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George Gael

George Gael...

I’ve never been a fan of George Lee. He deserves the moniker ‘George Glee’ dubbed to him by the creators of Gift Grub on Today FM. He’s been the bearer of bad news in Ireland for as long as most can remember. The former Economics Editor at RTÉ, George brought the temperature down on the economy to frostbite-inducing levels with his journalism over the past few years. While I don’t have any...
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Getting My Head Around Twitter

Getting My Head Around Twitter...

Yes, I am now on Twitter. I have been for a while – but I’m only starting to understand it. For those who’ve yet to figure it out, basically it’s like texting everyone in the world about what’s on your mind or what you’re doing or what you’re seeing. I say texting because each post (or ‘Tweet’) is only 140 characters long. The whole Twitter mania out there at the moment...
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Lenihan’s Budget is a Fair One for All

Lenihan’s Budget is a Fair One for All...

Given all that’s happened since the Budget, I thought it wise to take the temperature of the people for a few weeks before commenting publicly on this topic. To my mind, this budget has been more fear than any that came before – yet this fear like many fears these days – has been compounded by media outlets desperate to gain an audience to boost advertising sales figures in this dour economic time. The...
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