The referendum on Children which will take place this Saturday is about the state’s responsibility to children who are neglected or abused and at risk in their families – where their parents are not able to protect them or may be abusing them. It is about listening to children in those situations and acting where [...]
Guest post by Cat McIlroy, Trans* Education & Advocacy [TEA] Trans* Education & Advocacy [TEA] has recently been established by a small but dedicated group of 6 volunteers as a grass roots community organising collective committed to supporting, engaging, empowering and advocating for the trans* community in Ireland. Through our diverse voices and identities we [...]
Those following me on twitter may know I have submitted complaints regarding Psychic Reading Live regarding it’s contravention of the BAI Code (See page 22). My complaints were submitted online to TV3 directly as per the procedures in place. I complained regarding specific contraventions on particular nights where presenters presented information as fact and not [...]
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Earlier today at a ‘wisdom and youth’ referendum photo op from the government political parties. Deputies Derek Nowlan, John Lyons and Ciara Conway and Senator James Heffernan doing the YES … or something. (Who took the photo? I want to credit it but my source didn’t divulge!)
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Voices from outside the Irish America LGBT community have joined in criticism of the exclusion of lgbts from the New York St. Patricks Day parade which took place yesterday. (Post from Joe My God with great pictures from the Irish Queers protest.) There is a new avenue of criticism this year targetting the local NBC affiliate who [...]
A government minister has admitted that political party press offices are often behind texts and Tweets sent to the broadcast media. Leo Varadkar has also confessed that includes the Fine Gael party. The Minister says he has a “big problem” with broadcasters reading out e-mails, text and Tweets. Minister Varadkar says the communication which pertains [...]
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The person appointed to review RTE’s live programmes and their audiences may wish to refer to the following from this years Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis Clár. (Other examples will shortly be available. ) For years play spot the hack has been a popular game when watching RTE current affairs. Audience researchers spend a lot of [...]
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The usually very savvie Rachel Maddow turned her attention to the stolenheart of St. Laurence O’Toole. I think we need to talk to her about scrap metal crime or maybe she is onto something. Or maybe Tourism Ireland could run ‘creepy crime’ themed breaks. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the [...]
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Party Ard Fheis/Conference season will soon be upon us. Motions are being submitted and will soon be amended, composited and ruled out of order before reaching the final agenda. And some are arriving into the hen house. (All chicken feed is greatfully received to tips(@)mamanpoulet.com). First up is the Labour Party preliminary agenda. Here you [...]
The self flagellation approved no doubt by whomever wrote yesterdays editorial in the Irish Times.
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