Archive for the 'Politics/ Current Affairs' Category
Superb video on those dangerous Dublin adverts
Sunday, July 13th, 2008Jazz Biscuit has linked to a Youtube video on those aforementioned dangerous Dublin ad-shells which puts my previous effort on the Dorset St. advert to utter shame.
This video details the dangers posed by the new JCDecaux adverts which were agreed to by Dublin City Council and tells you what you can do to get them […]
Dangerous Dublin advert, courtesy of Dublin City Council and JCDecaux
Monday, July 7th, 2008On my way home from town today I spotted one of the new advert “panels” that are being erected as part of a deal between Dublin City Council and advertiser JCDecaux.
But it wasn’t the advert housed within the new panel that caught my eye - it was the placement of it. I quickly pulled out […]
Media and Lisbon
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008I 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 […]
Ahern to stay on as TD until next general election (Irish Times - 6th May 2008)
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Page 7 of today’s Irish Times has an article by myself and Deaglán De Bréadún on Ahern’s apparent plans following his resignation as Taoiseach today. The article is based on a letter sent to constituents, which I mentioned in a previous post here.
The first five paragraphs or so are my own with the rest of […]
A tale of two Berties
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008With Bertie Ahern’s lap of honour entering its final week I came across something quite interesting that I felt I had to share with the wider world (or at least the tiny portion of the wider world that might wander by here).
I had a relative who lived in Ahern’s constituency of Dublin Central for most […]
Cock the vote
Friday, April 11th, 2008Young Fine Gael have just launched their poster campaign for the Lisbon Treaty and its vaguely risqué nature is causing quite a stir… well, not really, but a few people are talking about it.
Young Fine Gael’s press release on the campaign states that the organisation aims to “Excite Electorate on Lisbon Treaty” however as Damien […]
An apt video considering today’s events
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008In light of recent events:
Particularly of note is the opposition’s reaction in the video - it’s something we’re already seeing here today.
Parental responsibility? Pfft.
Friday, March 28th, 2008The 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, 2008At 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 […]
What did Peev say next?
Monday, March 10th, 2008Carrying on from Saturday’s post about the Scotsman’s ‘Monster’ story, Roy Greenslade has picked up on the debate and put forward a few more arguments surrounding the issue.
The Scotsman and Peev’s defence is that, as a rule, what is on and off the record is defined from the outset and allowing someone to retrospectively go […]
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