What was it about? Bankers’ pay? Tiger kidnappings? The Criminal Justice Bill that’s going through the House at the moment?

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I know, I know. Before your fingers start thumping the keyboards in the Comment section,  I’ll be the first to admit that there was no better man for manipulating the British media than the sooon-to-be failed candidate for President of the European Council.

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It was the Sinn Fein pre-Budget Outlook.

The party would present its figures and we would hold our bellies as its TDs conveyed such fiction and fantasy with such straight, serious and po-faces.

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The South Quays are beyond awful for cyclists. No proper cycling lane. Squeezed in between buses and cars. With cars accelerating as if it’s Brands Hatch and not a (supposedly people friendly) city centre. See the discussion following his death on boards.ie here.

And here is the link to the original article I wrote when the first ghost bike came to Dublin.

There is deflection:

Such as: “People are missing the real scandal here. The Government is bailing out the banks while squeezing public services.”

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Mourning the dead in Omagh, 22 August 1998 (Photograph by Alan Betson) 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK3DA4yyt_U&rel=0

Fianna Fail have recently started doing these video diaries, showcasing the musings of Brian Cowen on the economy, Europe…. and Ireland’s chances against France in Croke Park on Saturday night. (more…)

Van removes the body after execution

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I wrote the story on Alan O’Brien’s dramatic outburst against Pat Kenny on RTE’s Frontline last night. When I checked late last night, the Tweeters and bloggers were also quick of the mark and out in force.

The first sight readers of the paper saw of the story was this morning or at 1am if they read it online. But the point is that that it was written up in six minutes, quicker than your average blog. I had time only to tap the stuff out, certainly little time to reflect on the quality of the intervention. (more…)