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POLITICIANS HAVE MOVED to dismiss reports that the are considering proposals to block incoming emails from members of the public.
A report in today’s Irish Examiner said an Oireachtas committee had been given a presentation on IT facilities which had included a discussion on the possibility of imposing an email filter.
The report quoted anonymous members of the all-party the Joint Administration Committee who said TDs’ inboxes were being flooded by email, much of it “irrelevant”.
A spokesman for that committee said that while members had considered the issue, they were “anxious to ensure that nothing be done which might interfere with democracy”.
They were keen to ensure that any changes to the current system would not hamper “communication between citizens and members of either House of the Oireachtas, or with citizens’ right to make protests peacefully or comment”.
One TD on the committee said members were reluctant to consider any outright filtering system, as they did not want to be seen to restrict public access to members of the Oireachtas.
TheJournal.ie understands that members have been given a series of briefings on administrative matters in the Oireachtas, ahead of the publication of its annual report, and that a presentation on Leinster House’s ICT systems formed part of these.
One Leinster House source said the briefings given to members only dealt with the possibility of an email filter on a “hypothetical” basis, and that no members had actively sought to introduce a full
Various websites offer the possibility of sending automated email petitions to members of the Oireachtas; one online petition against the so-called ‘Irish SOPA’ legislation, which emails TDs on signatories’ behalves, has been signed by more than 80,000 people.
Mark Conroy, who runs petitions website Contact.ie, said he was “baffled” that the idea would be floated by TDs in the first place.
“If we read that the North Korean government decided that some people can contact TDs on some issues, but that others don’t have a right to contact them on other issues, we’d treat it as another example of a failed – or at least failing – government,” he said.
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Journal give this guy Conor Farrell a regular slot to tell us about astronomical stuff.
Agreed and start with dark energy ! Obsessed with this at the moment !
Sure why not, there is so much to be covered why not start off with dark energy.
will someone please film it and stick it up on youtube, thanks.
Stayed up and was completely underwhelmed. Even with the telescope it looked nothing like the spectacular pictures put up which were obviously photo shopped…….
Will definitely sacrifice a couple of goats watching this. Just seems the appropriate thing to do.
Harvest moons are generally when one reaps what one’s sown…
This one’s special…
I’ll definitely be out to watch this! I think it’s fascinating.
Good time to have an orgy. Anyone free ??
Otherwise you have to pay for it and that is illegal now lol.
Are you Dirty Mike and the Boys?
Setting the alarm clock for this.
I’ll be in the park across the road like a right creep that hour of the morning
2019 ? Doesn’t it say 2029 on the other article ? Which one is correct ? What year will it next be visible from Ireland ?
Just want to stick it in the diary you see
I think the date of 2029 was for when it would be visible in the evening, whereas this one and the 2019 seem to be visible in the early hours of the morning.
Ohhhh thanks Dylan ! Get it now .
The next total “supermoon” lunar eclipse, which is what is occurring tonight – when a full moon is at its closest point to Earth & appears bigger & brighter in the night sky – won’t be seen from Ireland again until 2033. Hopefully we get clear skies!
Wouldn’t miss it for the world!
What’s the weather forecast like? Will it actually be visible?
Irish weather, I’m pessimistically optimistic.
Hope for the best and expect the worst, in other words :)
Good answer.
Only if the skirts not long enough… Only joking lol.
We’re all f*cked
It’s the end if the world tonight
Where is joe Duffy when ya need him
The moon is a kip according to Joe
Ah go on.
He would know sure he knows everything about anything
Complaining about Dublin being a s… hole I believe?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3250735/Incredible-moment-Chilean-volcano-sends-huge-plume-ash-sky-just-months-eruption-40-years.html
de javu anyone
Guess there’s going to be an article about ‘A BLOOD SOAKED MOON’ every two minutes now till morning.
Beer goggles…
There was a saying to say to the moon…
I see the moon and the moon sees me.
God bless the Pries who Baptised me…
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