Archive for August, 2008
Monday, August 18th, 2008
If ever you go to Dublin town, a hundred years from now...
So that line's from Patrick Kavanagh, but it came to mind on hearing of the passing of Ronnie Drew today. The music of Ronnie and the Dubliners has been a constant in my music-focused radio shows, so it's poignant ...
Posted in Radio, Society and culture | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Many readers will know that my current research is focused on the ways that community radio stations are grappling with podcasting and similar technologies. I was excited, then, to see this story, about students from Utah Valley College, who travelled to Namibia to help the Katutura community radio station launch ...
Posted in Alternative Media, Digital Audio, Online communication, Radio | No Comments »
Monday, August 11th, 2008
As another follow-up - this time to my post on commercial DTV in Ireland - the plans for the publicly-operated multiplex have been announced. With transmissions expected from Autumn 2009 (and the analogue signals to be switched off by 2012), the roll-out will be phased in over time - 80% ...
Posted in Corporate media, Digital Audio, Media regulation, Public Service Media, Radio | 1 Comment »
Monday, August 11th, 2008
I'm battling yet another software melt-down - just after fixing the wifi (by reinstalling everything), my MacBook has copied my Mini in refusing to open applications like Word, and showing a blank desktop (though the files are actually still on the system, the icons just aren't showing on screen). Time ...
Posted in Income and poverty, Labour issues | No Comments »
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
A follow-up to my recent posting on the break-down of national pay talks in Ireland. The unions have now developed guidelines for local bargaining platforms:
Under the guidelines, unions are to seek flat-rate increases of €30 per week for low-paid workers and rises that match inflation - about 5 per cent ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Talks on a new national social partnership agreement - which includes agreement on pay in public and private workplaces - have broken down in Ireland. Ireland has had centralized agreements covering pay and other issues since the late 1980s. These have ensured a voice for unions (and employers) in setting ...
Posted in Income and poverty, Labour issues | 1 Comment »