Across the EU this weekend groups of citizens are debating the question ‘What do you think the EU can – and should – do to shape our economic and social future in a globalised world?’ In Dublin Castle 50 independently selected Irish Citizens are debating questions set by facilitators and using ‘deliberative polling’ to come […]
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Aimlessly surfing earlier and my Youtube page had a list of suggested videos and one hour later I had watched far too many advertising breaks from RTE 21 years ago! Insert gendered gaze lens. This was the first one I viewed and I’m still trying to figure out the reasoning for the flower in the […]
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I got texts and emails yesterday, some offering me sympathy (!), over the announcement of the ending of Questions and Answers next year. Some of us have been liveblogging it for a few months and we’ll be sad to see it go but in fact the programme lost it’s punch a long time ago. So […]
…I can’t get into the Jury Box Jury Service in Ireland The rules about eligibility for jury service in Ireland are set down in Section 6 of the Juries Act, 1976. Disqualification The following persons are disqualified from jury service: Those who have been convicted of a serious offence in Ireland. Those who have ever […]
Yesterday I asked on twitter for some musical suggestions to accompany Brian Cowen tonight at #ffaf. Brian Greene has responded – anyone else? Video below with Elton for added effect 🙂 Other suggestions are of course welcome!!!
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