Archive for February, 2006
I am a REAL Irish Republican
Monday, February 27th, 2006The scenes in Dublin City on Saturday 25th February 2006 were disgusting to say the least.
The city of Dublin will recover, however. Tourism may be damaged but in time it will soon be forgotten. The Loyalist marchers did not for one second assume that the actions were representative of the Irish state and so cross […]
Citizen Journalism in the Dublin Riots
Saturday, February 25th, 2006Todays riots in Dublin, as shameful as they were, have highlighted one of the strengths of Social Media and Citizen Journalism; while RTÉ coverage seemed thin on the ground (and with those of the media whom did attend facing senseless aggression) most of the reportage of events have come from blogs, amateur photography (featured on […]
Another loss for real Republicanism
Saturday, February 25th, 2006Of course you’ve all heard about it by now; the Dublin City riots that is.
Dossing has a great run down of the events as they happen, and there are plenty of pictures taken that are worth seeing.
Whoever this is, may it be made clear; these people are not real Republicans, they’re not even real protesters; […]
My Visa card has been hacked (or An open letter to the good people at Visa(eur)
Thursday, February 23rd, 2006Good afternoon, unfortunately some processings have been cracked by hackers, so a new secure code to protect your data has been introduced by Visa. You should check your card balance and in case of suspicious transactions immediately contact your card issuing bank. If you don’t see any suspicious transactions, it doesn’t mean that the card […]
DPP may begin to supply reasons for decisions
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006In a move which is certainly welcomed by this blogger, Director of Public Prosecutions, James Hamilton has said that an internal review is currently at an advanced stage which could lead to a change in the long time policy of not giving reasons for decision.
Hamilton himself seems to be in favour of the move, but […]
Paisley continues confusing rant on McAleese
Tuesday, February 21st, 2006“The fact that she takes protection from the PSNI but refuses to go into a police station when they are changing (cars) shows how deep her hatred is of Northern Ireland”
These are the words of Iain Paisley, referring to President McAleese whom was conducting a one-day visit to Northern Ireland at the time; not only […]
No offence intended
Monday, February 20th, 2006Saint over at Dossing Times has a great piece on the treatment of Sinn Fein in the Irish media today.
In an attempt to support his comments, I think it is best to look at the situation from a more objective position;
We are currently in the company of a political party in this country that has […]
Going Cold Turkey - Channel 4 pushes boundaries again
Monday, February 20th, 2006As I type I am watching Channel 4’s latest venture into controversial broadcasting. Going Cold Turkey is a week long documentary, part of Addiction Week, following a group of heroin addicts as they attempt to rid their bodies of the drug.
Channel 4 has always been at the fore of thought-provoking and challenging programming and this […]
Gervais takes a step backward
Monday, February 20th, 2006As noted on TCAL, The amazingly popular Ricky Gervais Podcast, which has completed it’s 12 episode run recently is set for a second series beginning on 28th February. The show, which has been recorded in the Guinness Book or Records as the most downloaded Podcast in the world, recorded an average of 261,670 downloads a […]
Why we’re getting nowhere in the Northern situation
Friday, February 17th, 2006The recent debate over the future of the Northern economy is a perfect microcosm of the Northern Ireland issue as a whole.
Naturally, Sinn Fein want to see the North’s economy tied to the Republic’s; if a full link was made the island would only be baby-steps away from a United Ireland. The SDLP, the more […]
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