Canvaz’s disillusioned Alice
Saw this street art ballet dancer on Dublin’s Stephen’s Street last week. It is by an artist called Canvaz and it part of a series of works called the … Continue reading
Alex – the answer is FC United
So Alex Ferguson thinks that football has sold its soul and television is “God at the moment” and that the TV companies like BSkyB have too much power. They are … Continue reading
Three albums to test your listening powers
New music is sometimes hard to value and assess. It either comes elaborately packaged in marketing spin and hyped into the ‘eagerly anticipated’, ‘best album since..’ or the band is … Continue reading
The ‘unvarnished reality’ is that the Irish Times is afraid….. very afraid
If you ever wondered where the lines between news reporting, opinion and editorialising should be, well have a look at today’s Irish Times. On page 1, there is a large … Continue reading
Facebook or Faceshop
Took this from the New York Times Several news media sites are carrying a story today about Facebook’s new technology partnerships with Netflix and Spotify. NPR online reports that, “You’ll … Continue reading
PR journalism is ruining the weekend again
Where do the ads end and the articles begin in the weekend papers?
The forgotten Irish University
“Most Irish universities fall further in world rankings” was the headline of a 5th September Irish Times article on the QS rankings of the top third colleges globally. The term … Continue reading
Citizens Republic 