Tag Archives: Election

Cynicism and journalism go hand in hand unfortunately… kind of like altruism and the priesthood.

So, at least one bloodsport can be good for your health! Forget which party has won, or done well, in the Irish Republic’s general election.

I was in the middle of writing my blog entry today about why I hope things are about to change in this country when I stumbled upon this blog entry, which probably says it better than I was going to.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Mary Harney in Dublin Castle as she launched the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).

Fr Jack Hackett will be the inspiration for the next Minister for Health, no matter who he or she is.

Rock the Vote? Perhaps the campaign should be called Mock the Vote, since I can’t imagine that anyone finds credibility, or an incentive to vote, in watching the humiliating and hilarious attempts of our general election candidates to get ‘down with the kids’.

What I predict or think will happen in this election doesn’t really matter.

The consultants haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory in handling their media relations in the dispute over the new contract.