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Entries from September 2008

Nell McCafferty – Futurologist

September 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Live Blogging, Recession

Image via Wikipedia No not another National Treasure post but just pointing out something for those of us who watched Questions and Answers last night and wondered what the hell Nell McCafferty was was going on about when saying ‘youse don’t know what will happen tomorrow’ and talking about hedge funds etc. etc. She was [...]

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Barney Frank – US National Treasure?

September 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Image via Wikipedia Ok so the world is imploding, nobody will ever be able to get a loan again, our government have ‘safe guarded’ the banks – still trying to get my head around why this is a good thing.  Chicken licken, Henny Penny and Goosey Loosey are very busy. Oh financial meltdown is all [...]

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Comings and Goings

September 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

One of the most dangerous academics in the US (according to David Horowitz) is back blogging and I’m a happy bunny One of the most dangerous (and best) bloggers in Ireland stops blogging and leaves with some comments on his impressions of blogging in Ireland but true to form his departure is not all him [...]

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Questions and Answers 29th September 2008

September 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Irish Media, Irish Politics, Live Blogging

Well it was a fairly uneventful (read boring) Questions and Answers tonight. Except for Nell McCafferty doing exasperation and her own unique version of financial analysis. Myself and Eidin live blogged it.

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Maman Poulet gets her feathers preened (brows plucked!)

September 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

My colleagues in femme central amongst others may be interested to note that I’ve written a guest post on Beaut.ie about my recent visit to the Tethra Spa at the Merrion Hotel for a facial

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Thoughts on a Car Chase – which level of Garda Activity makes the news?

September 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments · MSM

Photo owned by Robert FW Whitlock (cc) Last night I was in Herbert Street off Dublin’s Baggot Street waiting on a lift. I spotted a unmarked Garda car coming out of Herbert Lane and remarked to the person with me that it was a Garda car. They appeared to be looking for someone. The car [...]

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McCain gets his figures wrong on the Irish Corporate Tax Rate

September 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

Well some of us were up late last night and mad enough to try live blogging the first presidential election debate between John McCain and Barack Obama. You’ll see the live blogging between myself and Alexia below. Alexia bravely stayed up for the whole thing. But we both were very much awake when John McCain [...]

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TFIF – Friday Election Pop Culture Special

September 26th, 2008 · No Comments · US Election 2008

Economies the world over are imploding, Ireland is officially in a recession, the Russians are making nuclear somethings. Over 50 year olds can get the flu and be dammed according to the HSE. I know a few of you liked the Les Mizbarak and you’ve probably all seen the Letterman Savagery and the Couric debacles [...]

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Bishops bang their croziers…on the internet

September 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments · LGBT, Queer, Religion, Same Sex Partnerships

Ah those wise Celibate men (or they are supposed to be celibate) were holding their Autumn conference for the last few days and launching a new website yesterday. And in their statement released after their meeting they told us that they were talking about civil partnership. The full text of their thoughts relating to the [...]

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Palin/McCain Cancel Meeting with Bono

September 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · US Election 2008

Aw shucks – no chance to overhear mention of Sarah’s favourite U2 number during the pleasantries. According to ABC Bono wasn’t too happy meeting her in front of any cameras anyway which would suit Palin and the McCain Campaign down to the ground given their keep ‘Sarah from the press strategy’. I’ve just seen the [...]

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