Cromwell sings Sean Nos.
Now there’s a headline you thought you never see,and before you have visions of the bould Oliver sitting in an illicit sheebeen skulling back some
Ernie Beggs April 22, 2019 No Comments
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The Importance of Kantian ethics for journalists.
At the apex of modern philosophy stands the “sage of Konigsberg”, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).His Categorical Imperative philosophical doctrine of Deontology was conceptualised when he deduced
Ernie Beggs April 22, 2019 No Comments
The Impact of Citizen journalism.
The seminal work “The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere “(Habermas 1962) defines the Public Sphere as “where private people can come together in a
Ernie Beggs April 21, 2019 No Comments
Who knows where the time goes?
Sandy Denny.(6/1/1947-21/4/1978). Spring forward,fall back. When it comes to daylight saving,this is how most of us remember.Put the clocks forward by an hour in spring
Ernie Beggs April 21, 2019 No Comments
The History of Freedom of Information in Ireland .
Freedom of information is a fundamental human right. While the USA enacted their version of the Act in 1966 and amended (improved) it in 1974,
Ernie Beggs April 18, 2019 No Comments
Legacy landfills still a concern for the Finglas community.
Standing at a funeral in Glasnevin Cemetery a few years back, my interest was piqued when an old friend blessed herself and said to me
Ernie Beggs April 16, 2019 No Comments
STRIKE A POSE AGAINST CANCER
(Radio Documentary) This documentary deals with cancer and how it affects people. Paula lost her hair due to chemotherapy and she began to wear a wig
Ernie Beggs April 13, 2019 No Comments
The return of The Finglas Maypole Festival after only 175 years.
Plans are well underway to host the first modern Mayday Festival in Finglas this coming summer. With its prodigal son, Dublin’s former Chief Maypole set
Ernie Beggs April 10, 2019 No Comments
Poet of Numbers. Sir William Rowan Hamilton.
One of our most influential Dubliners was Sir William Rowan Hamilton. He was a 19th Century Mathematician, Astronomer, Physicist and Linguist who liberated Algebra when
Ernie Beggs April 6, 2019 No Comments
From Finglas to Hierapolis,Sonic Auteur Paul Woodward has travelled a long way.
Sonic auteur Paul Woodward has certainly travelled a long distance. He cut his teeth within the thriving Finglas music scene of the 1980’s where bands
Ernie Beggs February 26, 2019 No Comments