The Irish Times
Click here for all of my Irish Times work from 2007 to Present
Below are some samples of my work by category
NEWS COLOUR
Tears and olés for returning warriors
Singer replants Dartmouth Square
Students toast both success and failure
Taylor sets sights on gold as Olympics committee weighs up women’s boxing
Darren dazzles and fans fancy a golden haul
POLITICS
Cowen says no deal done for Sargent to be Ceann Comhairle
File sent to DPP on €600,000 spending by Fás
FF hires web firm that worked on Obama campaign
Revealed – how Aiken outfoxed MacEntee to buy Paris embassy
Andrews changes view on amendment
All a twitter in search of votes
TECHNOLOGY
Student’s Wikipedia hoax quote used worldwide in newspaper obituaries
Teenager’s shamrock and roots design googled by millions
Many independent retailers to stop selling O2 products
Facebook users to vote on terms of use
Download music receives a price hike
Mobile firms criticise text tax plan
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Dublin Pride celebrations soured by anger over Civil Partnership Bill
Migrants to find it more difficult to get permits
Hanafin concerned over long delays in getting benefits
Down syndrome congress told of genetic drug study
Kennedy Shriver a visionary, says President
Cut in child benefit may ‘force’ low-paid women out of work
Increase in number of girls seeking addiction treatment
HEALTH
No system in place to record verbal complaints
HSE says failures of inspection ‘deeply regretted’
Patient death led to new doctor handover policy
Parents urge overhaul of organ donation system
TRANSPORT
Freeze-up to continue as drivers warned over icy conditions
Snow forces Dublin airport to close down
Tracks to be closed for several weeks
Croke Park protests end after talks with GAA
HERITAGE
Searchable 1911 census goes online
Russborough House on list of endangered heritage sites
Cliffs of Moher make ‘Wonders’ shortlist
INDUSTRIAL AND JOBS
Taxi drivers threaten second day of protest
Electricians dispute goes to Labour Court
LISBON TREATY
Ganley criticises unelected leaders in EU
People ‘misled’ on EU, says bishop
Developers used ’slave labour from Poland’
Yes campaigners outraged at abortion and euthanasia adverts
EDUCATION
Disbelief and panic greet leak of English exam paper
Catholic control of schooling not tenable, says archbishop
New gender ratio for medicine defended
Staff let go at Ashfield College ‘grind school’
UCD students must pay for medical care sought on campus
Concern about viability of Government’s free pre-school education plan
Trinity Ball line-up fails to hit right note with students
CRIME AND COURTS
Injunctions granted to spice burger firm against ex-director over secret recipe
Family’s attitude during inquiry recalled
Chef lost job over racist claims, tribunal told
MEDIA
O’Callaghan ‘relieved’ she was not offered ‘Late Late’ job
RTÉ apologises for news item on Cowen nude portraits
‘Questions and Answers’ finishes run after 23 years
RTÉ name change fixes spelling error that lasted 40 years
ABROAD
COLOGNE:
Bord Bia in drive to boost food and drink exports
Bord Bia predicts beef export growth
ROMANIA
Romania will reject any Lisbon deal that would imply ‘lack of solidarity’
President’s visit highlights links with Romania
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT STRASBOURG
MEPs’ pension fund sparks lively debate
Cost of mobile roaming charges reduced
TRAVEL
Applications invited for travel scholarships
Mayo travel firm’s stranded tourists get additional bills
Way home uncertain for over 140 after Mayo travel firm
MY HOLIDAYS
An interview each week in the Go travel supplement with a well known person on their holidays. All suggestions welcome. Here are some examples.
Comedian Andrew Maxwell, Singer John Spillane, Designer Joanne Hynes, Actress Emma Barton (Honey Mitchell Eastenders) , Comedian Karl Spain, Broadcaster Maxi, Author Marita Conlon-McKenna, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny , Pianist John O’Conor, Broadcaster Gareth O’Callaghan , Singer Mick Flannery, Actress Letitia Dean (Sharon Watts Eastenders)
Green Senator Deirdre de Burca
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OLDER WORK
RTE.ie – 2007/2008
Film Reviews – Entertainment Section
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Dublin City Anna Livia FM (Movie Show 04-05) and Newstalk (06/07)
The Swan Magazine – 2006
Part of the Masters in Journalism, Genevieve Carbery Current Affairs Editor
Death of Dublin’s Fruit Markets Part I
Death of Dublin’s Fruit Markets Part II
Make Mine a Dubbelbock – Ireland’s Beer Industry
Travel: Dublin to Dubrovnik Roadtrip
Sheer Hell to see Shell by the Seashore
Women’s News – 2005/2006
Sex Discrimination Act Changes
COMPACT – DIT NEWSPAPER 2005 /2006
Dublin Riots – An Eyewitness Account
The University Observer 2002/2003
Coober Pedy – Underground City