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    On Newstalk’s Culture Shock tonight

    Saturday, October 27th, 2007

    Just a quick note to say that I’ll be doing The Lay Of The Land on Newstalk’s Culture Shock; the segment’s probably going to start between 8:30 and 8:45 and will run until 9PM.
    You can catch it on FM/DAB in most parts of Ireland or online.
    Tune in if you want to get a sneak preview […]

    That’s grand, just send the bill to my home address

    Friday, October 26th, 2007

    You know the way fire safety guides always stress that you should not stop to gather up valuable items and heirlooms during a fire? Yeah, well they were wrong:

    Nice.

    Ticketmaster think I’m going to see Ian Brown

    Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

    This afternoon I got an email from ticketmaster entitled “Ticketmaster Ireland - Ian Brown, Big Top, Phoenix Park Information”, which opened with:
    Ticketmaster would like to take this opportunity to thank you for booking your Ian Brown, Big Top, Phoenix Park tickets with us. Please read this email carefully as it contains information regarding venue accessibility.
    It’s […]

    Yoink! (but was it BreakingNews.ie, RTÉ.ie News or both?)

    Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

    The big sports story in Ireland at this very moment is that of Steven Staunton and his future (or otherwise) as manager of the Republic of Ireland soccer team. The story is so important that it seems as though Irish media organisations will beg, borrow or steal to give it coverage; quite literally.
    Here is RTÉ.ie’s […]

    British digital switchover proper set to begin

    Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

    In just a few hours time Britain’s Whitehaven & Copeland TV region will become the first in the country to switch off its analogue TV signal and go digital. This event will mark the start of a five-year process that will see the UK go entirely digital just in time for the quasi-deadline of 2012, […]

    Disease is funny

    Thursday, October 11th, 2007

    Spotted this the other day - another tactful headline from RTÉ.ie News.

    PD article in latest issue of Village

    Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

    The latest issue of Village, details of which are available here, features an article I’ve been working on about the Progressive Democrats (on page 26 & 27).
    The article looks at the real and more behind-the-scenes reasons why the party fared so badly during the 2007 General Election and to some degree what problems the […]

    FM104 back on the market, Communicorp free to take Today and Highland

    Monday, October 8th, 2007

    The long-awaited BCI decision on the sale of EMAP’s Irish stations has come through and Communicorp has gotten approval for the acquisition of Today FM and Donegal’s Highland Radio, but not Dublin’s FM104.
    Communicorp already owns a number of Irish stations including national operation Newstalk and Dublin stations 98FM and SpinFM. As a result of this […]

    Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe

    Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

    If you’re the type of person that flicks around the TV, producing a slightly louder and more depressed sigh as each funographic programme manifests itself in front of your very eyes, then Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe is for you.
    It’s on BBC4 tonight at 10pm and can only be described as one man’s cynical commentary on what […]