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Cocktailgate ends – Angostura Bitters return

April 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments

That little bottle of bitters which many consider crucial to cocktail making has been in short supply in recent months due a shortage of bottles. Angostura Bitters are made in Trinidad and the company has been making them for nearly 200 years. (The recipe is a secret) They have found a new bottle supplier so […]

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Michael D. Higgins at #LP10

April 16th, 2010 · 7 Comments

Just finished speaking in Galway at the Labour Party Conference, Michael D. Higgins TD. Stunning, actually I don’t have words to describe it, I’m just grateful to have him around and to be able to listen, we don’t make orators like that anymore.

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Labour UK’s Animations

April 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Labour UK’s Animations

I’m getting my fill of elections and politics at the moment by watching as much as possible on the happenings across the water and less so up the road in Northern Ireland. As interesting as the politics is the communication methods being used, the lessons learnt from US Election 2008 and the moves forward that […]

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Government TD launches campaign for a bypass

April 15th, 2010 · 13 Comments

Very swish video and a sign of things to come from FF’s social media team in support of TD’s where seats may be under pressure in 2012?  And who’s in government again? And they need to launch a campaign for it with a petition? I’ll stop asking questions and let you look at the video […]

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Developments on The Peacock Theatre and ‘No Escape’

April 14th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Tonight No Escape opens in The Peacock Theatre and there have been a number of developments since I wrote about the lack of access to The Peacock and the rights of people with disabilities to both access the venue and bare witness to the work of Mary Raftery and others. After some further discussions and […]

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Tags: Disability · Equality