Late last month World Boxing Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather was convicted of domestic violence assault charges and sentenced to serve a 90 day jail sentence. Last week he managed to get that sentence deferred until June so that he could defend his world title. (An economic boost to Las Vegas being a primary reason offered!) [...]
Boxing, money and the insignificance of domestic violence
January 11th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Sport
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Diplomatic hypocrisy?
January 1st, 2012 · 6 Comments · Equality, Irish Politics
Today is the World Day of Peace, a Catholic celebration. Each year it is traditional for the Taoiseach to issue a statement on the day in response to the annual statement issued by the Pope. Frostiness or not in the relations between Ireland and the Vatican, Enda Kenny issued a statement this morning and indeed [...]
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This is not news
December 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Irish Media
French lad wants to work in 33 countries in 33 weeks. Pulls a few pints and collects glasses in Brazen Head. Pub gets a plug. Nearly broke business man writes a book. Shots of him in his businesses. Plug Plug Plug. But PR honchos hope so and voila bored news editors think it is.
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Guest Cluck – Political Dynasties and Gender
December 21st, 2011 · 25 Comments · Irish Politics
Johnny Fallon is the author of Dynasties: Irish Political Families which was published this month by New Island Books. I’ve asked to him to contribute a post considering Dynasties, gender and the current debate on gender quotas in increasing women’s participation in politics. Irish political life has been dominated by the power of big [...]
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Equal Status, Disability and Bus Eireann
December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Disability, Equality
A wheelchair user has won a Equal Status case against Bus Eireann. Karol Doherty submitted that the company should provide busses that were wheelchair accessible and that he should not have ascend the steps of the bus ‘on his bum’ or be carried up by a driver. Bus Eireann thought carrying up the steps or [...]
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Competition: Just Garret – Garret Fitzgerald
December 18th, 2011 · 24 Comments · Irish Politics
Just Garret Garret Fitzgerald Liberties Press RRP €17.99 One of my fondest memories of 2011 is when I was in the same studio as Garret Fitzgerald when he arrived to analyse the general election during RTE Radio 1′s election coverage. (Rememberance post published in May 2011) It’s still hard to believe that we will never [...]
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Competition: Michael D. Higgins – Renewing the Republic
December 14th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Irish Politics
Renewing the Republic Michael D. Higgins Liberties Press RRP €17:99 (€14.99 on libertiespress.com) Released shortly before the presidential election, Renewing the Republic, is a collection of speeches and articles from Michael D. Higgins from the past decade which cover themes of citizenship and the republic; culture, identity and reputation; human rights; language; globalisation, emigration [...]
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Competition: Fianna Fail – A Biography of the Party
December 11th, 2011 · 21 Comments · Irish Politics
Fianna Fáil: A Biography of the Party By Noel Whelan Gill & Macmillan, €25 You may be familiar with Noel Whelan as a former FF staff member, candidate and advisor who has spent much of the past decade commenting in the media on the rise and demise of the party. Whelan also writes a weekly [...]
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Very overpaid jobs for the boys
December 10th, 2011 · No Comments · Irish Politics
Oireachtas Retort has been busy writing about the government’s special advisors recently. He has collated information available on who is working where, what their background is and where available how much they are being paid. Many of those working are party members or former party staff and several have breached the salary cap. One thing [...]
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Next – Disability in Irish society
December 8th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Disability, Equality
So we have a pause… It may well be a permanent pause. However in case it isn’t and because there is so much reform needed in this area and because we have learnt that so many TD’s are so interested in the area of Disability (thank you) lets start a real discussion on this area. [...]
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