Some images from a visit to Barack Obama’s ancestral hometown of Moneygall, Co Offaly, earlier this week. All images © Gerard Cunningham
Monthly Archive: May 2011
May 17
Justice…shall be administered in public
Overnight transcripts from the Smithwick tribunal may not be made available to the public or to the various legal teams granted representation at the inquiry into alleged Garda collusion with the Provisional IRA. “The transcripts will not be put on the internet,” counsel for the tribunal said at today’s brief public hearing. They would also …
May 13
How to foil twitpic
There’s been a lot of talk about copyright on images in recent days, since twitpic changed its terms & conditions. This is a test of the ease of uploading a picture from.my android phone. Et voila, it is done. Less than a minute’s work, and my copyright is secure. The same wordpress app is also …
May 06
Freelance Forum 2011
It’s that time of year again. At the end of this month, the annual Freelance Forum, organised by the Dublin Freelance NUJ branch, will take place. The format is a series of speakers who talk on subjects of interest to freelance journalists, followed by contributions, questions and discussion from the floor. This year’s event takes …