After this week’s performance? Not on yer nelly… (Today’s Irish Times put the Tara St. stiletto in it for her!) but this is Fianna Fail and anything is possible. Dara Calleary T.D. I think your star is shining brightly. It’s not that long since Ms. Flynn was demurely trying to say nothing when asked if […]
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Junior Minister Beverley Flynn?
January 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Uncategorized
In Memoriam
December 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Irish Media
Image via Wikipedia The funeral of Rebecca Hoban took place today. You probably will not hear much about her funeral, there were not hoards of cameras and reporters sitting outside Whitefriar Street Church this morning as her family gathered to remember her. She was not a former Bond girl but she was also killed in […]
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Hello from Brussels
November 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogging, European Union, Irish Media, Irish Politics
Image via Wikipedia EU Commission Representation in Ireland: ‘Would you like to go on the next press trip to Brussels?’ Me: ‘Yes‘ So here I am spending the day in Brussels with some other bloggers and Irish Political Correspondents. There are lots of briefings planned and lunch with Ireland’s EU Commissioner. More from ‘the day […]
Questions and Answers Live Blog November 10th 2008
November 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Blogging, Irish Media, Irish Politics, Live Blogging
Now the US Election is over (those of you with withdrawal symptoms should keep an eye to the Hag of Beara for her posts on campaigning in Ohio) we have returned to the lucky bag that is RTE’s Questions and Answers for live blogging sustenance. Last nights panel : Olivia Mitchell (very invisible Fine Gael […]
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Your licence fee at work in the USA
November 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Irish Media, US Election 2008
‘God, if I hear John McCain utter the words ‘yes my friends’ again…I’ll…’ Charlie Bird blogging from the US presidential election. He’s only got one post so far but I have high hopes! (I could say that anything would will be better than George Hamilton’s culinary tour of China but I’ll hold my tounge!) Mark […]
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