Happy New Year all. I didn’t think I’d be joining you this soon with a bit of a story but our politicians fail to disappoint on the silly stakes. Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames was recently selected to contest the General Election for Fine Gael in Galway West. Her twitter account is a stream of consciousness with […]
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RTE to blame for the weather – FG Senator
January 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments · Irish Politics, Social Media
‘I believe that Children are our future’
November 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on ‘I believe that Children are our future’ · European Union, Irish Politics, Social Media
Today is International Students Day and the Irish Second Level Students Union and the Children’s Rights Alliance are holding Your World – Your Say a Consultation on Children’s Views on their Engagement in European and International Levels of Decision-Making. 100 young people from all over the country are gathering in Dublin to talk about the […]
Tags:Childrens Rights Alliance·European Parliament·Gay Mitchell·ISSU·Liam Aylward·Prionsias de Rossa·Sean Kelly MEP
Taoiseach interviews himself…almost
September 28th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Irish Politics, Social Media
He’s not great at being interviewed by the media, he doesn’t do the pieces to camera on the FF youtube very well. So what does the Taoiseach do next? He gets his own deputy press officer from the Government Press Office to interview him instead and shies away from press conferences. Hardly any hard questions […]
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Ronan Mullen and me on a panel
September 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · Blogging, Irish Media, Irish Politics, MSM, Social Media
Yes it surprised me also. Next Monday night a public debate on Politics and the Media will be held in Galway City Museum at 8 pm. Hosted by the Galway Green Party the panel will debate the relationship between old and new media and politics and given garglegate last week and #simoncoveneysfault promises to be […]
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The Battle of the Tipp TD’s and their websites
August 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off on The Battle of the Tipp TD’s and their websites · Irish Politics, Social Media
Remember Michael Lowry’s 20 Oxygen Weekend Passes Give-away earlier this year to celebrate his Facebook page and to launch his website? It seems that Fine Gael TD for Tipperary North, Noel Coonan, has decided he needs a party to help launch his new website! The launch of Deputy Noel Coonan’s website will take place in […]
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