Archive for January, 2007
Be my host - UPDATED
Friday, January 19th, 2007Update: I’m pushing this back up to the top as I’m keen to get this sorted as soon as I can.
My RBN filing was registered quicker than I had expected, so I’m pretty much ready to go, all I need is a suitable host.
Below is a quick rant on what I’m looking for - suggestions, […]
Lazy web suggestion: The People’s Ard Fheis
Thursday, January 18th, 2007I was speaking with Damien about this a minute ago and figured there was no harm in putting the idea out there as a “lazy web” suggestion.
We in Ireland are about to be bombarded with a near constant stream of party Ard Fheiseanna, as all parties try to turn heads and get noticed in an […]
Hour special planned for The Thick Of It
Thursday, January 18th, 2007The Guaridan are saying (free reg required) that Armando Iannucci will make another one hour special of The Thick Of It, due to air in the summer.
I’m a huge fan of the show and loved the Christmas special shown in early January. I had been expecting a new, full season, however and am a little […]
Our perception of media terminology
Thursday, January 18th, 2007“Sensationalism does not mean distorting the truth… It means the vivid and dramatic presentation of events so as to give them a forceful impact on the minds of the reader. It means big headlines, vigorous writing, simplification into familiar everyday language, and the wide use of illustration by cartoons and photographs. Every great problem facing […]
Obama starts the ball rolling
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007Seen by many as America’s great white (!) hope for re-uniting a divided and damaged country, Senator Barack Obama has been seen as a front runner for the Democratic vote in the 2008 US Presidential elections.
He ruled himself out of the running before, and then softened his tone. Now the BBC says that he has […]
Things are going on here
Monday, January 15th, 2007I swear.
I’ve been busying myself with some design for my new project, which will launch by the end of the month if all goes to plan. I’ve shown a few people the design (so far) and the response has been generally positive, and I’ve had a helping hand or two for some of the more […]
Making contact(s)
Monday, January 15th, 2007Whenever someone asks me about how I’m getting on in the Sunday Business Post, or how my attempts at sparking off some version of a career in general are progressing, I always say something like;
“good. Things are certainly going better than I had hoped they would before I left college. I’m not at the […]
On your marks…
Thursday, January 11th, 2007The pace is really picking up for the Blog Awards - you can now make your nominations for the various categories here.
The nominations will be made up into a longlist, which will then go to the public vote to decide on a shortlist. Those lucky enough to make it this far will become the final […]
Welcome Kathy
Wednesday, January 10th, 2007Cian gave us a quick tour through the handful of blogs belonging to Irish journalists the other day; well worth a look if you’re interested (and it’s good to see the number rising, especially in recent weeks).
Anyway - I noticed in one of my RSS feeds (and so did Cian) that Kathy Foley, formerly of […]
iWant one
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007Damien (along with even the most hardened of Microsoft fanatics) has fallen in love with the newly announced iPhone and wants one now - well he’s certainly not alone on these shores.
With the Apple Store down we’ve yet to see if us Irish consumers will be able to get one with anything resembling ease and […]
Blogs elsewhere
