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Eamon Nancarrow’s misadventures in Rock…
It’s the quiet ones you have to watch, they say. When I last saw Eamonn Namcarrow, back in the mid 1980s he was a congenial, good-natured and highly sociable young lad. The next time was 26 years later, in Lavery’s Gin Palace in Bradbury Place. He’d just brought out his first book, Holywood Star about [...] read our review »
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Talking to a brick wall: how to make politicians listen?
It took me a long time to warm to advertising agencies. The first time I worked with one I was working in sales management on Fairy Washing Up Liquid. I was due to attend a meeting at which I was to be told what consumers really thought of the brand. I remember my reluctance to [...] read our review »
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Learning from 1798?: Northern Ireland’s Upcoming Decade of Commemorations
Last year, the Lilliput Press released a new extended edition of Tom Dunne’s Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize winning book, Rebellions: Memoir, Memory and 1798. First published in 2004, Dunne’s book provoked considerable controversy with its critique of the ‘commemorationist’ history that Dunne believed dominated the 1998 commemorations of the 1798 Rebellion. The book blasted the involvement [...] read our review »
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Comment on Belfast Telegraph to drop evening edition, while News Letter may (not) go weekly?
on 18 April 2012 at 1:13 am
Compared to the papers here in the states, none of the pubs in Belfast update their websites regularly. Bel Tel’s website is barely updated between Saturday AM and Monday AM — I understand they’re trying to protect Sunday Life sales, but the audiences are totally different.
As a journalist I hate seeing this. Always admired a market the size of Belfast/NI still having three papers, in addition to everything cross border and across the pond.
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Comment on London Letter: Newspaper journalism student seeks job on paper
on 8 January 2011 at 6:29 am
As a journalist in the U.S., I wish you the best of luck. I, too, struggle with the idea that our business model is going down the drain.
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Comment on They’re all out to get me!
on 3 April 2010 at 6:47 am
Like our Canuck colleague, someone please let me know if this pops up on YouTube. I’d love to see it.
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Comment on “Hanna, Belfast”
on 30 March 2010 at 8:27 am
It’s sad whenever one of the old characters passes. Thanks for the tidbit.
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Comment on Fantastic Mr Faux?
on 24 March 2010 at 11:14 am
Who really cares if the guy is a unionist or not? Hell, a good bunch of key GOP lawmakers are gay, and they’re advocating for an agenda that argues for less personal rights for themselves solely to get voted into office. If he can do his job selling the unionist agenda effectively — one can separate personal views from work — it really doesn’t matter.
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Comment on “While it will cause dismay among the Democratic party’s liberal wing…”
on 22 March 2010 at 6:01 pm
I don’t know if he’s “saved” his presidency just yet. I’m really curious to see how the midterms pan out, and whether there is a backlash against the Republicans for their obstructionist behaviour. If they win back the House, as unlikely as it seems at the moment, all bets are off.
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Comment on “While it will cause dismay among the Democratic party’s liberal wing…”
on 22 March 2010 at 3:53 am
So glad this is happening finally. All this rubbish from the GOP can stop, momentarily.
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