An interesting move for an Irish NGO – or indeed a large umbrella body of NGO’s. The Children’s Right’s Alliance have launched a series of podcasts. The first podcast marks the 15th Anniversary of Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child – a convention the state constantly fail on. It’s […]
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otherwise titled Demand is hardly THE issue…(no porn here – move along lads) The reason many people will get irked when and if they hear one of the government’s excuses for poor broadband takeup (lack of demand by the public) being backed up by a prominent journalist is that many of us go down the […]
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We have a new Minister for State with Responsibility for Equality. Sean Power’s name rang a bell. I remember his speech during decriminalistion. Then a FF backbencher he was one of the very few backbench TD’s to make a speech during the debate – and I remember those of us watching it being very struck […]
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Back in February Michael McDowell was telling us all about the difference between conviction politics and auction politics. This morning according to the RTE Radio Headlines he brings us the end of Stamp duty – immediately after the election and terms and conditions will apply no doubt. (Link will be inserted later) Not that he […]
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