Politics – Page 17 – The Circular

Griffith College Dublin Entrance by Shantanu Bhar/Flickr

Deputy Helen McEntee speaks about her time at Griffith College Dublin and her political career

March 1, 2015

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This week I asked Fine Gael TD in Meath Helen McEntee to be my guest blogger. Her story is interesting because not only did she complete the MA in Journalism and Media Communications in Griffith College Dublin,...

Do Irish people know the difference between breaking the law and fighting for justice?

Michael Mackey

February 23, 2015

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Protest against water charges in Ireland in recent months has been vocal, strong and resolute. Reaction of people in recent days over the incarceration of those who broke exclusion zones around water metres, wa...

USA EU flags / Photo credit: European Union 2015 - European Parliament

EU Needs New Laws Protecting Reporters and the Traditional Media

Scot Tanner

February 18, 2015

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USA EU flags / Photo credit: European Union 2015 - European Parliament In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the media and freedom of speech advocates in Denmark on 14th of February 2015 and Charlie Hebdo...

Charlie Hebdo, Paris, by David Mills (Flickr)

In light of what happened at Charlie Hebdo, is there any place for Ireland’s blasphemy law in a modern European democratic society?

Michael Mackey

February 10, 2015

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The blasphemy clause added to the 2009 Defamation act in Ireland was viewed by many to be archaic and thought to put the cause of European human rights back centuries. Freedom of speech and expression would be ...

Photo Credit: David, Bergin, Emmett and Elliott

Palestine: A lost identity

Walaa Ajjawi

April 24, 2014

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Photo Credit: David, Bergin, Emmett and Elliott “I do not blame people who think Palestine is Israel, because in the current time, it is believed all around the world that it is Israel and Palestinians are oc...

Would it be better if more good news was reported?

Mengjuan Xu

April 23, 2014

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It has often been said that 'Good news is bad news' because it does not sell newspapers. A radio station that once decided to present only good news soon found that it had gone out of business for lack of list...