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In the Eye of the Times The last week in April, according to the Irish Times, by Brian Trench
For those who see the media affected by liberal or secular bias, for those who see the media as agents of corrupt power, reading the editorial direction of any particular newspaper is a simple task. They can always find confirmation of their view in particular opinion pieces or news stories. Ireland’s newspapers do not
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Recent Posts
- Vincent Salafia – Coming To A Campaign Near You. By Michael Smith and Ruadhán Mac Eoin (archive 2010)
- In the Eye of the Times The last week in April, according to the Irish Times, by Brian Trench
- Alternatives – economic, social and environmental (Village Magazine, May)
- Village Magazine – in shops today
- Gurdgiev vs ICTU: debate on social partnership
- RTÉ should be a compass
- Cox’s conflicts
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NEWS
Masterclass in spin by Garda Ombudsman
The independent Garda watchdog produced a report about the Corrib Garda ‘rape tape’ that misinformed the public and undermined the women who brought the recording to public attention. By William Hederman. It was one of the most extraordinary news stories of 2011. On March 31st, Gardaí in north Mayo arrested two anti-Shell campaigners and seized
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Village editor on Irish Times’ misreporting of SIPO’s Cllr Oisin Quinn ethics case
Interesting to see how the Irish Times, the newspaper of record, handles challenging and sensitive stories concerning the political establishment – when you know what the real story is. Here’s an article from a December edition: Councillor’s property stake and vote to be investigated MARY MINIHAN, writing in the Irish Times THE STANDARDS in Public
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Last chance for truth about Omagh (Archive, June 2011)
Belfast High Court says security forces may have had foreknowledge of the Omagh bombing. By Anton McCabe Omagh bomb victim, Laurence Rush, won an important legal victory in February, which attracted little notice. The North’s High Court allowed Rush to proceed with legal action against the North’s Chief Constable and Secretary of State. He is
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Happy Valley Destroyed (June 2011)
The Mahon Tribunal, perhaps to avoid discrediting chief witness Frank Dunlop, failed comprehensively to investigate the Cherrywood rezoning that led to its establishment. By Michael Smith In 1995 Colm MacEochaidh and I sponsored a £10,000 reward for “information leading to the conviction of persons for rezoning corruption” after I had been involved in a long
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John Gormley: The problem is the system, not just Fianna Fáil (October 2011) Seán Gallagher has become the highest-profile victim of a new type of anti-Fianna-Fáil (FF) McCarthyism. Pressed repeatedly by Miriam O’ Callaghan to condemn his erstwhile colleagues in the Soldiers of Destiny, Gallagher hesitated and tried to dodge. It’s perhaps understandable that Seán Gallagher would have some residual loyalty to his old friends, but his equivocation
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Gurdgiev vs ICTU: debate on social partnership Social Partnership is corruption. Illegal corruption – in its various forms and expressions – is hardly a rarity in Irish society. This much we know. Perhaps less well understood are the legally permitted forms of corrupt behaviour that contribute to social and economic degradation and undermine democratic institutions and the legitimacy of the State.
In the Eye of the Times The last week in April, according to the Irish Times, by Brian Trench For those who see the media affected by liberal or secular bias, for those who see the media as agents of corrupt power, reading the editorial direction of any particular newspaper is a simple task. They can always find confirmation of their view in particular opinion pieces or news stories. Ireland’s newspapers do not
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Vincent Salafia – Coming To A Campaign Near You. By Michael Smith and Ruadhán Mac Eoin (archive 2010) The heroic but failed champion of Tara is leading the campaign against a motorway near Newgrange Vincent Salafia is back with a “Save Newgrange” campaign. A man with a panache for publicity, the populace associates the 43-year old with the Tara/ M3 and Carrickmines Castle campaigns. Now he is to address plans for a
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Vincent Salafia – Coming To A Campaign Near You. By Michael Smith and Ruadhán Mac Eoin (archive 2010) The heroic but failed champion of Tara is leading the campaign against a motorway near Newgrange Vincent Salafia is back with a “Save Newgrange” campaign. A man with a panache for publicity, the populace associates the 43-year old with the Tara/ M3 and Carrickmines Castle campaigns. Now he is to address plans for a
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On Mahon and Irish corruption
[Editorial, April, 2012] As Mahon finally grinds to a somewhat disappointing report, it is time to recognise that corruption, even more than its cousin greed,
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Malawi, sustainable energy, and the god of the developing world (archive March 2012) [Current Magazine] As Malawi elects a new and female President, Joyce Banda, following the controversial death of her 78-year old predecessor, Deirdre Mulrooney reflects on her recent visit there.
