Archive for the 'Politics/ Current Affairs' Category
“As of yet we have no idea how terrible this story will turn out”
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Satire has always been one of the most powerful media for political and social comment, particularly when it comes to the media.
Chris Morris’ The Day Today and Brass Eye both lampooned the sensationalisation of news and current affairs coverage in the UK while simultaneously preying on the gullibility and egotism of minor celebrities and politicians […]
TV3’s new current affairs programme
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007Having long provided the bare minimum of current affairs coverage as obliged under its broadcasting contract, TV3 surprised many with its recent announcement of a revamped nightly news programme which will be hosted by Vincent Browne. But is this the channel’s first real attempt to develop a name for itself in the world of news, […]
Dáil30.ie re-designed and online now
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Things have been pretty quiet over at Dáil30.ie in recent weeks - mainly due to the fact that Irish politicians are on their holidays.
This quiet time seemed like as good an opportunity as any to get the website re-designed and re-launched and after a plea on this blog and on adverts.ie Kevin of Alpha IT […]
On Culture Shock (Newstalk) at 8:45 tonight
Saturday, August 25th, 2007I’ll be taking part in Culture Shock’s Sunday newspaper preview, The Lay Of The Land, tonight - it should be at around 8:45 or so.
If you’re around your radio, PC or TV please do tune in for the few minutes.
If I may make a quick bet - the main stories will probably be about the […]
All miracle fixes are fictional. Except mine.
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007Today’s Irish Times contains an article on comments made by Seán Brady (sub req.), Catholic primate Archbishop of Ireland, who has criticised people for turning to horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, and tarot cards to manage, predict and improve their future.
He says that Irish people have not so much abandoned their faith as they have become […]
Eoghan Harris gets his reward
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Eoghan Harris, Sunday Independent columnist and die-hard defender of all things Bertie, has just been announced as one of an Taoiseach’s eleven nominees to an Seanad.
Having originally savaged Ahern for his failure to promise stamp duty reform in the run up to the election, Harris became a convert of the Church of Bertie shortly before […]
O’Brien ups INM stake
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007(Via Greenslade)
The Irish Independent gives a fleeting mention to the fact that Denis O’Brien (owner of Communicorp) has upped his stake in INM from 8.35% to just over 9%.
There’s no details at present on what price he paid for the shares or when exactly they were bought.
Expect O’Brien to continue his slow-creep tactic over the […]
The Tribune in trouble?
Monday, July 30th, 2007For most newspapers the loss of a comic strip or “funnies” writer would be inconsequential to its operations. However when said feature has been described by the newspaper’s editor as the reason why most people buy the paper it’s a different story.
As smugly recounted in The Irish Independent recently, Ross O’Carroll Kelly writer Paul Howard […]
The Roma at the Roundabout
Saturday, July 21st, 2007The endless immigration debate has taken a unique twist in Ireland lately with the bizarre developments on the M50 in Ballymun.
For the last few months a group of over 50 (32 adults, 22 children) Roma have been camping on the roundabout of an extremely busy motorway and numerous NGOs are calling for the Government to […]
How Kevin Myers is the Bill O’Reilly of the Irish media
Thursday, July 19th, 2007I don’t read Kevin Myers’ columns; not anymore anyway. The simple reason is that they generally provoke a deep-rooted rage in me due to their ignorance, simplicity and disconnect with reality or rationality. To my mind, this reaction is exactly what Myers aims for and as such I increasingly suspect that not even he […]
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