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Entries from October 2006

Opting out of EU proposals on Divorce

October 11th, 2006 · 10 Comments · Irish Politics, KAL Case, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

As Michael and Bertie were busy talking about ethical government yesterday few would have noticed that the Irish government indicated that they would not be taking part in  ‘the negotiation and implementation of new EU Commission proposals on divorce and legal separation.’ Brussels II/Rome II as it is generally known would allow for granting of divorces for nationals […]

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They were not rubbish, they were really rubbish…

October 11th, 2006 · Comments Off on They were not rubbish, they were really rubbish… · Blogging, Irish Media, Sport

I wonder if the lads at infactah have their videos/DVD recorders at the ready for the first 30 minutes of tonights broadcast of the match on RTE2.  Since TV3 had the coverage of last Saturday’s match we were denied the Giles/Dunphy treatment of what happened in Cyprus. There’s a lot of catching up to do and […]

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Your tax euros at work

October 11th, 2006 · 14 Comments · KAL Case, Lesbian, LGBT, Same Sex Partnerships

Yesterday the state called Professor Patricia Casey to give evidence on their behalf in the case being taken against them by Dr. Katherine Zappone and Dr. Ann Louise Gilligan. Professor Casey is a psychiatrist at the Mater Hospital and also based at UCD. Professor Casey is a member of the Irish Catholic Churches Commission on […]

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Blogging from the back row, the bus and the sitting room

October 10th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Blogging, Irish Media, Irish Politics, irishblogcon, irishelection2007, Social Media

  Imagine the scene – live blogging the one day party conferences being held in the run up to the general election – or maybe the press conferences being held during the campaign itself.  Oh I see it now – all along the back row with our sponsored 3g or Vodafone wireless cards and Aspoke.com screen covers […]

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Wrap up

October 7th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, irishblogcon, irishelection2007, Social Media

Aren’t the Blogging the Election Team all a happy bunch. (read shattered) This event does not end with a plenary – instead it ends on the blogosphere….ie. the debate and discussion continues and more events are to come. I forgot to mention Ciaran Cuffe T.D.’s op-ed piece in this mornings Irish Times, it’s a very good […]

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