On December 26 TV3 announced that Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan had been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Mercilessly, they delivered the news, in one of the most insensitive broadcasts I have ever seen. The seven minute broadcast aired on St Stephen’s day ended as it started - as a tactless piece of news journalism. TV3 said they [...]
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TV3’s tactless broadcast on Lenihan’s illness
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged Brian Lenihan, broadcast, Finance, illness, Pancreatic Cancer, past tense, tactless, TV3 on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thierry Henry – lets get this into perspective
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged Dublin, FIFA, French, Government, handball, Thierry Henry on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As we speak the online world is alight. Forums, discussion boards and networking sites are flooded,everyone seems to be talking about one man – Thierry Henry. Radio stations are encouraging listeners to “make their voice heard and complain to FIFA”, marches are being orchestrated outside the French Embassy in Dublin, the Irish are vowing to [...]
The irony of it all…
Posted in Irish Politics, Uncategorized, tagged Budget, celtic tiger, Irish Government, Mother, strike, teacher on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
People in Ireland are probably a little more familiar with the ongoing disputes between Public sector workers and the Government, regarding pay cuts, threats to pensions and job security – a swift step taken by the Irish Government to pull itself out of the economic miseries it now faces. What makes this statement more universally [...]
“Now Im going off to sue an old woman for a field.”
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged Alan O Brien, Mary Hanafin, Pat Kenny, The Frontline on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Free speech is well and truly alive in Ireland. Last Wednesday, Ireland’s Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin was discussing further cutbacks on Current affairs programme “The Frontline” when an audience member lashed out at Pat Kenny. Questioning his right to discuss cuts on Social Welfare payments while annually earning 600,000 for an [...]
Should we fear the worst?
Posted in Irish Politics, tagged Brian Lenihan, Budget, Dail, Ireland, recession, unemployment on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Five weeks from now Ireland’s media will be ablaze with all things Budgetary, a familiar and controversial topic as Ireland braces itself for its third budget in 14 months. Last April, as Ireland officially went into recession Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan rushed a controversial hard-hitting emergency Budget through the Dáil leaving middle-income earners the worst [...]
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