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Back on the Vincent Browne show

Sam Smyth was again in the presenter’s chair and this time I made the main panel.

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Paper review on Tonight with Vincent Browne

I made an appearance on the paper review slot on TV3’s Tonight with Vincent Brown, with Sam Smyth sitting in the presenter’s chair.

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European debt: a game of hot potato

Funny blog post here from outside of Europe, looking in! http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/05/20/2905304.htm

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The opening of the National Leprechaun Museum in Dublin in the run-up to Paddy’s Day induced the usual po-faced indignation about the image of ‘modern’ Ireland. The headline writers and columnists had a field day, with the usual liberal sprinklings of ‘begorrah’ and ‘paddywhackery’ suffusing the media commentary. But this is exactly the kind of humorous [...]

Bee in your bonnet?
February 9, 2010
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Is there something wrong with the world you live in? Maybe it’s the way older people are treated. Perhaps it’s the shameful extent of child poverty.  It could be the slow pace of progress on the climate change issue. Whatever it is, it’s driving you crazy. So, what do you do? Complain to family and friends? [...]

Shadow of a doubt
February 9, 2010
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Columnist Margaret E Ward discusses when she first realised her father was not well, his dementia and finding ways to cope Have your holidays left you wondering if all is as it seems? The season is a time for long-distance travel, bittersweet reunions, long chats and lots of observation. In the year or so since you’ve [...]

Welcome to Strong Language

Margaret tries not to take life too seriously. This is probably a weird reaction to working in serious industries – business journalism and Wall St. – most of her life. To keep from laughing out loud during meetings she has exorcised her humour demons by writing columns for the Irish Times (Platform, Cents & Nonsense), the Irish Marketing Journal, everymonday.ie and insolvencyjournal.ie. (more…)

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