The frenzy of reaction to the tragic death of Katy French brought radio listeners many entertaining faux pas.
I must admit it. Although I didn't know her from Eve, Katy French's death really made me sad, deep down sad. I was sad especially for her loved-ones, who had to watch her tiny corpse carrying so much symbolic weight.
I must also admit: some of the coverage that closely followed her sad passing made me laugh in spite of it all.
The latest sensation in online donation is the website Freerice.com that donates ten grains of rice to combat world hunger for every vocabulary question you answer correctly. Affiliated with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which distributes the food, Freerice.com is an interesting example of the ‘free click' charity websites in that it is actually a bit of fun to use.
Bob Dylan shows radio DJs how it's done while Ireland's anti-war protests are chronicled in a new online documentary
In the US, the New York Times is the most popular online newspaper, with 17.5 million unique readers visiting the site in October, up from 14.6 million in September. This leap can probably be attributed to the fact that in September, with little fanfare, www.nty.com dropped its TimesSelect subscription services.
The sacking of Richard Delevan as Sunday Tribune business editor after an article offended an important property advertiser raises questions about the paper's traditional standing on the high moral ground.
Irish consumers buying goods online can now check how reliable a particular shopping website is with the help of a new ‘oniine shopping assistant' from the European Consumer Centre.
Sean O'Rourke got it right in his evisceration of Kevin Dawson, RTÉ commissioning editor (factual programmes). His focus in his News at One interview was not on the hapless, inexperienced journalist, Justine Delaney Wilson, who was responsible for the High Society series but on the RTÉ executive who oversaw the series.
A new website has been launched, just in time for the Christmas shopping frenzy. Spa-Ireland.com is a one-stop shop for Irish spa goers. Alison Bell the, woman behind the service, came up with the idea when she decided to go on a Spa break and was surprised by the lack of information available for customers. The site also has its own online store full of luxurious beauty goodies. Bell charges commission on bookings made through the site but assures her customers that they will get the best deal.
The “Hidden History” documentary, inspired in part by Eoghan Harris, is a distortion of what actually happened at Coolacrease, when two young Protestants were murdered. By Pat Muldowney
Kevin Myers wrote in The Irish Independent on Tuesday, 9 October, of how out of “patriotic” duty he had gone on the Late Late Show to institute a national debate on immigration. To his bewilderment, the nation failed to respond to his exhortation. He wrote how he had “seen off” people in the Late Late Show audience, who had attempted to question his assertions on immigration and the calamity it is about to cause us. In fact he did no such thing as “see off” the two “intruders” in the discussion.