Eoghan Harris and payback time
That a media commentator should be so publicly rewarded for this abandonment of the media's critical function in holding a Taoiseach to account is itself a corruption....
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The wealth of the wealthy
How do the apologists for the present economic order justify the reality that 1 per cent of the population have 34 per cent of the wealth of the country, when the value of housing is excluded? Even when the value of housing is included the top 1 per cent holds 20 per cent of the wealth and thehe top 5 per cent holds 40 per cent of the wealth. ...
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Eoghan Harris a media phenomenon
In spite of the contraction and absurdities, Harris adds to the gaiety of the nation and will add a lot to the gaiety of the Senate and there is a basic integrity ...
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Water found near 'hot Jupiter'
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered “clear signs” of water vapour on an exoplanet 64 million light years from earth. ...
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Eoghan Harris and The Workers Party
For over 20 years Eoghan Harris was a secret member of the Workers Party. During that time he denied his membership and threatened libel actions against those who asserted otherwise. During that time funds were solicited from the Soviet Union for a media venture involving him which was to be an opponent of the capitalist press. ...
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Walks: Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Visit ruins of a medieval church amd the stroll for a few hours on a shingle beach along the Murrough. Take care when crossing the railway near the car park. A bronze plaque recalls that guns were landed here in 1914 for the Irish volunteers. Turn south on a level path parallel with rail tracks....
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All Black Ultimatum
The word emulating from the Irish Rugby training camp is that this Irish team is the most focused and well prepared Irish side to ever compete at a World Cup. Stronger, fitter and faster they may be, but they must also consider that the teams they will meet in France in a few weeks time are also preparing meticulously, not least two other members in Ireland's aptly named “group of death”, France and Argentina....
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Irish public life: coarsened and dishonoured
Tony O'Reilly remains a legitimate target of enquire because of his track record and his vast range of corporate interests. Now a section of the Irish media establishment has coalesced to deter inquiry and reward the defenders of privilege. ...
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Positive Energy
Irish firm Steorn claim to have defied the laws of physics by creating “free energy”. ...
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Left unity on the Agenda
Is the highly successful Seanad deal between Sinn Féin and the Labour Party a harbinger of things to come? That's the anxious question which diehard opponents of Sinn Féin – both in the media and in political life – are putting. And all the indications are that from their point of view things are going to get worse. ...
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The secret meeting and the change of tack
How coinciding with a secret meeting between media mogul Tony O'Reilly and Bertie Ahern the Sunday Independent changed tack on the Taoiseach immediately before the election ...
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Mexican Democracy In Crisis
Civil unrest in Mexico can be seen as part of a broader leftist resurgence. Eoin O'Broin writes from Mexico...
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A literary odyssey
Richard Kearney's latest work, Navigations, is a fascinating examination of the Irish literary and artistic landscape that reveals something of the psyche of modern Ireland....
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Baron of more pressing matters
Most Village readers, especially those who notice the business pages, will be aware that Rupert Murdoch is taking over the Wall Street Journal. ...
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Baying for more
From the small screen to the silver screen: Transformers and The Simpsons look good on paper but lack originality....
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Regulating online radio
The future of internet radio hangs in the balance in the US as regulators temporarily postpone a ruling that could shut down many small-scale stations....
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Now try to concentrate
Notwithstanding the fact that he comes bearing the great gift to popular culture that is The Simpsons, Rupert Murdoch is such an obvious villain that he may distort the arguments about the effects of concentrated ownership on the media. In fact, the academics who study this stuff are by no means agreed on the malign influence of bigger and bigger media companies: some of them, for example, reckon only big multimedia players will be able to rescue journalism from the predicted collapse of print n...
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Tycoons Tussle for Media Might
In July, Denis O'Brien's Communicorp added Today FM, FM 104 and Donegal based, Highland radio, to its existing stable which includes Newstalk, 98FM and Spin 103. The deal will give O'Brien dominance of national commercial radio and an even greater dominance in Dublin, where he would gain an 83.75 per cent share of the commercial market, and 46.4 per cent of the total market. That's three per cent ahead of RTE.
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Media Junkie: Pat Wallace
Favourite book: It would have to be Ireland: Harbinger of the Middle Ages by Ludwig Biller. Makes you feel great about the essence of rural Ireland!
Last book you read: I have just finished William. J. Smyth's Map-making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland, C. 1530 – 1750. It's a great achievement.
Daily newspapers you read: I read the Irish Times everyday and the Irish Independent, the London Independent or the Guardian daily. I love the Irish Independent ...
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Here comes the Sun
Some may have forgotten what it looks like, but amazing new photos taken by Hinode remind us of the sun's spectacular force....
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Herons
In the month of summer schools, Éanna Ní Lamhna waxes poetical....
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Walks: Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Visit ruins of a medieval church amd the stroll for a few hours on a shingle beach along the Murrough. Take care when crossing the railway near the car park. A bronze plaque recalls that guns were landed here in 1914 for the Irish volunteers. Turn south on a level path parallel with rail tracks....
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Plants: No flies on the Wild Carrot
The edible carrot was spread by the Romans throughout their empire, and probably reached our shores with the coming of the Normans. But the wild progenitor of this crop grows all around our shores, and has probably done so for millennia. The tough tap-root of this wild relative smells strongly of carrot, but is tough and inedible. In August its cow-parsley-like flowers are in full bloom, not just on grassy sea-shores, but on many of our inland motorway verges too. The botanical family to whic...
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Willow Warbler (Ceolaire sali)
Phylloscopus tochilus
Though unfamiliar to most people, the Willow Warbler is actually an extremely common bird in Ireland. Indeed, it is our most numerous summer migrant, with around two million individuals making the journey here each spring; they begin to leave for their west African wintering grounds in August, staging in Iberia en route. The species occurs in all counties, and despite its name is not confined to willows, nesting also in a wide range of young deciduous trees and bushes,...
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Trees: Cherry Tree
The cherry is one of the better know trees in Ireland because it is often planted as on ornamental street-tree. It ushers in the spring with a wonderful splash of colour. However, most of these white and pink blossoms have come from afar, mainly from Asia in particular from Japan....
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Digital snooping at Oxford
Oxford University has come under increasing criticism of late. It has emerged that the university is scanning the social networking site, Facebook, in order to enforce disciplinary rules of the university....
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Nintendo unveils "Wii Fit"
For all those gamers attempting to slim down, Nintendo unveiled a new fitness game for its wildly popular Wii console at a press conference during the E3 video game summit in July....
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Reality Charity
We have all gotten used to researching, communicating and shopping online. But what about fundraising online? ...
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Extreme Transportation
Is our lack of a summer getting you down? Well this month we took a look at some gadgets that might just brighten up your day. ...
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