To say that all of this is a problem politicians do not want to have to deal with is an understatement:
in a more relaxed setting, politicians were obviously and perhaps understandably more open to expressing, and considering, a wider range of views.
Irish Media Minister Catherine Martin has said that it would be the job of the government’s new Electoral Commission to “monitor” what communications are “appropriate” during Irish elections, when asked about billionaire Elon Musk’s comments to her last week. Last Friday, Gript asked Martin about new EU regulations around so-called “misinformation,” and the potential impact […]
Everything about the electoral commission’s new mandate – which it is already enhancing by itself – speaks to a body that is designed to funnel voters towards particular decisions and away from other decisions.
If one was to ask Leo Varadkar what his greatest achievement in politics have been, what do we think he might say? I would hazard a guess, personally, that the marriage equality and abortion referenda would make it into any top five. The Government never tires of reminding people how brave it was to take […]
It should also be noted, of course, that those who dislike the Rose of Tralee nonetheless seek constantly to ape its success
Tolerance?
How do you feel, in short, about all of this if you are Miriam O’Callaghan or Claire Byrne or some other highly paid presenter?
Parental concern
The public wants somebody to pay for this mess, and that person must be someone they can identify with.
Nobody wants to be the journalist who says “Dublin is a Kip”, only to see Justin Barrett, or someone only vaguely less awful, win a City Council seat on a “Dublin is a kip” platform.
Apocalyptic language simply does not translate.