Joan Burton was interviewed by the Tribune last Sunday. You can read the interview in full here.

joanburton.ie has been nominated in the category of 'Best blog of a politician' at the 2010 Irish blog awards, the blogosphere's oscars. The awards will take a place in Galway on Saturday, March 27th

Many thanks to all the judges, and to everyone who takes the time to read my blog.

Joan Burton TD

Please note that contrary to the report carried in today’s Irish Independent, Joan Burton TD is not and has never been a member of the Board of the Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin, incorporating the National Children’s Hospital. (Tallaght Hospital).

The information above is provided by the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Deputy Joan Burton asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she will take in view of the implications for employment and the economy in Dublin north and west of the announcement by a company, SR Technics, that it is to sell certain of its assets at Dublin Airport;

Click here to read Kathy Sheridan's profile of Joan in 'The Saturday Interview' in the Irish Times this week.

Deputy Joan Burton was on the 'Questions & Answers' panel last night discussing bank regulation, a possible state-run casino and the cervical cancer vaccine. Watch it here.

Click here to see Joan's recent interview on CNBC about the Irish banking crisis.

The end of 2008 brought the usual reviews of the year from the political correspondents of the national press. Joan Burton got many honourable mentions in these reviews for her contributions in Dáil Eireann from these correspondents.

Having been voted ‘Magill campaigning TD of the year’ in 2007, Deputy Joan Burton has been voted ‘Magill TD of the year’ for 2008. The nomination by political journalists and pundits is recognition of her successful year in politics, being re-elected in Dublin West and becoming Deputy Leader of the Labour Party