Steve's Five-A-Day 2/3/09

Monday, five sleeps to when my boyfriend arrives in Cork! So I shall be excited for the week and will have a spring in my step! On with the links!

1. Corklangerdan sends word of Obama's message of thanks to the people of Cork. (hattip to Elfinamsterdam for this one!)
2. GayPatriot tells us that legislation to repeal "Don't ask, Don't tell" has been introduced.
3. European Voice wonder if the UK COnseratives will replace Fianna Fail in the UEN
4. Suzy has that video from Saturdays Nine O'Clock news on RTÉ
5. Joe tells us that Curious Wines have won Best Commercial Website at the 7th Annual Digital Media Awards! Well done lads! :)

enjoy your night all!

Steve's Five-A-Day 1/3/09

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Sunday and the first of March. A new month and a new week. Its like a blank canvass. Anyway on with the links!

1. Damien Says Political Parties will need more people online and gives some tips on how to deal with online citizens.
2. Suzy has a few thoughts on the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis and has some tips for parties yet to hold theirs!
3. Sam. I. Am. sums it up on pride and being proud of who you are despite on what some people think. (some strang language! I did wanr you Mum!)
4. Andyaz has a Q&A on Blackout Ireland
5. Conchur over on MassaModa tells us some uses for ties and how it can dress you up and dress you down!

Enjoy your evening all!

Steve's Five-A-Day 28/2/09

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Its Saturday! Slightly wrecked from last night but Im off to a friends 21st tonight! Should be fun! If you are staying in, here is somethings you might want to look at. Also today is the last day of Voting in the Think About It competition, please read and rate my post! Thanks

1. All Kinds of Everything take a look at the four national shows happening tonight.
2. Suzy has a look at the Status of Politics online and thinks the Irish Times left out some important things.
3. European Voice show us where FIFA and the EU Commission are at odds on Football quotas
4. ToryDiary have the Thank You email from David and Samantha Cameron for all the messages and support, its hard not to have tears in your eyes reading it.
5. Daily Referendum asks if he is Conservative (Tory) or just right? A good question!

Enjoy your evening!

Steve's Five-A-Day 27/2/09

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The Five-A-Day returns! I got my laptop back, it has new motherboard and is work like a dream! Yayz! Anyway, links for today!

1. Grandad is giving out about the Paddy's Day Junkets. Cant help but nod my head.
2. Darragh tells us about 4FM, something which I hadnt heard of and launched today. It can be gotten in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Clare.
3. GayPatriot tell us more about the Log Cabin Republicans being funded by Democrats! They also have exclusives! This is a must read for political junkies!
4. Julien Frisch has the results of a few European Parliament Elction Opinion Polls. Interesting results.
5. Slugger tells us that Fianna Fail are to join the European Liberal, Democratic and Reform Party.

Steve's Five-A-Day Shall Return

Some regular readers will notice I stopped doing the five-a-day posts recently, that is mainly because of criticism form the Mother who prefers me actually posting then posting links and the fact that my laptop has gone in for repairs and when it is back so shall the Five-A-Days return also! No idea as of when yet as I haven't heard anything about the laptop being fixed :(

Steve's Five-A-Day 19/2/09

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Kölle alaaf! Its Karneval time! I am very jealous of anyone reading from Germany especially in Cologne!!

1. The Local explains some Karneval terms
2. Slugger thinks Sinn Fein faces its Stalingrad in the Dublin Euro Constituency.
3. Maman Poulet gives advice to Bord Gais, but I think any company doing online work should read it
4. European Voice tells us of the rection to Klaus's speech to the European Parliament
5. Lords of the Blog explain Judicial Sittings in the House of Lords

Thats all from me!

Steve's Five-A-Day 18/2/09

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Hello all! Wednesday, the middle of the week, Mittwoch in German. Tomorrow is Weiberfastnacht and the start of Karnival season in Germany, I am missing out on five days of partying!! Ah well, I have the Irish Blog Awards to look forward to on Saturday! on with the links!

1. The Local has a guide to Carnival.
2. Maman Poulet wonders what Enda knows about the "Golden Circle".
3. Euractiv tell us about Czech lower house Parliament passing the Lisbon Treaty.
4. Julien Frisch informs us about Opinion Poll for the European Elections in France.
5. The European Citizen tells us about Sarkozy being childish about a NATO conference.

Enjoy your evening!

Steve's Five-A-Day 17/2/09

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Its Tuesday and my Day off for this week! So spent most of the day in the Library and now getting this done early!

1. The finalists of the 2009 Irish Blog Awards are announced. Congrats all!
2. GayPatriot takes issue with defining arguments agaisnt gay marriage as hate speech.
3. Tony Barber tell us about the Eastern Partnership, I wonder will it die like the Union For the Meditterean
4. Polling Report tell us of the Tories 20 point lead in a Ipsos MORI poll.
5. Guido defends Draper.....

Laters all, time for dinner and Scouts

Steve's Five-A-Day 16/2/09

Monday, Mid-term here in Ireland so lots of kids wandering the streets, or are they writing blog posts??? I doubt, but some of them might be! Some reading today

1. Anthony of Public Inquiry explains what a "caputured regulator" is. Have to agree with him that the Irish bank watchdog is one!
2. Slugger tells us that Senator Cannon (former PD Leader) could end up in Labour! WTF?!?!
3. Panti has an excellent piece on activism (or lack thereof) in the Gay Community and support from others.
4. Julien Frisch tells us why the French are pushing French as a working language... Sarkozy no speaky english.
5. Guido points out that the curse of Jonah Brown is not going away!

Steve's Five-A-Day 11/2/09

Wednesday the middle of the week and normally one of my favourite days of the week. Unfortunately I feel like shite so here is todays reading.

1. OmaniBlog has an idea of what we should do to the bankers, not halfbad!
2. Unarocks has a Sad/Uplifting post, it brought a tear to my eye, also that is the name of the post.
3. GayPatriot wonders if CNN ignores Democratic scandels.
4. FP Passport tell us that Lech Walesa, former President of Poland is banned from Venezuela.
5. The NY Times have an excellent piece on the future of UN peacekeeping

Im off to try and feel better!

Steve's Five-A-Day 10/2/09

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Tuesday, that second day of the working week, and my first day back to work. So here is some interesting stuff I have been looking at this evening.

1. Alan Costello introduces TeenCoffee, best of luck. Looking forward to a Cork one
2. Sully reminds me why I never log into bebo.
3. Irish Election looks at banks loaning each others - tut tut Irish Life And Permament
4. GayPatriotWest on GayPatriot tells us why he is not supporting Obama's Stimulus.
5. EurActiv looks at problems in Belgium with some Flemish Municipalties refusing to hold European Elections. The commission is threatening them with Court actions unless it is resloved.

Steve's Five-A-Day 9/2/09

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Its Monday! The start of a new week and here are some interesting reads that have popped up for me.

1. Tony Barber of the FT's Brussels Blog wonders if the recession will test the public image of the EU.
2. Garry Kasparov writing for Speigel Online (English Edition) shows us the mess that the Russian Economy is in and asks that it is not helped.
3. Vlad of Etre moral, etre sincere reminds us that we need to be careful online.
4. Grandad thinks twitter is a headwreck, and he is kind of right
5. GapPatriot calls on Gay Groups to criticise angry Prop 8's "mean-spirited tactics"

PS: The picture is there cause I like it!
PPS: Have an article that you think would go in my five-a-day? Post the link in the comment section.

Steve's Five-A-Day 8/2/09

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Here is soe reading for Sunday. (PS the pictre has nothing really to do with the post, its just something I liked that I found with Zemanta)

1. SwissInfo have an excellent article on the referendum yesterday in Switzerland. The results are due later today.
2. Slugger has an excellent piece on the Conservatives getting closer to the SNP in Scotland.
3. GayPatriot point out three states in the US with no need for a bailout. All of them Republican!
4. Strange Maps looks at the inflitration of foreign Euros into France.
5. Guido highlights more sleaze in the House of Lords, yet again it is a Labour Peer.

Do you have a blogpost that might interest me for my five a day? Then link it in the comment section!

Steve's Five-A-Day 7/2/09

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Saturday is a day for reaading in my book, so here is five things that have popped up in my reader I think you should read.

1. Commentary Blog have an excellent piece on the upcoming Israeli Election. A definite read for political junkies! Also check out the Wiki page for the elections
2. Trust Tommy wonders what makes people happy.
3. GayPatriot show us the difference between a good staffer and a bad one.
4. Slugger points out some Irish Languae activisits who are unhappy with Sinn Fein
5. Polling Report have a post on tomorrows UK Poll for the Sunday Telegraph, which has the LibDems only 6 points behind Labour! This is another on for the Political Junkies out there!

Enjoy your evening!

Steve's Five-A-Day 6/2/09

Yes, I know this blog has turned into a bit of a linkdump, BUT normal service should return soon.. ish... no promises though, anyway here is some links for today.

1. Bernie explains the problems at Dublin Airport
2. WorldbyStorm on Cedar Lounge follows the sinking ship Libertas as it is deserted by supporters
3. GayPatriot have an interesting post highlighting that divorce (gay and straight) is a bigger issue then Gay Marriage.
4. Dialog International have a brilliant piece on Merkel and the Pope and reaction in Germany.
5. Guido updates us on the curse of "Jonah Brown"

Steve's Five-A-Day 5/2/09

So back into this for another bout of reading. Someone commented lately that I read too much, I think its more that I spend too much time online!

1. All Kinds of Everything reflect on the songs selected for Eurovision so far
2. Gerard O'Neil warns of the dangers of calling for "Irish for Irish Workers"
3. EurActiv points out five EU Commissioners who may run for the EU Parliament, they would be a great asset to the Parliament if elected in my opinion.
4. European Voice look at the challenges in selecting the next European Commission
5. Guido calls on Dave Cameron to give the Hugh Grant Speech

Other Stuff:
Check out Loveyourcounty.com, brilliant video and also calling for support for the hurling players protest on Saturday.

Also on Saturday is a Book Swap Day all day in Cork City Library

Saturday also sees the M:TG Conflux Release event in UCC, which I will be attending. Starts at 11am

Steve's Five-A-Day 4/2/09

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Apologies for not doing this yesterday but someone had me distracted. So here is some links for today.

1. Tallyman has a good post on Trade Unions and Social Partnership
2. Maman Poulet has a wonderful post on Cowen's "State of Nation" address and has some good reasons for why Greens went up in the polls.
3. GayPatriot calls on Timothy Geithner to resign as US Treasury Secretary.
4. Euractiv reports on a referendum taking place in Switzerland on giving Romanian's and Bulgarian's the same right to work as other EU Citizens.
5. Kosmopolit shows us on to use the EU Calender properly.

Enjoy

Steve's Five-A-Day 2/2/09

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Some reading for a Monday

1. Twenty Major wonders should we say something if our taxi driver farts
2. Darragh points to a brilliant site "Old Jews Telling Jokes"
3. GayPatriot highlight a disaster in Kentucky and Obama is doing nothing. (And the news networks arent reporting it either!)
4. The H.I. has a brilliant post on for nine pounds about Wii Fit that had me smiling
5. George has a good post on the Th!nk blog comparing the EU to Unilever. It makes ya think all right!

Steve's Five-A-Day 1/2/09

Hello! Welcome to the first five a day of February. The Th!ink About it Competition is on from today so furture five a days may include interesting links to that (but not to my posts!). So some reading for a Sunday.

1. Darragh Doyle takes a look at Alternative Miss Ireland.
2. Eurozone Watch take a look at the change of mood in Ireland on the Lisbon Treaty
3. Eamonn has a lovely post on the start of spring, not sure if the weather here though is paying attention to the calender
4. TapMag looks at Germany's reaction to taking some of the Guantanamo detainees
5. Polling Report have an interesting post on the latest poll in Scotland.

Steve's Five-A-Day - 31/1/09

My last five a day for this month so here it goes.

1. Bock has one solution on how the Government could get back some money.
2. Gerard O'Neill, of Turbulance Ahead, thinks the Rating Agencies need to be downgraded, he makes some good points!
3. GayPatriot think the Senate should reject Tom Daschle as head of Department of Health and Human Services
4. ConHome have a good post on the "British Jobs for British Workers" Strike
5. FP Passport have a new weekly post looking at whats coming up in the following week.