Gavan Reilly's Portfolio writings, ramblings, mumblings

Published on
8 December, 2010

Published in
Radio

Spin 103.8 – Budget 2011

A piece from Spin 103.8′s The Spin lunchtime news show on how individual case studies will be affected by the Budget. Spin 103.8 – December 8, 2010 – Budget 2011 by gavreilly


Published on
23 November, 2010

Published in
Radio

WLRFM – FF heave, Green withdrawal from government, and Ireland post-bailout

A piece from WLRFM’s Nocter til 7 drivetime news show on the internal leadership battle within Fianna Fáil, the withdrawal of the Green Party from government, and the aftermath of Ireland’s IMF bailout. WLRFM – Nov 23, 2010 – FF heave, Green withdrawal from government, and Ireland post-bailout by gavreilly


Published on
10 November, 2010

Published in
Radio

WLRFM – Google’s toughest interview questions

A piece from WLRFM’s Nocter til 7 drivetime news show on some of the toughest interview questions posed by Google in their interview questions. WLRFM – Nov 10, 2010 – Google interview questions by gavreilly


Published on
5 November, 2010

Published in
Radio

Spin 103.8 – Free Cheese

A brief piece from Spin 103.8’s The Spin lunchtime news show on government proposals to offer poor people some free cheese in the run-up to Christmas. Spin 103.8 – Nov 5, 2010 – Free Cheese by gavreilly


Published on
20 October, 2010

Published in
Back Page Football, Radio

Back Page Football podcast – Wayne Rooney’s future

An excerpt from Back Page Football’s ‘Hold The Back Page’ podcast, discussing an article I had written about whether Wayne Rooney should have left Manchester United or not. Back Page Football – October 20, 2010 – Wayne Rooney’s Future by gavreilly


Published on
19 October, 2010

Published in
Back Page Football

Why Alex Ferguson needs to bite his lip, and save Wayne Rooney

Manchester United fan and editor in absentia Gav Reilly takes his life into his hands and argues that Sir Alex Ferguson might have finally gone a step too far in disowning Wayne Rooney so publicly… Amid his press conference today – at which he unceremoniously laid the boot into Wayne Rooney and essentially said the striker was […]


Published on
23 June, 2010

Published in
Back Page Football

Racism still threatens the Rainbow Nation’s triumph

In the latest of a shamefully sporadic series of opinion posts, Gav Reilly examines how racism in football is now a shamefully First World problem. One of the recurring motifs of the first World Cup to be held in Africa is the fact that despite the host continent being the world’s poorest, and the home nation being […]


Published on
26 April, 2010

Published in
The University Observer

Belfield says bye-bye to Number 10 bus

Dublin Bus have announced proposals to scrap the iconic number 10 bus service into UCD from July. The traditional city centre route into the Belfield campus is to be amalgamated into Dublin Bus’s flagship 46a southside service as part of its ongoing Network Direct project, intending at rationalising the citywide bus service. The cut has […]


Published on
13 April, 2010

Published in
The University Observer

Enter the Dragon

Entrepreneur and media training guru Gavin Duffy talks to Gavan Reilly about breakfast radio, the problem with the Irish economy, and life inside the Dragons’ Den


Published on
13 April, 2010

Published in
The University Observer

otwo attempts: starting a country

You might not have known it, but there’s a small independent republic in the middle of the Student Centre – at least, since last Wednesday. Deputy President Gavan Reilly explains


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