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Entries Tagged as 'Irish Media'

My list of I need to mention such and such…

March 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Blogging, Irish Blog Awards, Irish Media, Irish Politics, linkiness, Michael Lynn, MSM

I have a list of links that have been brewing, mentions and such – and I have found 5 minutes to mention them! – Firstly Irish Left Review – go look – it’s new and very shiny – We believe that the Left must contest conservatism on a broad front – whether it be on […]

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‘Did I Say That?’ Yes Bertie did and they enjoy telling us!

March 3rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Social Media, Tribunals

As the axis of power this week allegedly moved up the road from Government Buildings to the Department of Finance (maybe that’s what the party was about!) Gavin from Gavin’s Blog and diligently and excellently all things Mahon Tribunal drew my attention to this. Click here – (glitch on IE seemingly at moment!) Ah our […]

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Hello Newstalk staff

February 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Irish Media, Newstalk

Hi Brenda or members of Your Call Team. Nowt else to be doing with your day except vanity google? mail.newstalk.ie – – [22/Feb/2008:13:30:29 +0000] “GET /?p=326 HTTP/1.1” 200 35526 “http://www.google.ie/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3A official&channel=s&hl=en&q=newstalk+your+call&meta=&btnG=Google+Search” I do wonder what the real story in Newstalk head offices is – is there anyone really worried about what the recent tabloid turn […]

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Newstalk getting the brushoff

February 22nd, 2008 · 8 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics

I’m delighted… Brenda Power is not Joe Duffy – she thinks she is or is better than Joe…and as bad as some might think Duffy is he wouldn’t stoop to bullying civil servants and others live on air without prior knowledge that they would be on air. Her 10 o’clock ‘ring a civil servant live […]

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Slip up of the year – early entry!

February 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Disability, Irish Media, Uncategorized

Jim Rodgers – Lord Mayor of Belfast speaking this week on Radio Ulster’s Good Morning Ulster on the matter of the state of Belfast’s appalling pavements at the moment. From the Belfast Telegraph. During a live radio discussion yesterday about the poor condition of pavements in Belfast city centre, Mr Rodgers said the footpaths were […]

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