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Entries Tagged as 'Irish Media'

Election Blog Con or conning the election by blogging?

September 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Irish Media, Irish Politics, irishelection2007, Social Media

As you will see from today’s announcement on Irishelection.com, myself, Cian, Mick and Damien have been a bit busy and aim to be more so for the next month. Damien and Mick post here and here about the event. My own take on it all? The Blogging the Election conference will be as unconference as […]

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I miss the quietness of Septembers of yore…

September 7th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Uncategorized

Is there an election due soon or something? (insert ironic smile here!) In years gone by September was a month for back to school stories, the junior cert results and booze ups, the All Ireland and the Combined Rules series. If we are really lucky there would be a bit of an ‘Indian’ summer. Towards […]

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Political Analysis ala Susan Phillips

September 3rd, 2006 · 18 Comments · Irish Media, Lesbian, LGBT, Queer, Uncategorized

Karen Coleman returned from her summer break to Newstalk 106 this weekend and today’s programme included a discussion on access to IVF for single women and lesbian couples. Earlier this week the British Fertility Service recommended access to IVF treatment under the NHS for single women and lesbian couples. The discussion included input of Dr. […]

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In blogs we trust (well maybe not blogger)

August 30th, 2006 · Comments Off on In blogs we trust (well maybe not blogger) · Blogging, Irish Media, Personal, Uncategorized

If you are one of those readers of today’s Irish Independent (registration required) congratulations on your ingenuity in getting here – typical that the interview I did a month ago coincides with blogging chaos on Maman Poulet with spammers having taken my blogspot address and before I have had time to move house properly. You’re […]

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Being

August 29th, 2006 · 6 Comments · Irish Media, LGBT, Uncategorized

This is my final post this week on Ryan Tubridy and the understanding (or not) of lesbian and gay identity in Ireland. (Yeah thanks be to whomever!)   Today’s show (link here – good for the next 6 days) had a panel discussion on lesbian and gay issues in the 21st century Ireland. The panel was […]

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