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Entries Tagged as 'Irish Politics'

Supporting Michael D Higgins

September 16th, 2011 · 10 Comments · Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011

Tonight I am speaking at a meeting where Michael D Higgins will be talking  about equality.  A number of people who are passionate about equality were asked if they would speak at the meeting and endorse his candidacy. I didn’t hesitate. It’s no surprise to many that I would have long been a fan of […]

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JobBridge – Vetting the vetters?

September 7th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Irish Politics, Recession, Social Media

Nothing seems to have changed in the vetting of advertisements for internships in the JobBridge programme.  But members of the public are fighting back and vetting the adverts themselves – if you spot an advert which appears to be the provision of free labour to a private enterprise or replacement for a previously paying position […]

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JobBridge – the real questions

September 1st, 2011 · 32 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Recession

RTE broadcast two features on news programmes yesterday on Job Bridge.  The first was an interview on Morning Ireland and the other was a  report later in the day on RTE TV saying that the Government was now going to review eligibility criteria for the scheme. The interview with the employer on Morning Ireland set […]

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Candidate Video #2 Gay Mitchell

August 24th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Irish Politics, Trot for the ARAS 2011

Gay Mitchell’s campaign to convince us he is an inclusive candidate for the Presidential election steps up a gear with this video.

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Need a new website designed? Get an intern

August 18th, 2011 · 9 Comments · Irish Politics, Recession, Social Policy

Oman Removals in Kildare have advertised (Updated Link here) for a web designer intern on Job Bridge. If you have a look at their site you might see why they are in need. (PS I’m not sure if Continuum who did design work for Oman in 2008 are responsible for the current design.) Now if […]

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