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    Media and Lisbon

    Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

    I recently took part in an episode of Inside Out for Dublin City FM on the topic of media and the Lisbon Treaty.
    The discussion revolved around the suggestion that the British imports available in Ireland, which are generally Euro-sceptic, played a significant role in pushing the electorate towards the ‘No’ side. It also extended […]

    New RTÉ channel will focus on free-to-air system (SBP - 22nd June 2008)

    Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

    An article of mine on FTA satellite in Ireland is in today’s Sunday Business Post - you can find it here. The article is very much an overview of the state of FTA satellite in Ireland and the potential it now has considering the changes in content and availability.
    The article has a brief look at […]

    The integrated newsroom

    Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

    The Press Gazette yesterday published an interesting although somewhat vague article on The Guardian’s moves to the ‘integrated newsroom’, a term that is sure to become the buzz-word of the mainstream media in the coming months and years.
    The Guardian’s mission, headed up by editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger, is to merge the editorial operations of The Guardian […]

    Did he just say Dublin?

    Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

    Damien has the video announcement of Tom Waits’ latest US tour, which is an entertaining few minutes of footage.
    What’s piqued my interest, though, is the end. He’s asked about a European tour and he confirms it’s going to happen… but does he say between Spain and Dublin?
    Drool.

    NIN and the ever-moving boundaries

    Monday, May 5th, 2008

    I’ve blogged about Trent Reznor / Nine Inch Nails so much already I’m starting to feel like I should rename this blog, but allow me to go down this route once again.
    Today Nine Inch Nails quietly released their latest album, The Slip, on their website for absolutely no price. You can download the 10-track release […]

    Headline of the day

    Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

    Space war would leave destructive legacy.
    Who would have thunk it?

    Parental responsibility? Pfft.

    Friday, March 28th, 2008

    The British media gave a lot of time yesterday to a newly published report on the regulation of computer games, the main recommendation of which was to reform the ratings system… again.
    Up until 2003 games in Britain (and in Ireland as a result) were given a rating by ELSPA, which is an association of software […]

    Untruths and misstatements

    Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

    At the Mahon Tribunal lately we’ve heard a lot of semantics about telling “untruths”. An untruth is much the same as a lie - it is false information and the opposite of the truth - but the logic behind telling an untruth as opposed to a lie is that the former does not appear to […]

    Bí ullamh, iriseoiri óg

    Thursday, March 20th, 2008

    I was a member of a scout group for most of my childhood and all of my teenage years, only leaving when I had to travel to England for study. You can learn a lot there on a practical and social level but one thing that’s easy to forget is the lesson that’s at the […]

    On The Last Word to talk about digital downloads

    Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

    I’ll be going onto The Last Word at around 5:20pm this evening to talk about digital downloads - all on the back of rumours about a new iTunes subscription model, not to mention Nine Inch Nails’ recent Ghosts I-IV release.
    Tune in online, on the radio, on your TV or through whatever other device you can […]


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