Category: Community Interest

  • Lisbon Treaty exit poll

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    Tom Raftery
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    I voted in the Lisbon Treaty this morning. Probably my last time voting in this country (as I am moving to Spain next week!). I’m curious, if I run a poll here and enough people respond truthfully, we should get an accurate exit poll! So, if you voted in the Lisbon Treaty, how did you…

  • Fast food lies

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    Tom Raftery
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    I saw fellow CIX director Adam Beecher’s post on fast food, the ads and the reality last night and it reminded me that I had taken similar photos in Supermacs Hueston Station, a couple of months back and never uploaded them. I dug them out and uploaded them – big difference between the promise and…

  • Pedophile caught after Interpol published his photo

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    Tom Raftery
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    I posted a photo of a pedophile last week which Interpol had released to try to solicit help in capturing him. A week later and I was delighted to see that the Guardian is reporting that he was caught in a remote part of Thailand after fleeing there to hide when the photos were released.…

  • We have it so easy

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    Tom Raftery
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    In fairness, we guys have it soooo easy

  • Help Interpol catch this pedophile

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    Tom Raftery
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    Interpol want help to catch this pedophile. Interpol came across images of this guy abusing young boys in South East Asia. His face was digitally disguised but Interpol was able to unscramble some of the photos and they have posted them on their site. Interpol’s request is, Anyone with information on his identity or whereabouts…

  • Business women – get your training here!

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    Tom Raftery
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    I received an email this morning from Margaret Durand of FEIW (Female Entrepreneurship Ireland Wales). Feiw are currently setting up a pioneering enterprise development course for women in business in the South East. We have designed the programme around the training needs of businesswomen in the region based on the input of these women and…

  • Charity gig in the Spailpín Fánach

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    Tom Raftery
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    Donal has a post up about a gig in the Spailpín Fánach tonight to benefit the ISPCC. From Donal’s post: Performers on the night include The Fuchsia Band, back from their travels and who always put on an energetic and entertaining show; Cork singer Ger Wolfe singing some of his distinctively Cork ballads; Dan O’Callaghan,…

  • Simon says

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    Tom Raftery
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    The Irish national elections are coming up sometime in the next twelve months (note to self – check I’m on the register since we moved!). By 2007 the current coalition government will have been in government for 17 of the last 20 years. Simon McGarr has written an empassioned post listing some of their many…