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		<title>In memory of John McCarthy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was fantastic to see mental health and suicide being discussed on RTÉ Frontline last night. It can be unusual to see constructive discussion on current affairs programming, but I think that&#8217;s what the Frontline team achieved with the mix of guests &#8211; Minister Kathleen Lynch is a strong voice for mental health and within [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=991&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Winter warmers at Café Bar Deli</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Café Bar Deli on Academy Street has been a firm favourite of many Corkonians since 2005 but a new focus on pricing sets it out from the crowd. Main courses for as low as €10 and reasonably priced, quality wines mark it out as a perfect ‘go-to’ spot for couples, families and colleagues seeking tasty [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=982&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s been a while</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while (ok, over half a year!) since I posted here directly, although I&#8217;ve continued to feed my editorials from the paper through here. What can I say, we&#8217;ve been busy at the Cork Indo! The main reason for lack of posting here was that we were busy getting www.corkindependent.com revamped. The site [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=978&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Peter Aiken</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I interviewed Peter Aiken last week in relation to his hugely successful Live at the Marquee series in Cork. You can read it here: http://www.corkindependent.com/stories/item/2516/2011-24/The-business-of-music Tagged: Aiken, Business, Cork, entertainment, Marquee, music<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=956&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Someone to look up to</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday evening I was in Dublin to attend RTÉ&#8217;s The Frontline as a participant from the audience. The show was about the Presidency and my contribution was about the absurdity of the political hoops prospective candidates must jump through, before they ever get to our ballot papers. Our only directly elected national representative must [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=961&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was on RTÉ Frontline #rtefl as tweeters know it, last night, talking about the Presidency (from the audience). It was an interesting discussion but disappointing in that of the four candidates present, two won&#8217;t be in the race after Sunday. I was quite impressed with Fergus Finlay. Full thoughts in this weeks editorial, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=954&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Society is about more than money</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unmarried mothers, and children with no mothers. Children whose mothers weren&#8217;t deemed suitable and women who weren&#8217;t deemed suitable to be mothers. Girls whose fathers weren&#8217;t working, or girls whose children were their father&#8217;s. Little girls whose crime was to give cheek to a nun or be from the wrong family. Latter day prisoners of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=924&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gobsmacked</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last 24 hours, I have heard three different people say: &#8220;I&#8217;d hate to live with a Chink. They smell, you know.&#8221; &#8220;His children? [referring to well-known Irish man of mixed race] You&#8217;ll find them in the zoo.&#8221; &#8220;He&#8217;s foreign, but he&#8217;s gorgeous. It&#8217;s ok, I checked, he&#8217;s not Polish.&#8221; Edit: Is this just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=920&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s nothing new</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Tuesday night&#8217;s Prime Time programme about how carers and their loved ones are suffering under cutbacks, I watched Twitter for commentary on the show. It&#8217;s a great way of monitoring how people are reacting to a TV programme or an ongoing debate, and the huge amount of comments on the subject showed that it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=896&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s not about us</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 13:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Queen&#8217;s visit to Ireland has been a subject of puzzlement for many of us. What&#8217;s the big deal? Why so much security? Who cares? To many of us in the Republic, particularly people under 40, the Troubles are &#8211; mostly &#8211; an unpleasant memory that never affected us directly. To many young people even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=deshocks.wordpress.com&amp;blog=16849674&amp;post=857&amp;subd=deshocks&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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