Monthly Archives: May 2005

ratemyteachers.ie – Issues of Defamation

Posted on May 19, 2005 by Barry O'Donovan

Following my blog entry on ratemyteachers.ie dated May 17, I was informed of a number of issues surrounding defamation law and the Internet by a friend of mine (who is a lawyer – I am not). He backed up the … Continue reading →

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Software Patents – 48 Days Left

Posted on May 17, 2005 by Barry O'Donovan

There are now only 48 days left before EU Directive COD/2002/0047 which incorporates software patentability gets its second reading in the European Parliament. KDE.ie is keeping a record of how our MEPs are planning to vote at http://www.kde.ie/patents/mep-status.php and Ciarán … Continue reading →

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ratemyteachers.ie

Posted on May 17, 2005 by Barry O'Donovan

Can the teachers do anything about this site? Any student of the Irish educational system knows that it is desperately lacking some form of accountability or performance review system for its teachers. Throughout my thirteen years in primary and secondary … Continue reading →

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