Category Archives: Freedom of Information

Transparency, Medieval Style

Posted on 29/10/2012 by Rodney

What is this? A fine piece of medieval art? Yes, but that’s not why I am writing about it. An example of religious iconography? Yes, but that’s not what interests me. The interesting question is, “what exactly is it we … Continue reading →

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Decision time

Posted on 05/03/2011 by Rodney

The future of the Irish government is still being decided. It’s not even decided whether there will be a Fine Gael / Labour coalition. Except that, there certainly will be, even if the election results had not already pointed that … Continue reading →

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My fight for Irish Freedom (of Information)

Posted on 25/01/2011 by Rodney

There are many things that are wrong in Ireland, and secrecy is one of them. Here’s a very simple example: the 1997 Irish Freedom of Information Act preceded the British one by three years (the Scottish legislation was passed 2 … Continue reading →

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