Inside View from Ireland: Two Qik Papers on Sunday

EVERY SUNDAY, I TRY to skim through the Irish Sunday newspapers, choosing just a few for a Qik look at news articles and technology items. The cover shot (at left) comes from a photo by Jeffris Elliot in Spectrum, part of the Sunday Times Magazine. It's a serene image of a Muslim woman riding an escalator in Washington, D.C. In the seven-minute Qik clip, I mention in passing the constant talk in Ireland about budget deficits. The conversation this week spotlighted more ineffective public spending that should be constrained. [1] [5] Several commentators believe the future of the ruling party lies in its quick exit from government. [2] Several Sunday news items caught my eye for their cost-saving potential. [3] [4] [10] The Technology section ran articles about IRCSET, a new Diaspora website [6], Bitbuzz revenue [7] Apple iPods [8], and consumer rights. [9]. Of interest to some readers, the Sunday Business Post is running a conference for entrepreneurs and small business owners on 21 Oct 09 in the Guinness Conference Centre. An interesting cross-section of speakers fill the agenda but no web site URL appears in the half page colour advertisement for the event. In fact, the conference isn't listed among the upcoming events on the SPB Conference site. Perhaps that's all the more reason to get one of the EUR 25 seats (email conference@sbpost.ie) by being one of the first 200 bums on seats.

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Additional information below the break.

1. Sunday Times editorial -- "What will it take to stop the public rot?" in the comment section, 13 Sep 09.

2. Back Room editorial -- "The future of Fianna Fail could depend on an early exit" in the Sunday Business Post, 13 Sep 09.

3. Roisin Burke -- "College students in line to net bargains" in the Education section of the Sunday Times, 13 Sep 09.

4. Ruth O'Connor -- "More than a free bed" (it's Couch Surfing with 763 Irish couches shown) in Agenda Magazine in the Sunday Business Post, 13 Sep 09.

5. Ian Kehoe -- "Public sector report will call for top level cuts" in the News section of the Sunday Business Post, 13 Sep 09.

6. Dick O'Brien -- "New site to forge connections" in the Sunday Business Post, 13 Sep 09.

7. Dick O'Brien -- "Bitbuzz says hotspot revenue up 13.4%" in the SBP, 13 Sep 09.

8. Adrian Weckler -- "Apple tweaks familiar products" in the SBP, 13 Sep 09.

9. Adrian Weckler -- "Stop conning the consumer" in the SBP, 13 Sep 09.

10. Catherine O'Mahony -- "Press releases at no great cost" in the SBP, 13 Sep 09, points to MediaExpress.

Direct link to Qik clip: http://qik.com/video/2877993 and http://www.insideview.ie/files/sunday_papers.mp3 MP3 file.

Previously -- "Sunday Business News from Ireland"