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Hands

Fwiday Febwuawy Fouwteenth [Audio]

By on February 14, 2014 in Podcasts
Assassination of an Umbrella [ 22:55 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Michele and Conn get together on Skype for a podcast (22:55, 13MB, MP3). Michele’s umbrella was an early casualty of Wednesday’s storm, but it also provided the first real-world use of the failover systems in Blacknight’s new data centre. Ireland scores highly on the World Press Freedom Index, while the US and UK lose points for their […]

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Reporters without borders

How Free Is Our Media?

By on February 13, 2014 in Infographic

Freedom of the press is an important metric. And while Irish media have been discussing how much freedom there is versus the risk of legal issues, the overall ranking of Ireland’s media isn’t that bad. The ranking is based on the latest “World Press Freedom” index published by Reporters Without Borders. We’re “white”, which is […]

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