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They are known to be useless and they are all still there; a reminder from Eddie Hobbs
On this morning’s Marian Finucane radio programme * a discussion began about the culpability of former Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, for Ireland’s economic mess. From former minister, Mary O’Rourke, came th… more →
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They are known to be useless and they are all still there; a reminder from Eddie Hobbs
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wrote 1 week ago: On this morning’s Marian Finucane radio programme * a discussion began about the culpability of form … more →
Debating abortion in Ireland: The treatment/management of miscarriage
wrote 1 month ago: Dr. Katherine Astbury, a consultant obstetrician to Savita Halappanavar, told the inquest into Ms. H … more →
The McAleese Report is disgraceful: No profits, no assaults! This is mockery and it should be stopped now
wrote 3 months ago: All the indications are that the McAleese report on the Magdalen Laundries is a disgrace. Criminals … more →
Sample maths paper for proposed certification of basic industrial competence
wrote 3 months ago: National Certificate of Competence for Workers in the Media and Food Industries 2013 Mathematics pap … more →
Horsemeat and the teaching of mathematics: Do journalists and citizens know enough to understand the public controversy?
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wrote 3 months ago: It is intriguing that the presence of tiny amounts of horse DNA in beef burgers and the presence of … more →
Left versus right disguised as old versus new
wrote 4 months ago: Deciding which political values will motivate policy is a great public controversy and it is one whi … more →
Pat Rabbitte, Journalism and the citizen
wrote 4 months ago: It was reported in The Irish Times of Jan. 4th that the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natu … more →
How concerned are you about "horizontal fairness"?
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wrote 4 months ago: “HORIZONTAL FAIRNESS”!!! Jesus wept! Have a listen here: http://media.newstalk.ie/archive Colman at … more →
There are priorities and a question of life or death for Irish citizens is way up there
wrote 5 months ago: Lest it be thought that I’m keeping quiet about it, I want to state at the outset that Orla Tinsley … more →
Political murder in Ireland: condemnation and plausibility
wrote 6 months ago: David Black, a prison officer, a public servant, was murdered this week. [i] It was an appalling cri … more →
Agenda setting by opinion polling
wrote 7 months ago: A revealing sentence appears almost casually towards the end of an article in today’s Irish Times. T … more →
It's time to rid the HSE of staff who can't distinguish between home care and a product
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wrote 7 months ago: I’ve written before about managerialism [i] (as opposed to management) as a self-serving, parasitic … more →
Inequality of income: Can Labour put it on the public agenda and achieve some reduction while in government?
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wrote 7 months ago: It’s received little attention so far but five motions to the Labour Conference 2012 which were adop … more →
Junior minister resigns. Journalists report gossip. Citizens neglected.
wrote 7 months ago: Here’s Roisin Shortall on Marion Finucane’s radio programme. Listen as she tries to be polite, … more →
"Fairness" has become the conservative's shield
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wrote 8 months ago: One of the best courses I took at UCD years ago was John Baker’s course in Political Argument. I opt … more →
“We’re all in this together.” Vs. “It’s inequality of income, stupid!”
wrote 8 months ago: The essential thing that is particularly annoying citizens right now as “austerity” bites is inequal … more →
Clerical sex abuse in Ireland: A journalist lifted the corner of a carpet
wrote 8 months ago: The following is quite different to the now routine media treatment of clerical sex abuse in Ireland … more →
Republican citizens on Facebook need to choose their friends deliberately
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wrote 8 months ago: I use FB quite a lot. I behave there much like I do in the wider world. I use it to stay in touch wi … more →
Demanding that Ulster Bank fix their computer fault quickly is as sensible and effective as honking one's car horn at a motorist who has stalled or broken down.
wrote 10 months ago: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0628/1224318887148.html A complex computer system h … more →
