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FAO: Noel Curran,Director General,RTE,Donnybrook Dublin 4Re: Making RTE news footage available to 3rd partiesDear Mr Curran, I write further to a report in today's Irish Times headlined "RTÉ to offer free TV news to Ireland's newspaper websites".
The part of the tale of the Emperor’s New Clothes that is often forgotten is what happens after the little boy in the crowd shouts his heresy. You might think that his shout would break the spell, and the brute reality would dawn on all participants, the king suddenly grabbing a coat from a minion to preserve his modesty.
Last month I wrote an article for the Irish Times asking some questions regarding the Your Country Your Call competition. As a result, members of the competition 'Steering Group', including Professor Von Prondzynski, the President of DCU, have elaborated on their previous positions both on those pages and in radio interviews. Some questions have been answered.
Everything is lost. Newspapers are doomed. You've read it on the Internet.
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.
RTE Reception, originally uploaded by Editor_Tupp. A quick timeline of what we have on the initial stages (all correct I think):March 7th: Casby hangs his first painting in the National Gallery (at some stage during the day the NG contact the Guards - as is, apparently, standard practice after such a “security breach”.
Going to a Labour party conference, as opposed to just hearing about one through the press or the web, is a strange experience. You arrive and find yourself in a bustle of bodies, huddled in quiet clusters or laughing and relaxed in the bar. There's a touch of a big country wedding, with the same mix of ages and people catching up who haven't met in person all year.
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.
No forgiveness without atonement. The Catholic Church understood this psychological truth centuries ago. That's why Confession works the way it does.
www. GenderAnalyser. com says that it "uses artificial intelligence" to determine whether a blog is written by a man or a woman.
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