Archive for the 'Politics/ Current Affairs' Category
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 […]
My bible(s)
Thursday, March 6th, 2008I recently came into possession of two books/directories - one I bought and one that was given to me - which have quickly become equivalent to my Old and New Testament of Journalism.
First up, I forked out something like €26 for the latest Nealon’s Guide, which goes into great detail on the last Irish general […]
Interview with John Waters on Blogging (from 2006)
Thursday, February 7th, 2008In 2006 I undertook a thesis on the issue of new media and citizen journalism. As part of this process I approached a number of people in the mainstream media who I knew would have a strong opinion on the matter, one of whom was John Waters who was (and assumedly still is) a self-confessed […]
Article on TD income in this month’s Village
Monday, February 4th, 2008The latest edition of Village Magazine features an article of mine on TD income for 2007.
The piece breaks down the basic salary, bonuses and expenses of all 166 TDs currently sitting in Dáil Éireann and works out how much each of them earned last year. The figures are sourced from the Oireachtas (via Damien) and […]
TV3’s new current affairs programme debuts tonight
Monday, January 14th, 2008Initially meant to begin airing in late 2007, TV3’s Nightly News with Vincent Browne is to finally debut tonight at around 11pm.
The programme replaces the station’s News Tonight programme, which was a straight-forward news round-up, and promises to “go behind the headlines to take an in-depth look at the stories of the day”, whatever that […]
Begin again from the beginning
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008So normality has largely returned to the land after the disorientated period some call ‘The Christmas’. Schools are open again, people are back to regular working hours and (almost) all the decorations have disappeared from houses and shops around Dublin.
Of course the beginning of a new year always brings some navel-gazing, account-taking and aspirational planning […]
That thin line
Monday, November 19th, 2007There is a thin line between being seen as a in touch with the modern world and being seen as completely out of touch. There is a thin line between getting the joke and being the joke. There is a thin line between being seen as respectable and in tune and being seen as foolish […]
A threat to democracy?
Monday, November 12th, 2007Fine Gael’s Dr. James Reilly has demanded that RTÉ tell all about the decision to drop Dr. James Crown from last Friday’s Late Late Show which is shaping up to be the story of the week.
Crown is an outspoken critic of the Government’s cancer care policy and was stopped from appearing on the programme after […]
On Newstalk’s Culture Shock tonight
Saturday, October 27th, 2007Just 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 […]
PD article in latest issue of Village
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007The 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 […]
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