There has been wide international condemnation of the 14 year hard labour jail sentences for Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza in Malawi today. The two men were found guilty of indecency for celebrating their relationship in public with an engagement party. On trying to find out more about Ireland’s relationship with Malawi I was surprised […]
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Irish Government issue statement on Malawi Sentences
May 20th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
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Smelly stories
May 17th, 2010 · Comments Off on Smelly stories · Uncategorized
Imagine this (not so) fairytale. MJ is an academic engaged in a disciplinary procedure, which is on it’s way to the Labour Court. The story gets leaked somehow (I see those innocent eyes…) and then the rest of the documentation relating to the 6 month enquiry are quickly leaked. MJ then agrees (even though the […]
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Barry Andrews flops over sex education
May 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Earlier today Dáil na nÓg launched research on the experiences of senior cycle students of the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum. It’s a great snapshot of the views of young people on the curriculum and their access to it. It was great to see senior cycle students who are members of Dáil na nÓG on […]
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Tips for living with or covering a Coalition
May 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
It’s been fascinating watching the UK media deal with the Coalition talks. They were either too public (the starting out speeches on Friday) or too private with no leaks. The possibility that they could have been Labour/Lib Dem rather than ConDem really upset a lot of people but it was not supported by Labour party […]
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