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16 Apr 2007
Vote for the person or the party?
Seen on Holy Shmoly!
I’ve had cause to get in touch with my local TD, Noel O’Flynn, recently over an urgent matter and he has been very responsive and helpful. Some will say that it’s an election year and our elected officials will be extra careful to keep their constituents happy but even in past correspondence he responded promptly. I’m not normally a Fianna Fail... Continue reading »
14 Mar 2007
INSIDE POLITICS - ZIMBABAWE
Seen on Harry McGee
The egregious attack on the leader of the Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai defied description. Ireland is due to play Zimbabwe in the opening match of the cricket World Cup. Already Laour councillor Aidan Culhane is calling for a boycott tonight, based on the beating meted out to Tsvangirai and his supporters. Whatever the merits of... Continue reading »
11 Jan 2007
Irish government to redefine the television?
Seen on iQ Blog - a blog about usability, accessibility and user-centred design
[ Is this Nokia mobile phone a phone or a television] On Wednesday , January 11th, the Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources met to discuss the Proposed Broadcasting Bill 2007. Part of the discussion centred around part 6 of the proposed bill and what constitutes a television. No longer the “box in the corner”, a new... Continue reading »
25 Nov 2006
The National Forum on Europe - The changing role of Ireland in a changing European Union
Seen on Irish Forums
The National Forum on Europe - The changing role of Ireland in a changing European Union: “Cross-border crime and terrorism The Secretary General said that in order to keep its citizens safe after 9/11 and enlargement, the Commission was proposing that more measures to tackle cross-border crime and terrorism should be decided by qualified... Continue reading »
11 Oct 2006
The Voice of TKWhiskers and Co.
Seen on Semper Idem
Given the presence on it of the infamous Ógra hack, TKWhiskers of politics.ie fame, one wouldn’t be inclined to expect too much by the way of independent thought, or reasoning from the blog Ireland - The Voice of a Nation. And one wouldn’t be dissapointed, considering their latest blog piece is an almost complete cogging of a press release from... Continue reading »
07 Aug 2006
TACKLING THE BURDEN OF SCHOOL BOOK COSTS
Seen on Cllr. Aodhán Ó RÃordáin
Tomorrow I will be joiing Kathleen Lynch and Jan O Sullivan at a press conference outlining the Labour Party’s proposal’s for easing the burden of back to school costs. Below is the text of the statement released before the press conference: Labour Party Councillor for Dublin North inner City, Aodhan O Riordain, has said the Government must... Continue reading »