From September 1st next the National Cervical Screening Programme, Cervical Check, will become invite only. This means women who wish to obtain a cervical smear test will not be able to avail of the service unless they are over 60 and have never had a smear test or have undergone coloscopy treatment and are requiring […]
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Palin the Poetess
July 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
It is the best way one could react to that departure speech on Sunday night. I watched it live and laughed my way through it reliving the memories of Campaign 08 and it’s delights. Conan O’Brien asked William Shatner to do the honours in a re-enactment. (By the way I’m awaiting confirmation that Ex Governor […]
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Dermod Moore – My First Kiss
June 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Dermod Moore‘s short film ‘My First Kiss’ is now up on Youtube It cheered me up no end – Great stuff! Click through and rate it if you like it too. I assume a documentary maker has been born! There are other shorts as part of the DublinPride Film Shorts viewable here – I’ll get […]
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So that was interesting
June 8th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Blogging, Declan Ganley, Elections, Irish Politics, Live Blogging, Uncategorized
Understatement! I’ll let other people talk about the liveblog and the results. The weekend was stunning on a personal note and it was brilliant to work with Cian, Alexia, Mark, and Damien over Saturday and Sunday in bringing it all to life and have inputs from so many others around the country. Thanks again to […]
Strongly Independent, weakly Fianna Fáil?
May 8th, 2009 · 18 Comments · Elections, Irish Politics, Uncategorized
The tales of bad receptions on doorsteps and signs warning FF/Green Party canvassers to stay away continue to accelerate. Finding posters of Fianna Fail candidates from Dublin to Letterkenny today was difficult – lots of the Chairman (more about him and the way he might smile at you later) and plenty for various Sinn Fein, […]
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