The Sunday Times

I TAKE TITLES from inbound search engine requests and at 8AM on Sunday, someone came looking for "The Sunday Times" so I made a short six-minute video while flicking through the paper. The front page leads with a smear about David McWilliams [1] and with impending pension cuts for retired state workers. [2] But the greatest trauma was perhaps the hurt felt by Stephen Fry when someone tweeted that he was boring. [3] Social networking makes the business pages, with reports that Minister Mary Coughlan attended a Facebook employment announcement and quipped, "You must be joking," when a journalist asked her if she was on Facebook. There are plenty of fans of Cecelia Ahern, now using Skype to talk to the public about her new book. [11] [4] John O'Connor from Custy's folk music store in Ennis posed with his Koltec zapper, the device he uses to spark when men urinate on his shop. [5] Cuts are on the way for State workers--but they can expect little sympathy. [6] Ireland's public service could do with major reform, Brendan Touhy writes. "There is a need for far greater personal accountability with consequences for public servants, so they can discuss and explain their decisions (and failure to take decisions) and be held accountable. [7]

Sunday Times from Ireland 1 Nov 09

In a full-page article, John Harlow shows how television is in fact a force for social good. "Kids who watch TV out of school are less likely to consume drugs." [8] Al Gore smiles approvingly above a reference to Tipperary Institute's courses on renewable energy. [9] And 3D mobile handsets, using Vikuiti technology from 3M, are apparently in SonyEricsson's pipeline. [12]

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1. Colin Coyle -- "McWilliams asked for a job with Lenihan'" in the lead story of The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

Stephen O'Brien -- "Retired state workers face pension cuts" on the front page of The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

3. Robin Henry -- "Fry hurt by 'unkind' tweet on the front page of The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

3a. Stephen Armstrong -- "Going Ape" in the Focus section of the Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

4. Mark Paul -- "Facebook chief seeks new friends" in The Business Interview, The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

5. Liam Fay -- "Shocking state of affairs" in the comment section of The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

6. John Burns -- "The Axeman Cometh" in The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

7. Brendan Touhey -- "It's time to call in the outsiders" in the comments section of The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

8. John Harlow -- "How TV is making the world a better place"

9. Dara Flynn -- "Turn the gloom into a bright future" in the Education section of The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

10. Danny Fortson -- "Shale gas blasts open world energy market" in the Energy and Environment section of The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

11. Dedalus -- "Talking to the Skype" in the comment section of The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

12. Alex Pell -- "A new dimension in mobiles" in Tech & Net, The Sunday Times, 1 Nov 09.

Direct link to audio: http://www.insideview.ie/files/091101_sunday_times_from_ireland.mp3 and to video: http://qik.com/video/3402431

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