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?
Fine Gael
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
Fake Enda Kenny
Fine Gael's online disasters just keep coming.Earlier this evening people were talking about their latest "wonderful idea".But Enda Kenny's fake Twitter account is much more fun.I love the profile description:Kind of sums it up. … [Read more...] about Fake Enda Kenny
What Does Fine Gael Have To Hide?
Apart from their issues with their site getting defaced, Fine Gael have made some very odd decisions about their new domain.To start with, why on earth are they dropping their .ie domain name in favour of a .com?Does this mean that Fine Gael isn't happy being Irish?(not that using a com means that, but you'd have to wonder)But more importantly, why on earth are they using a … [Read more...] about What Does Fine Gael Have To Hide?
Fine Gael New Website Defaced
Fine Gael's new website has been defaced.Screenshot below:They were the only major political party to still host their website in Ireland up until very recently.UPDATE 2135: The Fine Gael site is now completely offline with this default holder up instead:By the sounds of things the defacement was due to bad coding. People were able to post comments including Javascript which … [Read more...] about Fine Gael New Website Defaced