SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE Sunday Business Post hit home with me this week and I've made a five minute Qik clip to illustrate the point. Along the way, I hear the voice of Dean Whitbread reminding me that Sennheiser earbuds would improve my audio levels. On the front page sits Michael O'Leary with a plan to pocket an easy EUR 100 from every passenger who forgets to print a boarding card. This is happening at the same time other passenger carriers accept bar codes on phones as proof of purchase. Inside the paper, Richard Curren traces Ireland's current economic problems back to 2003 levels. Pat Leahy thinks, "We need a complete end to crowd-pleasing campaigns based on local issues and satisfying sectional interests." Amen, Brother. Meanwhile, in the Opinion section of the Irish Times, Dan O'Brien argues the problems go back to the 1937 Constitution and how Ireland is now a victim an undemocratic voting system coupled with unqualifed ministers who are members of the Oireachtas. Inside Agenda magazine, Catherine Cleary points to one of the side effects of Irish governance gone wrong. One could say that the current decrepit system is now imposing depression, fear and social stigma on children of the Irish recession. Adrian Weckler gives an excellent quarter-page review to Vodafone's new 360 operating system along with a cautionary note about buying a netbook. As I type this, I realise it's not really a good news week. So I'll stop right here and pack for my day in the woods with teenaged film makers.
Direct link to Qik clip: http://qik.com/video/3473023 and to audio file: http://podcasting.ie/qik/091108_sbp.mp3
