I was a guest on George Hook’s drivetime show on Newstalk today, to discuss the subject of CCTV cameras following the recent press reports of a UK policeman’s claims that CCTV investment has been a waste of money. My input was to talk about the success of the investment we’ve seen in Letterkenny, and to […]
A quick pre-St Patrick’s Day post to highlight an important development.
All six of Letterkenny’s new CCTV cameras are now operational. This weekend will serve as the first trial of their use in the town.
Sean Flanagan demonstrating the CCTV Control System
The control unit for the system is based in the Public Services Centre on the Neil […]
I was on Newstalk this morning to discuss the latest development in the ongoing saga of Nightclub closing times in Letterkenny (first post about it here). This followed a report on RTE News last night, and a few articles in today’s national papers.
The current situation is that three of Letterkenny’s nightclubs have been granted closing […]
Mary Doherty of the Christian Solidarity Party was on Highland Radio this week discussing her views on Gay Marriage. Needless to say, she opposes any kind of equality leglislation in this regard. I disagree with Mary’s views on many things, this included. I mention this, as I was just emailed this clip from the West […]
Attached below is a radio interview I’ve just completed on Highland Radio’s Shaun Doherty Show. We were discussing Wikipedia, in light of reports in the press about petty vandalism to Pat The Cope Gallagher’s profile page.
I think Wikipedia is a fantastic resource. But any open-forum will be prone to misuse, and users of wikipedia need […]
Last night’s Monthly meeting of Letterkenny Town Council was adjourned as a mark of respect on the death of Cllr Jean Crossan’s brother, who was buried on Sunday. The meeting reconvenes next Monday, Feb 18th. I have a few items down for discussion on the agenda, including maintenance on the Lismonaghan Road, formally naming the […]
A few quick updates!
I’ve been nominated on the long-list for Best Political Blog the 2008 Irish Blog Awards. I’m delighted to get a nomination, but I’ve no doubt that the award will be finding a home somewhere else. Political blogging in Ireland had a great year, including strong coverage of the General Election, and I’m […]
Two quick points regarding the use of Information Technology in elections.
First, there’s a very good report in last week’s Economist detailing some of the issues that have arisen in the US primaries with E-Voting machines. The article is a good background piece on the state of E-Voting in the Country that has embraced it most […]
By way of Derek O’Connor’s The Chancer, Dermot Ahern makes his pitch for the vacant Irish manager’s position while visiting Irish Aid projects in Africa this week:
IrishElection.com has just mentioned Fine Gael’s new Math and Science and Education policy. I’ve had a quick look at it, and one thing jumps out at me. I’ve highlighted it in the graphic below (click on it to see a larger version):
“It is estimated that the cost of providing each of our 334,000 second level […]
