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Jan 15, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
The public persona of Dean Windass was of a combative British centre forward. My kind of player. His bravery as a footballer was never in doubt. He would put his head in where it hurts. He would take one for the team. Now his courage as a person is also e...
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Jan 14, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
There was no mistaking Peter Robinson's discomfort as an “Ulster Scot” being in the presence of the political leader of the Scottish people. http://www.u.tv/News/NI-leaders-weigh-in-on-Scotland-debate/dafed86b-db79-4e91-9f0d-55ddd4e60405 The First M...
Continue reading '“Ulster Scots” and Scotland’s First Minister.'
Jan 13, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
Well-connected sources in Glasgow have revealed to me that last year a meeting took place between Ali Russell, Rangers' Chief Operating Officer and officials from Council related bodies. The object of this meeting was to discuss breathing life into the ...
Continue reading 'A trusted advisor.'
Jan 12, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
The trial by Twitter of Jeff Winter in the early hours of 12th January 2012 flags up some interesting issues. At time of writing his website has been suspended by the hosting company. www.jeffwinterentertainmentandmedia.co.uk My first suspicion was that M...
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Jan 11, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
In this game you have to know who to go to for first hand information. I wanted some sense of where, emotionally, Alex Salmond was today. So I spoke with a buddy this afternoon who is a political correspondent with a major Scottish title. He basically liv...
Continue reading 'Scotland’s First terrier.'
Jan 10, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
A good friend of mine, who is a long time buddy of Pat Fenlon, said he had high hopes for him when he took up the Hibernian job. I said to my big pal from Tallaght that I hoped he would do well, but he would have to cope with the racist abuse that would [...
Continue reading 'How to be a racist in Scotland and get away with it.'
Jan 9, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
Napoleon would have liked Alex Salmond. Scotland's First Minister is lucky and he knows never to interrupt an enemy while in the process of making a mistake Here the Etonian has made a typical colonial blunder. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/ja...
Continue reading 'Scotland’s lucky general.'
Jan 7, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
I feel that we've been here before on Planet Fitba. Celtic has just won a league match in December against Rangers. The Hoops are ahead in the league and the people that run Celtic look across the city and they see financial carnage. Everyone knows that...
Continue reading 'Groundhog Month for Celtic?'
Jan 6, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
I wrote only yesterday of the importance of precision when reporting on a complex story such as the Rangers Tax case. http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/the-importance-of-precision-in-journalism/#more-1905 One of the fantasies which have been recently doing...
Continue reading 'A Mayan moment for Rangers in 2012.'
Jan 5, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
SFA Chief has received a petition with the 1197 signatures regarding the decision to award Rangers FC a licence to compete in UEFA competitions this season. “Petition To Stewart Regan, Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association; There is much ...
Continue reading 'Petition sent to the SFA about Rangers and their UEFA licence.'
Jan 5, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
If journalism is about anything it's about precision. It doesn't matter the platform the journalist is providing content for. Whether it is the print media or for broadcast. Ambiguity is the enemy of good reporting. I was sent this by a Facebook buddy...
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Jan 2, 2012 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
I have learned that the £2.3 million for the tax bill has moved out of the side account at Ranger's bank and into the coffers of HMRC. This is the sum that caused Sherriff Officers to enter the premises last summer. http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/pho...
Continue reading 'Maybe it isn’t about the money?'
Dec 30, 2011 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
The role of a Press Officer for any organisation is actually very simple. Keep bad news out and put news in. The Press Officer or “spin doctor” has become an increasingly influential and vital figure for major organisations, especially in the age of t...
Continue reading 'Negative spin.'
Dec 28, 2011 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
The policing operation for the Glasgow derby match tonight at Celtic Park indicates the growing political aspect of this fixture. Firstly ACC Campbell Corrigan will be in attendance. It is not usual for such a high ranking officer to be at a match, but ...
Continue reading 'Policing Paradise.'
Dec 28, 2011 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
I reacted with more than a little surprise to the new commercial hook up between STV and Rangers. http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20111227/gers-in-stv-agreement_2254024_2559000 For me this immediately flagged up some ethical issues that will have to be ...
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Dec 27, 2011 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
My 2011 was as good as I could hope it to be. The people in my life are well and in good spirits. Everything else is detail. These look backs over the year area always difficult for me because I'm at my lowest ebb in mid-winter. My outlook, like the Don...
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Dec 24, 2011 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
At this time of year the staff at An Phoblacht used to get some alternative Christmas cheer when I would go into a rant. I was the anti-Santa. My Christmas bashing piece in the paper over the years became, well, seasonal. Every year without fail the edito...
Continue reading 'Nollaig Shona Daoibh Go Léir'
Dec 21, 2011 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
This time of year always drags me down. Even with the comforts of modern life the lack of real sunlight has an effect on my affect. My energy is in short supply. Since the middle of October through November until this point in December my batteries have b...
Continue reading 'A new beginning.'
Dec 20, 2011 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
Hard cases make bad law. The Scottish government for the first time has used its overall majority to pass legislation against a largely united opposition of Labour, Lib Dem, Tories and Greens. I believe that SNP's new law will fail on two accounts. Firs...
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Dec 18, 2011 on Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
The Iraq war, we are told, is over. That is actually code for the fact that US combat troops have left although a garrison force remains as well as private US military contractors. The invasion of that country in 2003 was an illegal adventure, based on a ...
Continue reading 'Iraq. Mission admonished.'