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	<title>University Observer &#187; Stephen Heffernan</title>
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		<title>Back to Basics: the rebirth of Old Labour?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Heffernan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After disappointing election results for Labour, Stephen Heffernan questions whether the loss of the Democratic Left may be of benefit to the party in the long-term. The Labour Party certainly took a drubbing in the general election at the end of February, but nevertheless they just about managed to avoid the low, in percentage terms, &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/comment/back-to-basics-the-rebirth-of-old-labour/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The curse of the small party</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Heffernan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the local and European elections coming up, Stephen Heffernan asks if Labour will be dealt a fatal blow Few things appeal to electorates in general more than the opportunity to punish junior coalition partners at election time. One only needs to look at the fate of the Free Democrats in Germany, who failed to &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/comment/the-curse-of-the-small-party/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conas mar a bhraithníonn an toghchán go dtí seo?</title>
		<link>http://www.universityobserver.ie/gaeilge/conas-mar-a-bhraithnionn-an-toghchan-go-dti-seo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.universityobserver.ie/gaeilge/conas-mar-a-bhraithnionn-an-toghchan-go-dti-seo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Heffernan]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gaeilge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scríobhann Stiofán Ó hIfearnáin ar chúpla iarrthóir an toghchán i mbliana. Athbheochan Fhianna Fáil: níos luaithe ná mar a cheapamar? Níor chreid éinne sa tír seo dhá bhliain ó shin go mbeimís ag caint faoi h-athbheochan Fhianna Fáil chomh luath agus atá muid faoi láithir. Ach tá athruithe móra tar éis teacht orainn mar tír &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/gaeilge/conas-mar-a-bhraithnionn-an-toghchan-go-dti-seo/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Chelsea Wolfe &#8211; Unknown Rooms</title>
		<link>http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/chelsea-wolfe-unknown-rooms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/chelsea-wolfe-unknown-rooms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Heffernan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artist: Chelsea Wolfe Album: Unknown Rooms Grade: C+ Despite critical acclaim for this album on the other side of the Atlantic, for many Irish listeners an album such as this would be a case of déjà entendu if not a case of déjà vu. Typical of the genre of guitar-singing women in the vein of &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/chelsea-wolfe-unknown-rooms/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Julie Feeney</title>
		<link>http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/julie-feeney-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Heffernan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh after nearly being blown away by Hurricane Sandy in the US, Julie Feeney catches up with Stephen Heffernan about her recording process and managing with no manager Julie Feeney’s year seems to be punctuated by natural disasters. Whilst mixing her latest album in Los Angeles ,she was interrupted by an earthquake on the final night, &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/julie-feeney-interview/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kylie Minogue &#8211; The Abbey Road sessions</title>
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		<comments>http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Heffernan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artist: Kylie Minogue Album: The Abbey Road sessions Grade: B &#8211; In what has become a noticeable trend amongst female singers at a certain stage in their career, Kylie Minogue has jumped on the bandwagon and is revisiting her musical catalogue with an orchestra in tow. Whether it is successful is another question entirely, however, at 16 &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/kylie-minogue-the-abbey-road-sessions/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Bat for Lashes &#8211; The Haunted Man</title>
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		<comments>http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/review-bat-for-lashes-the-haunted-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Heffernan]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Artist:  Bat for Lashes Album:  The Haunted Man Grade:  A- There is something intensely sombre and moving about Natasha Khan’s new album. By stripping back the layers of electro so evident in her previous works we are left with the simple accompaniment and harmonic vocals of her latest endeavour, The Haunted Man. Nowhere is this &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/music/review-bat-for-lashes-the-haunted-man/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Poisoned Chalice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Heffernan]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Croke Park Agreement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With recent debate over the future of the Croke Park Agreement due to comments by Fine Gael backbenchers, Stephen Heffernan contemplates its future Do many people actually know what the Croke Park agreement is? Before researching it in depth, this writer was not the best informed himself. It was mostly only mentioned in passing by &#8230; <a href="http://www.universityobserver.ie/comment/a-poisoned-chalice/">Continued</a>]]></description>
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