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The "the" operator is unnecessary.

Published: September 26, 2007, 2:09 pm

bought a copy of the Sunday Independent at the weekend. I just noticed a copy of the LIFE supplement lying on the coffee table... I shall suitably admonish the purchaser of the demagogic muck later. First, a quibble. There is a Shutterbug section in LIFE, wherein pictures of 'celebrities' are published with hilarious captions are provided for

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The Incredible Edible Colin Farrell: Tastes Great, Less Filling, And A Great Dad, Too. I'm In Love!

Published: October 15, 2007, 9:26 pm

Tags: Angelman Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Colin Farrell, Edible, Great Dad, Incredible, Irish Independent, James

In the latest issue of The Irish Independent, Colin shares his pride and deep love for his sweet son, saying he has "shown amazing courage" in overcoming his disabilities. Colin said, "When he took his first steps it was incredibly emotional, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. He's broken that barrier and it's all about building on that now."

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Prostitute? Interpreter? All the same to the Sindo!

Published: November 6, 2007, 7:11 pm

Tags: The Sunday Independent, The Irish Independent, Justice Is Expensive Sometimes, Journo Jism, The Guardian, The Observer, The Irish Daily Mirror, The Sunday Tribune, The Sunday World

the Sunday Independent, The Irish Independent, Justice is expensive sometimes., Journo-jism, The Guardian, The Observer, the Irish Daily Mirror, The Sunday Tribune,

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This drives me mad on so many levels

Published: November 19, 2007, 5:37 pm

Tags: Journalism, Consumer Association Of Ireland, Petrol Prices, Irish Independent

article here from the Irish Independent last week drives me nuts on so many levels.We all know that that particular petrol station is the most expensive in the country - yet how many times are journalists using it in their stories to illustrate the rise in petrol prices. Can they not travel a bit further afield and get a new angle on this

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Blogosphere has some harsh words for the Irish Independent

Published: December 7, 2007, 10:42 am

Tags: Lazy Journalists, Irish Independent

about the attitude of the Irish Independent towards bloggers. Damian Mulley mentions here that they're looking for people to blog for them on their site for free. While over at Maman Poulet, there's talk of an Irish Independent phenomonen that I'm pretty familiar with myself.That is where Irish Independent journalists trawl websites using

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Ethelred the Recycled

Published: December 7, 2007, 7:07 pm

Tags: Brian Cowen, 73man, Budget, Economy, Taxation, Housing, Ireland, Articles, Property, Irish Politics, Stamp Duty, Irish Independent, Politics Amp Economics, Stuff Of Nightmares, Denmark

the Recycled Irish ElectionSo what did Cowen do as the storms grew and we looked to him for courage? He bottled it David McWilliamsSee 0 more posts on this topic: Brian Cowen, Unready, Looking Politicians, Housing Market, Series 12Keywords: cowen, ethelred, unready, brian cowen, looking politicians, MONTH12,

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The Independent: Plagiarism or Coincidence? You Decide.

Published: December 9, 2007, 10:06 am

Tags: Newspaper, Hypocrisy, Bastards, Independent, Irish Independent, Lazy Journalists, Irishblogs, Business, Ireland, Blogging, Irish

came across a piece from the Independent in 2007. Now, if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed the coincidences, but to make it easier, I’ve put the quotes side by side for you. Judge for yourself. Value Ireland (2004) Independent.ie (2007) If you are able, it is an idea to pay your full insurance

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Fluffy Links - Wednesday January 9th 2008

Published: January 11, 2008, 4:28 am

Tags: Consumer Association Of Ireland, Irishblogs, Price Rises, Fluffy, Petrol Prices, Dermott Jewell, Lidl, Irish Independent, Aldi, Saving Money, National Consumer Agency, Nca, James Doorley, Irish Consumerist

Awards judge? Check out the Irish Family History blog. Want to try some of my Dirty Chai? Via Value Ireland, the chair of the quango-loving and mostly clueless Consumer Association of Ireland has a personal blog. (Not associated with CAI). The CAI are the yesmen of ComReg when the EU comes calling. The CAI get paid a lot of money to be on

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Canny Cash Tips - from the Irish Independent

Published: January 8, 2008, 4:19 pm

Tags: Aldi, National Consumer Agency, Nca, Lidl, Saving Money, Irish Independent

Canny Cash Tips, in todays Irish Independent because Ciaran Brennan has actually used and quoted Value Ireland. As we always say in Value Ireland, don't just complain because something bad has happened, always make sure to give praise when it's due too.Mr. Brennan makes mention of the research Value Ireland did back in July, mentioned here,

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Press Ombudsman & Council - just another useless Irish regulator?

Published: January 13, 2008, 4:57 pm

Tags: National Consumer Agency, Lazy Journalists, Press Ombudsman, Irish Independent, Press Council, Office Of Director Of Corporate Enforcement

Ireland now has access to an independent press complaints mechanism that is quick, fair and free. This is one of the most positive developments in the history of Ireland's newspapers and periodicals.The new complaints mechanism is designed to ensure that the freedom of the press is never abused, and that the public interest is always served.

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Where does "supply and demand" end and "rip off prices" begin?

Published: February 14, 2008, 3:52 pm

Tags: Dermott Jewell, Ripoff Ireland, Supply And Demand, Irish Independent

business and trade, Irish consumers have been left with some of the highest prices in the EU.Maybe he could listen to Dermott Jewell, Chief Executive of the Consumer Association of Ireland. Mr. Jewell was today quoted in an Irish Independent article referring to the cost of roses for Valentines Day - reported doubling in price compared

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The Road to the Italian 2008

Published: February 21, 2008, 10:49 am

Tags: News, Media, Fai, Denis O Brien, Sports, Sunday Independent, John Delaney, Giovanni Trapattoni, World Cup 2010, Column, Other, Irish Independent, Independent Newspapers, Tony O Reilly, Shane Ross

boosting expectations among Irish fans and the Irish media. There is a palatable sense that we could now genuinely expect to qualify for the World Cup in 2010. This sense of optimism represents a strange, almost lost feeling of warmth for Irish Fans.However the road to the appointment of a significantly qualified manager has been a long and

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Is it plagiarism if you copy and paste your own article?

Published: February 26, 2008, 2:55 pm

Tags: Aib, Plagiarism, Saving Money, Irish Independent

you ever, in the history of Irish banks, remember when the banks actually did something under pressure from consumers. Damn it, banks hardly even bend to the will of the Financial Regulator and the Department of Finance, never mind the consumer.Charlie goes on to tell us that though this supposed "people power" was denied by AIB, the change was

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Oldest rivals provide final pre-season clash

Published: February 28, 2008, 7:48 pm