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Newspaper Man: Roscommon and paying double for music
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Monday, January 26, 2009. Roscommon and paying double for music. Last week's incest and neglect case in Roscommon is the most disturbing case I've covered. Barry Andrews, minister for children, was quick to react and by Saturday the HSE announced it was to hold an "independent" inquiry. Mairead O'Shea in Roscommon reported from the mother's trial for us in the Sunday Times as we covered the the legal issues and fallout surrounding the case. In a focus piece. 8220;People w...
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Newspaper Man: Planning and dealing with reporters
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Planning and dealing with reporters. One other yarn I had last week was about the residents of Creighton Street. In Dublin agreeing to withdraw a planning objection for the tidy sum of 1.6m euro. Fair enough point I thought so I offered to meet him in person and show my credentials. But this was met with a "I'm not helping you find out anything," before he hung up. I suppose it depends on how much information the journalist has as to whether the...
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Newspaper Man: Lost in translation
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Thursday, February 26, 2009. The Supreme Court sat last week to hear a case in Irish. While the state has battled for the Irish language in Europe it's not as keen to give it equality when it comes to the hundreds of statutory instruments that are published each year in English only. Article eight of the constitution. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Twitter Updates 2.2: FeedWitter. The return of Gama and other yarns that made the w.
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Newspaper Man: Moriarty and seeking asylum in Ireland
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Monday, February 2, 2009. Moriarty and seeking asylum in Ireland. Things are getting very interesting with the Moriarty Tribunal which has spent over a decade investigating the award of the state's second mobile phone license to Denis O'Brien's. Consortium. It's difficult to get people interested in this but it is going to be a huge story later this year. We've already reported. John Burns has done a good review of some of the key evidence here. In the Irish Times. Th...
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Newspaper Man: January 2009
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Planning and dealing with reporters. One other yarn I had last week was about the residents of Creighton Street. In Dublin agreeing to withdraw a planning objection for the tidy sum of 1.6m euro. Fair enough point I thought so I offered to meet him in person and show my credentials. But this was met with a "I'm not helping you find out anything," before he hung up. I suppose it depends on how much information the journalist has as to whether the...
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Newspaper Man: The return of Gama and other yarns that made the website
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Saturday, February 14, 2009. The return of Gama and other yarns that made the website. There is no doubt that finding the Irish edition of the Sunday Times online is a bit of a struggle. It's http:/ www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/. By the way. It doesn't really roll off the tongue. We are looking to get a simple timesonline.ie address but I don't know if that will happen any time soon. Despite the film being classified 12A or 15A. Personally I've never h...
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Newspaper Man: First post
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Tuesday, January 13, 2009. I've been meaning to start a proper blog for some time now. My first attempt, robohack.journals.ie. Is lying in a state of disrepair and neglect and I can't figure out how to pull the damn thing down. I began that blog in 2006 after John Breslin. Boards.ie founder and lecturer, gave a talk to my postgraduate journalism course in NUI Galway on the merits of blogging. Almost three years on, and hopefully more time efficient, I'll have another go.
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Newspaper Man: February 2009
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Thursday, February 26, 2009. The Supreme Court sat last week to hear a case in Irish. While the state has battled for the Irish language in Europe it's not as keen to give it equality when it comes to the hundreds of statutory instruments that are published each year in English only. Article eight of the constitution. Monday, February 16, 2009. That Anglo Irish Bank loaned 300m euro to 10 individuals to buy its own shares. Some scoop eh? On the front page of the Sunday Ti...
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Newspaper Man: EXCLUSIVE?
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The blog of an Irish journalist. Monday, February 16, 2009. A lot of papers use "EXCLUSIVE" tags on stories to highlight a yarn they believe no one else has. My paper doesn't. I think most broadsheets in Ireland don't. I think the reasoning against using the tag is that every story, in theory, should be somewhat exclusive and there should be no need to shout about it. That Anglo Irish Bank loaned 300m euro to 10 individuals to buy its own shares. Some scoop eh? The Regulator says it rejects the story but...
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