The IRA History, FREE to READ 12 Chapter e-Book READ NOW

The IRA History is a 12 Chapter e-Book© that is FREE for you to read. This book is written by a former member of The IRA/Sinn Fein and in keeping with the author’s tradition of never making any money from anything related to the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland (the north) no money is made from the publication of this book, this book is published in the hope that it will cast light on the sectarian conflict in the north of Ireland.

What is Law? Sexual Crime in Ireland, a Definitive History, FREE 3 Chapter e-Book ©. This 3 Chapter e-Book which was written by a convicted prisoner and funded by the Department of Justice in Ireland, brings together a definitive History of sexual crime in Ireland. Chapter 1 addresses the history and complexity of sexual crime in Ireland over the past 100 years. Chapter 2 addresses the role played by the media in reporting/facilitating sexual criminality. Chapter 3 examines the role of prisons as a punitive/rehabilitative response to sexual crime in Ireland.

IRA Auto-biography, FREE e-Book©, this is a work in progress with four chapters published for you to read, the book will soon be completed and fully published.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

The X Factor

The popularity of the X Factor and other reality TV reminds of the times we live in. During the 'boom' people had much more choice in their viewing as the many channels now available competed to sell their air time to advertisers. Now however the 'boom' is gone and so in many instances are the advertisers. People are now watching programmes like the X Factor to give them a break from the reality of our economic situation, it brings light where there is nothing for many but darkness. Yet the X factor is not simply a talent contest it is a programme that reminds us of Human frailty, want and desire, frailty in that young people (including the oldies) have so much expected from them and yet week after week go out there and do their best, it is perhaps a lesson to us all even if we are in the over 25 group. People want a better future for them selves and their families and they are entitled to want, they are entitled to set goals and targets and hopefully reach their full potential. Desire, each one of us has within a desire to do something that we have not yet achieved, its not easy and as time goes by we see that desire moving further away, yet we should not stop pursuing that desire, we may not become a world famous artist but at least we give it a lash, we may not become world famous writers but nobody can stop us from giving it a lash.

Perhaps now is the time to re-evaluate our own X FACTOR, is there something you have always wanted to do, always wanted to be, then now is the time to see how best to begin that journey. Maybe you simply want to do a computer course, why not visit you local education centre and talk to a careers advisor, stop making excuses and start making and effort. Thanks to Simon, Louis, Cheryl and Danni for giving us this opportunity to re-examine our own time on this earth.