Archive for March, 2006

Blogs again in the Irish Times

Writes simon on March 21st, 2006

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Woohoo the blogs are again in the Irish Times this time an article about www.irishelection.com that I did much of the design for and also write on and an article about political blogs in general and what they can achieve. Now time to go add an article.

McDowell vs Bruton

Writes simon on March 20th, 2006

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If you want a good debate in Irish politics. You need one Michael McDowell. Here from RTE’s news at one. I would be interested to here both sides to this. Statistics are always open to manipulation and would like to read the stats my self before commenting. But the radio exchanges are well worth a [...]

Change in Belarus

Writes simon on March 19th, 2006

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There are stirrings of an Orange revolution in Belarus. Excellent blog coverage here.
I could write some comment on it but the above is far better then anything I could do.

Labour, Consistency in a party gone mad?

Writes simon on March 19th, 2006

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Ah it is always refreshing to see a party that is consistent in its policy. It really is a breath of fresh air in a country where people say what gets them elected not what they believe in Take the Labour party for instance. On Patrick’s day Michael D came out and said that “Taoiseach [...]

I was toying with putting this in the top 6 things I would like to see the government do. But I didn’t. I first got the idea for this from wulbreon(retired). So here is my idea based on zero knowledge of economics for a cut in if not elimination of corporation tax.

The US [...]

Guess What !!!

Writes simon on March 18th, 2006

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Your favorite Blog called the Dossing Times is in the 0.1% percentile of the worlds top blogs according to technorati. Woohoo must be a lot of crap out there ;). Anyway thanks for all the links and readership.

Bertie on Fox

Writes simon on March 17th, 2006

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Bertie on Foxnews.

6. The Dossing Times staff drinkaton was on yesterday.

5. It was in Cork sans computer access.

4. There was a lot of Murphy’s involved.

3. There was a parade with dustmen on the main road back backing up traffic.

2. I was not in the scouts so I had none prepared.

1. I’m tired and going to sleep. [...]

North Tipperary in 2007 election.

Writes simon on March 15th, 2006

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If corruption in Irish politics did not exist. Enda Kenny would not be the leader of Fine Gael. Instead they would have a leader with more organisation skills and not such a wooden persona. They would have one Michael Lowry and not the Mike Lowry Will Smith portrayed in the Bad Boys films. Even though [...]

It is spelt with an e god dahm it.

Writes simon on March 14th, 2006

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Interesting article in the Canadian paper. Skip the green beer. Try Irish whisky. It is a reviewer of Irish Whiskeys by a connoisseur however the reviewer seems to forget Irish whiskey is spelt with an “e”. Shocking. Personnelly I like Jameson 12 year old. All drinkers of JD and coke better stop or else ………………………… [...]