Monthly Archives: January 2012


Paul Quigley at Newswhip writes:

“The most shared stories in Ireland this morning are the Northern Lights on IrishTimes.com and Independent.ie. Silicon Republic’s coverage of ACTA (a SOPA-like treaty the EU is planning to ratify) got over 1,000 Facebook shares overnight and is still spreading this morning.

“Spreading fastest globally is a piece on US Presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s opposition to abortion in cases of rape: Santorum says women should “make the best out of a bad situation.”

See what’s trending globally on NewsWhip.com, and locally on NewsWhip.com/Ireland

Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte and Charles Roarty, Energy Action Ltd, clutch an extremely poor cut-out of Ireland wearing a scarf at the launch yesterday of the 2012 Energy Action Conference Programme in the Department of Communications, which highlight initiatives to combat fuel poverty.

(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)