The strident claims that privacy legislation would curtail vigorous investigative journalism in holding the powerful to account are laughable. Laughable not just because privacy legislation would have no relevance to holding the powerful to account, but because there is almost no journalism here that seeks to hold the powerful to account and, in truth, there never has been.
Ah.
Media Continues To Fail To Hold Powerful To Account (Vincent Browne, Irish Times)
An oddly soothing week’s worth of commercial flying captured in timelapse by an airliner pilot’s cockpit cam.
Dude, clean the bugs off your windshield.
Viewed from a particular angle, this metal sculpture by Francis Tabary takes the form of a cruciix while its reflection in a mirror resembles the Star of David.
Presumably, it works the other way round too.
Terribly confusing for vampires.
It’s OK. We can walk to the kerb from here.
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin acknowledged yesterday the Government would fail to meet its target, with only €3.5 million due to be saved this year.
Under the plans agreed by the Cabinet yesterday, only one allowance out of 1,100 paid across the public service is to be abolished for serving personnel.
Other allowances paid to existing personnel may be reviewed or bought out in the future. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform said it could not identify these allowances to the media due to industrial relations considerations.
Those Public Sector Allowances and Premium Payments in full.
Cabinet backs down on €75m in cuts over Croke Park fears (Martin Wall, Irish Times)
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
(Hat tip: Lars Biscuits)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukhFBJgrZxM
More from that secret recording.
I’m torn by two perspectives in this regard. One is the one which I’ve had for some time, which is that the Palestinians have no interest whatsoever in establishing peace, and that the pathway to peace is almost unthinkable to accomplish. Now why do I say that? Some might say, well, let’s let the Palestinians have the West Bank, and have security, and set up a separate nation for the Palestinians. And then come a couple of thorny questions…
Yikes.
SECRET VIDEO: On Israel, Romney Trashes Two-State Solution (MotherJones)
Enda Kenny to meet the Pope in Rome on Saturday
— Niamh Lyons (@niamh_lyons) September 18, 2012
A gruesome little CGI tale of horror directed by Bo Mathorne at The Animation Workshop.
As long as anyone can remember, the coming of The Undertaker has meant the coming of death. Until one day the grim promise fails and tension builds as the God fearing townsfolk of Backwater wait for someone to die.
Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, at the IDA Ireland announcement today in the Alexander Hotel, Dublin, of the creation of 300 jobs in Galway in the games industry in Ireland.
Meanwhile: Bruton’s Investment In UK Property Wiped Out (Irish Times)
