Last week Deirdre Clune TD (FG spokesperson on innovation) press released on youth unemployment. “The latest CSO live register figures confirm that unemployment is the single greatest challenge facing us as a nation. Youth unemployment continues to be a major problem that will have long-term consequences if it is not tackled now. “Since the Fianna […]
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Understatement! I’ll let other people talk about the liveblog and the results. The weekend was stunning on a personal note and it was brilliant to work with Cian, Alexia, Mark, and Damien over Saturday and Sunday in bringing it all to life and have inputs from so many others around the country. Thanks again to […]
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There’s an article in today’s Irish Times about politicians and the internet .- With 3 months to go to election day there are a few comments from MEP’s and European Parliament candidates who talk about their websites, intentions to blog and answering emails but caution there’s nothing like personal contact. I’ve got some more twittering politicians subscribed to this […]
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You will remember the announcement of a election/candidate blog round up project in this election year. Many thanks for the suggestions of candidate blogs, facebook profiles, twitter accounts etc. Keep them coming! Simon Harris is becoming the candidate who keeps on giving in my quest to document candidates online in 2009. Earlier this month I […]
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So the websites and blog suggestions I asked for are arriving and before I try to sort them all into parties and themes and types young Simon Harris caught my eye. The youngest FG candidate (according to Simon and who am I to dispute him!) currently works for Senator Frances Fitzgerald and is a nephew […]
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