Back in 2010 I did a quick and dirty review of where Irish political parties were hosting their websites. Back then I was curious since so many of them were talking about "the knowledge economy", yet so few of them actually hosted their own websites in this country. Six years later things have changed. But what has also changed is the privacy regime. While back in 2010 … [Read more...] about General Election 2016: Where Do The Irish Political Parties Host?
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Voting No #MarRef
Friday May 22nd 2015 Ireland goes to the polls. I've posted about the referendum a couple of times in the past few weeks, both on a personal blog and on the company blog. My position on this referendum is 100% clear. This video from the "yes" campaign sums up the feelings of a lot of people, myself included. I am voting "yes", but I am also voting "No" to many … [Read more...] about Voting No #MarRef
Hillary Clinton’s First Presidential Campaign Video
As someone who reads quite a bit of US media (ie. Time magazine, Fortune and more) I suspect I'll be completely sick of the US presidential elections months before they actually happen. Earlier today Hillary Clinton announced that she was running for president. That's not a surprise - as some pundits have put it it was probably the worst kept secret in politics. I was … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton’s First Presidential Campaign Video
Free License To Quote
The tweet says it all https://twitter.com/Glinner/status/355032995255681024 … [Read more...] about Free License To Quote
David Norris Speaks Out Against Abolition Of Seanad
I don't normally write about politics. That doesn't mean that I don't have strong feelings and opinions about them. However when a government is trying to weaken the democracy of a country and that country happens to be my own I'm afraid I cannot be silent. Fortunately there are others out there who are better at expressing their views on why the abolition of the Seanad … [Read more...] about David Norris Speaks Out Against Abolition Of Seanad