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Ireland, Land of Magical Thinking
Some years ago, American writer Joan Didion wrote a memoir called The Year of Magical Thinking. It detailed a year of her life in which her husband died suddenly, and her daughter developed an ultimately fatal illness.
The Notional Conversation
I was an audience member for RTE’s Questions & Answers on two occasions. I can remember almost nothing about either program. The first time, I think Mary O’Rourke was a panelist.
Bank of Ireland ‘glitch’ double charging customers
Just thought I'd let people know. I spotted a double charge on my account, for a pretty significant sum of money (is there any other kind?). When I rang up to query it, I was told Bank of Ireland have changed their computer systems recently (Two weeks or so).
Arguing On The Internet
One of the things that distinguish “internet natives” from mere n00bz is that the natives have developed certain skills in the business of arguing on the internet.
Letter to the Oireachtas Justice Committee re Blasphemy
I write further to the well publicised intention of the Minister for Justice, Mr Dermot Ahern to introduce a criminal offence, punishable by a fine of up to €100,000 of blasphemy. It is the Minister’s declared intention to thereby give statutory provision for the Constitutional offence of blasphemy. However this approach is wrong both in principle and at a practical level.
Labour Party Conference 09
I'll be here all day Saturday. You can see the rolling Liveblog below, but if you'd like me to ask anything specific or anything else about the whole show in Mullingar just leave a comment.
RTE’s Cowen Apology: My Complaint & Their Response
Sir or Madam,I wish to complain in the strongest possible terms about your craven apology to the Taoiseach for a report which was entirely accurate and newsworthy. While there are countries that have laws governing disrespect to the state and its offices, these are not countries in which any Irish person would like to live, and their laws are not mirrored here.
More “Findings” From Peninsula
Some time ago I posted about a survey by an outfit called Peninsula Ireland. The alleged findings of the survey were so absurd that they could be seen to be untrue after a split second's reflection. Two broadhseet newspapers either failed to invest this split second, or else, having done so, were happy to print commercially-motivated untruths as fact.
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