Classic ‘slow news day’ story on RTE.ie does little more than stoke northside v southside and public v private sector conflicts

THE ISSUE

Maybe as well as talking about ‘Fake News’ we should also be coining a term like ‘Hate News’?

THE MEDIA

Article by John Kilraine – ‘Dublin Correspondent’ on RTE.ie on January 24, 2018

Row over ‘inferior’ planter boxes on Dublin’s northside

“To me this just epitomises an attitude in the city council – a northside/southside divide,” he said.

THE COMMENT

When a comment by one independent councillor is considered a ‘row’ by a major Iriish news source, you know it’s a slow news day.

This is the comment I saw on Facebook that accompanied the link to this complete non-story…

Oh FFS!!!
This is what our public servants who get paid with our hard earned taxes, spend their time bleating about!! With all that needs doing in the city! Give me strength!!

Personally I’d be more concerned about our hard earned TV licence money that’s going to our national broadcaster.

#IANWAE

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