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By Gerard Cunningham If one story last month illustrated how far Irish media have to go in adapting to the speed at which stories develop online, it was the latest gaffe by Galway-based Fine Gael senator Fidelma Healy-Eames. Healy-Eames does not have a good record when it comes to the internet. So error prone has […]
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By Gerard Cunningham Dr Julien Mercille is a lecturer in geography with the School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy in UCD, working on US foreign policy, political economy and the economic crisis. He appeared before the Oireachtas committee of inquiry into the banking crisis inquiry during its module on media coverage of the property […]
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By Lorraine Courtney At least one Sunday newspaper always adorns its male-dominated business section with an attractive, often skimpily dressed woman. The weekend lifestyle supplements of several Irish newspapers lean on their female correspondents to reveal their personal lives and ideally to remove as much clothing as possible for personal features. Stephanie Roche’s appearance at […]
By Rachel Mullen Public-sector services are different: they are supposed to serve the public good and its values. The citizen should have a sense of ownership of, and entitlement to, them. Cutbacks and public-sector reform have, however, crowded out any sense of difference. The clamour for aggressive reorientation, led by certain quarters of the press […]
By Shane Darcy There is an important sub-plot to Minister James Reilly’s efforts to enact legislation for the plain packaging of tobacco products. It concerns the incongruent relationship that the Irish State has with the tobacco industry, and with legal firms that advocate on its behalf. Recent reports have shown that the Ireland Strategic Investment […]
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By Brendan Hennessy Around 20% of all households in Ireland are considered to be in energy poverty, as they spend more than 10% of their income on energy. The latest EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) data identify a continuing upward trend in households, both above and below the poverty line, struggling to […]
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By Mannix Flynn In 2009 the then Lord Mayor of Dublin, Eibhlin Byrne, officially opened the new apartment blocks at York Street, Dublin. It was hailed, by some, as a flagship of social housing and regeneration. Before this, York Street housing had magnificent spaces outdoor and indoor – substantial back gardens, ample space in bedrooms […]
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By Eoin O’ Malley At most a year out from the general election, we are beginning to see some shape to what will be the most formative election in recent memory. The 2011 election was called an ‘earthquake election’ by some political scientists because on many metrics we saw remarkable changes. It was one of […]