The BAI, Mooney and the struggle to control the Internet
A few weeks ago the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland issued a decision in response to a complaint by Mr Dónal O’Sullivan-Latchford on behalf of the Family and Media Association.
Why I’m not a Progressive
I struggled with the title for this post. What I really wanted to call it was “You are not a Progressive”. I’ve compromised on this impulse to tell people that their beliefs are just wrong.
The Campaign Jitters podcast series
A series of short (max 5 mins) daily audio essays, which I made during the 2011 General Election campaign.
The Tuam Babies and the Irish Times’ ‘new info’
Accuracy and facts matter and had been ignored. We had new info and majored on that. We ran accompanying analysis of main issue- Conor Goodman (@conorgoodman), Irish Times Features Editor, https://twitter.
The Buried Present
A terrible historical event intrudes into the present in lots of ways. Knowledge of a wrong makes us want to see justice done. But before we can do the work justice requires, we have to get through history's bottleneck.
Sentimental Values
Ireland is a sentimental society. We want all our fights to end with a hug. This is so even - especially - when the dispute is unresolved.
Digital Rights Ireland: ECJ Judgement on Data Retention
This morning, the European Court of Justice-the EU's top court- will give its judgement on whether the EU's data retention directive is compatible with the Charter on Fundamental Rights. We'll update this page as the day unfolds. In the meantime, here is our client's description of how we got here and what today's judgement will mean.
Why do Irish Journalism outlets not want to secure their sources?
Imagine you know something. It's something explosive, something the public ought urgently to know. Let's say the state is being undermined from within- either by regular ole corruption, or by infiltration by a hostile external group.
David Quinn, Shirley Temple, and The Milkman’s Cheery Whistle
It cannot be easy to be an opinion columnist. No, that’s not quite true. Being an opinion columnist is incredibly easy, especially when compared to jobs such as firefighter, coalminer or deep-sea fisherman.
CONFIRMED: RTE internal memo to unhappy staff re Pantigate
UPDATE: It is real. ***I'm not a journalist and I'm not used to getting leaks. So all I can tell you is, I received the text below and it may be accurate or it may not.
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