And the MiCandidate saga rolls on. Just scant weeks before the election, we’re still waiting on answer to basic questions on its service. The price of the Pro package nose-dived. Mark wrote an excellent piece describing how the spiderweb of interactivity is being spun. What’s up with MiCandidate?
Inquiry and Response?
On MiCandidate’s supporting technology, I remain [...]
On Saturday afternoon, Tom Shortt, candidate for the Labour Party in the Limerick City North ward, kicked off his media campaign with his brother the comedian Pat Shortt in Limerick City’s skatepark.
The time for the media photoshoot to get underway was stated to be noon, it started late in true Irish style. The campaign billboards [...]
Last night’s Question and Answers was one of the most powerful episodes bar none. There are no more words. Patrick O’Brien’s voice sounded for the silence masses of people abused in institutions run by religious orders. Yet again, the lead on a political issue is played out on television with the Government and main political [...]
Last Saturday afternoon, I trailed the Labour Party and more particularly Eamon Gilmore as they canvassed for the Dublin South and Dublin Central byelections.
The day begins at Dundrum Town Centre with Alex White. Alex arrives all-polished and suited. Hair coiffured just right. The canvas team have jumped into their red wind-breakers. “He’s on his way.” [...]
Last night, I attended the Joe Higgins’ Blogger Press event. There were some technical difficulties in the streaming to start with and then the uStream video was a little a choppy, so I decided to Qik it. I’m not usually the sort that broadcasts political events but if you are interested you can check out [...]
So last night the Green Party hosted a Meet the Bloggers tour of Leinster House. Ciaran Cuffe took us up to the penthouse level of the Leinster House past the doors of Jackie Healy-Rae, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and the other Green TDs to show us his office. Ciaran gave us a walkthrough of the working week [...]
Liberatas cold-calling the opposition’s mammy
The Kilkenny’s People’s Insider highlights how Libertas seem to be cold-calling IFA members to bolster Raymond O’Malley’s run for Ireland East. They even decided to give opposing runner, Senator John Paul Phelan’s mammy a call:
The voice at the other end of the phone asked if she had a moment and [...]
Yesterday’s Today with Pat Kenny featuring the European candidates of the North West is well worth a listening. Cue blowhardism and wrangling over the costs of billboards! Parts one and two.
There’s still time to nab an audience seat for next Wednesday’s show broadcasting from Cork featuring the principals for the Euro South constituency. You might [...]
Our esteemed Ceann Comhairle needs a hand finding it..
Yesterday’s debate on the revisions to the Taoiseach’s departmental budgetary estimate drew sparks…
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin jumps in with:
I wish to ask a brief supplementary. The picture the Taoiseach has painted is not clear. The reason I ask this question is that I have never been in government [...]
Tonight’s liveblog for RTÉ 1’s The Week in Politics over Liveblog.ie.
The upcoming elections were on the menu with Martin Cullen and Brian Hayes. Closeup on the Dublin Central byelection smackdown with Maureen O’Sullivan, Ivana Bacik, Maurice Ahern and Paschal Donoghue.
