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Entries from May 2007

Asking the questions

May 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Irish Politics, irishelection2007

Kathy Sheridan of the Irish Times was a dose of reality when the opposition floundered all around her on Q&A tonight trying to make Bertiegate go away. Talbot Street (Independent Group) which is FF HQ’s extension annex is working to make it go away. But Kathy was not letting it go away and tired as [...]

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Not a budgie or a flatscreen in sight

May 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Social Policy, Uncategorized

where this bollox is headed I hope.  Best news I have heard all week.

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Is Big Jim watching – think he would be happy?

May 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Disability, Irish Politics, irishelection2007, Uncategorized

I could write hundreds of words on the launch of the Labour Manifesto today – particularly on the section on gay rights (they forgot the lbt in the title but I’ll let it pass for now as the full text of it is inclusive.) The main thing I thought about tonight reflecting on the history [...]

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Exclusively (for about 10 minutes anyway!)

May 3rd, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

See page 59 of this – The Labour Party manifesto section on LGBT Rights.   Analysis later – but feel free to comment yourselves!

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Rock the Vote – The Advertisements

May 3rd, 2007 · 3 Comments · April Fools, irishelection2007, More Money than sense, Rock the Vote, Ryan Tubridy, Social Media

It’s been a while since I checked in with the good folk at Rock the Vote. You might have noticed that the majority of those big jobs were filled by the lads – the junior positions have some female participation – nice to see they reflected the glass ceiling that exists everywhere else in society.  [...]

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Ah O2…you gotta love a trier…

May 2nd, 2007 · No Comments · Consumer blogging

16:40 pm at end of long and busy day…brrring brrring… O2 Smiley guy: Hi Maman Poulet I’m ringing you from O2 to tell you about a new service we are offering. You know the way you get your bill through the post, well now we can send you your bill by email or text instead. [...]

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What the politicians are blogging about

May 1st, 2007 · No Comments · Blogging, Irish Politics, irishelection2007, Social Media, Sport

Or how I got through the Liverpool/Chelsea match tonight! The night before the election I think is when the final is due! Now will it be against Manchester United? Anyway whilst I bit my way through the match I researched and wrote this for Irish Election – more of this throughout the campaign.

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NDA and disability rights – Where are ya?

May 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Disability

It’s Blogging against Disablisim day today. I’m awaiting all the manifesto launches before I fully blog about disability and the general election. The National Disability Authority are doinig Bertie Ahern’s campaigning job for him in yet another government funded publicity campaign about another new initiative – what you mean you have not noticed the huge [...]

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