Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Ahern on Sky
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De traffic
I note with some worry that Mr Mulley and Mr Major (not John) have seen their traffic hit the circa 1 million mark. My position as one of the most trafficked (1.3m) Irish blogs is fast diminishing. Oh woe is me. What am I to do?
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Editing world news
I don’t blog much about work, mainly because there is no set conditions by which we blog. And also because text sub-editing doesn’t involve much in the way of newsiness. Yesterday though I edited our two world pages for the first time. It was an interesting day, though Sunday can be slow I guess. From…
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Dissertation
The subject of my history dissertation is British newspaper coverage of the US war of independence. My primary reference will be The American revolution and the British press 1775-1783 by Solomon Lutnick. If anyone has any other sources please do point me in the right direction.
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Pee Flynn's crazy story
It sounds even more crazy than Ahern’s tales. He was at the Tribunal today. And just to repeat it for everyone, here is the video of his appearance on the Late Late in 1999. And it seems, contrary to the views of FF, that readers of the RTE news website find this tribunal very interesting…
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House prices to 'bottom out' – NIB
Am I missing something? It is impossible to call a bottom on any market, except through sheer luck. And claims to have done so should be treated with nothing but derision. NIB clearly has vested interests in this sector.
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Garryvoe
A cold April evening:
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Ahern responds
We knew it was coming. Ahern meets with the editor of the Sindo and responds to his own resignation. But even I was shocked by what he said during the interview. In my humble opinion what Ahern suggests is almost treasonous. He also somehow does not understand the evidence of Grainne Carruth. Ahern says: I…
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Chronology of Ahern's resignation
Here is how Mr Ahern’s resignation unfolded. Mr Ahern’s gross salary when he was Finance Minister was £63,184.63 per annum. (Day 804 Q357). This is a combination of a TD’s and a Minister’s salary. October 15, 2004 Mr Ahern is put on notice that the Tribunal will be making an order for discovery. November 24,…
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My reaction
Long-time readers will be aware that the Mahon Tribunal, and more specifically Bertie Ahern’s role in that tribunal, have been a bugbear of mine for some time. Today, finally, we have the announcement that Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will resign on May 6. It is welcome news. Mr Ahern spent much of his speech spelling out…
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