Launched in Dublin this morning – Show Racism The Red Card. The group launched their new web site & the DVD for distribution in Irish Schools. The morning kicked off in Tolka Park home of Shelbourne FC at about 11:30 (30 minutes late) when Niall Quinn was welcomed by the crowd on over 120 to…
Category: politics
I predict a riot
If Mc Dowell hadn’t listened to Garda Chiefs but the Kaiser Chiefs they could have told him about their prediction regarding rioting. We live in a City where we are free to March, any day, any time with a permit (if granted) but we can not advertise these events on posters on city streets. BUT…
breaking breaking news
QUESTION: Do Irish breaking news services [online] alter the timestamps of news stories without renewing the content of a story? ANSWER : Yes this is really annoying, it servers to dilute the importance of breaking news just like Sky News / BBC 24 and CNN do. Flashing breaking news every 15/20 minutes is aggressive, but…
things that worry me
that the Irish Justice Dept. thinks Extraordinary Renditions are songs on ‘Your A Star’. ER has no sponsor on RTE1 on sundays. [George Lee where are you to explain the down turn in Ad spend] iTunes music store does not stock Teenage Kicks by the Undertones, what would John Peel say. the Bush administration. [i…
DRI Launch recording
It’s a week today since Digital Rights Ireland Launched, me being who I am and DRI being what it is, I decided to ask permission to release a recording of the launch event, in case the ringsend secret service missed anything. I supplied a deep link to recording online and made two separate attempts to…
skys the limit
Its budget day bonanza time. I woke to this ominous sky this morning, 8.20am Baldoyle (the pink is pollution) . BIFFO has a bag full of money to give away. as you digest the data from the budget, 3 things 1. google save $100M with our generous tax system 2. its not stud farmers or…
Swiss Roll
FT reports: Swisscom’s chairman and chief executive on Monday accused the government of political interference and warned of resignations if the crisis at the Swiss telecoms company was not resolved swiftly. The attack came as Swisscom confirmed it had broken off take-over talks with Eircom of Ireland following last month’s surprise veto by Bern on…
w800i podcatcher
I got my w800i sony walkman phone today; the day meteor messed up credit control, blocked my phone & over charged me. You see the postal service is being run down so much that the lag time between bill arriving and cheques arriving is so expanded up to 16 days that monthly billing is running…
Irish Ferries: ICTU Must Call a 24 Hour General Strike NOW!
The barricading of the control rooms of two ships by Irish Ferries workers should be fully supported by all working class people. This battle is not just about defending 543 trade union jobs. This is now the biggest issue in the country and is relevant to all workers. Other companies are watching and egging on…