to be considered for the new role of president of the EU Council.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
A CAMPAIGN is under way to have former Irish president Mary Robinson considered for the new post of president of the European Council, which will be established when the Lisbon Treaty comes into effect. An online petition has been launched and a website set up by those campaigning for Ms Robinson to be appointed to the position, which is expected to go to a former prime minister of an EU member state....
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
As George Lyon MEP quite rightly states, if the words President Tony Blair don't send a shiver down your spine, they should or you aren't entirely normal - or you are Peter Mandelson (then please see previous comment). With Ireland voting yes to and then Poland ratifying the Lisbon Treaty this is something that could in fact become reality. Imagine the destruction Tony Blair could do with armies from...
Jon Worth (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
No sooner have the Irish ratified the Treaty of Lisbon than a campaign starts to try to get an Irish citizen nominated to be President of the European Council – Mary Robinson, former Irish President. If you back her candidacy you can join the Facebook group here – there are more than 1300 members as I write, not bad [...]
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Not Peter, Mary! A Facebook campaign has just been launched to make Mary Robinson the first post Lisbon President of the European Council. After hugely successful terms of office in both the positions of President of Ireland and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this group believes that Mary Robinson has proven that she would make an excellent President of the European Council....
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