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Bertie: the speech for those who missed it

“I’d like to say that it has been an honour to serve Fianna Fáil. Thanks to the people in Fianna Fáil. They clearly take precedence over the rest of the people. By the way, I have been the second...

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And the award for most nauseating coverage of Bertie’s resignation goes to…

RTÉ’s Nine O’Clock News, which last night went out on a musical montage (Westlife, naturally). “How could you just turn and walk away…” Watch the piece here. Warning: this may make you cry tears of...

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Saturday column: Bertie’s big twist

ON WEDNESDAY, it became obvious where Cecelia Ahern had inherited her narrative skills from. Her father, it seems, has passed on not his penchant for tortuous, intricate and confusing plotting, but his...

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Maybe we need a charity single…

The Dept of Environment’s new ad, telling you that how we tackle climate change will define this generation, can be seen here. Note the use of both Michael Collins and Éamon de Valera as symbols of the...

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Saturday column: the ads don’t work

Click here to view the embedded video. THE DEPARTMENT of the Environment is running a television ad proclaiming that this generation will be defined by how we tackle climate change. As examples of...

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Obama’s rapid reaction force

According to Slate, Barack Obama took only five-and-a-half hours to react to a Hillary Clinton ad this week. 11: 15 a.m.: Clinton campaign e-mails: “NEW AD: Clinton Campaign Unveils New Ad Asking...

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Not drinking up time yet

With no surprise whatsoever, the Government’s new laws on alcohol turn out to be weaker than a non-alcoholic Becks. In fact, this is pretty much the wussiest attempt at dealing with the alcohol problem...

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Saturday column: Hopelessly Lost in Lisbon

EVERY ONCE IN a while an issue comes along that is of great importance to the State and its citizens, which must be discussed openly and about which the people will ultimately have their say. But which...

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Next up, Bosco does Bertie…

This is brilliant mash-up between Rainbow and Newsnight’s London mayoral candidates’ debate. Click here to view the embedded video.

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The great Armistice

Jeremy Vine’s finest few minutes reminded us that most television news seems to have viewed the likes of The Day Today as an encouragement to act like gibbering news monkeys, rather than as a...

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