unknown to me many times over 38 years i have done things, joined things, invented things, bought the t-shirt that my twin has. We are not identical but we look a like. he doesn’t blog (well not much). I obviously don’t read his blog too often either, (oops) as on April 3 I blogged this…
Rubber Nationalisation Liberia
I recently heard TV3 Ireland describe nationalisation in a very positive light (i fell off the sofa). The piece was in Liberia where the national industry of rubber has been re nationalised. “On March 21, 1966, the Liberian Parliament adopted the Investment Incentive Code of the Republic of Liberia (the Code). The Code, revised on…
Céad míle fáilte to Bulgarian and Romanian citizens
Dublin People Group website has been polling for seven months on the question “Should Bulgarian and Romanian citizens be allowed work in Ireland when their countries join the EU” Over 2300 web respondents are voting 3:1 yes full details here Our Government don’t think the same! there are extra restrictions in place for visitors from…
hospital radio shut down
you just cant get good hospital radio on a trolley. Beaumont Hospital Radio has closed down, I met an ex WXTC DJ who worked on Near FM and he was telling me that Beaumont Hospital Radio closed. Every time I visited the hospital over the last 2 years the studio seemed vacant. Radiowaves.fm reported the…
RTÉ Free To Air – Badge
many thanks for signing our petition to make all RTÉ transmissions free to air as the election approaches and our petition hits 100 signatures I have created a button/badge for websites / blog sidebars to help push the FTA idea. the badge code is located at http://www.rte2fta.com/code.html if you could add this badge to your…
campaigning for change
9 days to smoke free work in Northern Ireland; are ya ready? on a different subject but related to adverts, there is an increase in southern ireland government departments use of the airwaves in the run up to the election, these are not adverts for the ministers or the party in power but odd that…
Get a Life Get a MiniCall
it was a busy week. 5 sales meetings 1 public speaking engagement (and slides) 1 branch agregate and a radio interview. I think i produced a 3 hour podcast as well. Bar a repeat post this blog here was ignored but I was also less vocal on twitter where I said the following. [btw will…
free to air digital for irish television
sign the online petition here more details here. analogue switch off is looming, free to air public service TV is a right, I don’t see why we have to pay sky high prices to see our national tv broadcaster. Ask your election candidates on the hustings why RTE is not FTA.
outspan
[wikipedia] The company is particularly known for the lockout /strike from 1982 to 1986. Members of IDATU (the retail workers Union) refused to handle goods sourced from apartheid South Africa. Neither side would give way and the dispute only came to an end when the Irish Government made imports from South Africa illegal.