tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post8134358531335587427..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: Follow That CABUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-66268637999995271682008-03-04T22:34:00.000+00:002008-03-04T22:34:00.000+00:00John - Maybe the smaller population helped, everyo...John - Maybe the smaller population helped, everyone seemed to take it personally at the time ... Also, it coincided with the murder of a Detective Garda, so there was a snowball effect ... There's a sense that, among all the other consequences of Veronica Guerin's murder, it had a hugely cathartic impact on Irish crime fiction. The 'new wave' of Irish crime coming now had its origins back then, I'm sure. Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-85315308540113439212008-03-04T21:06:00.000+00:002008-03-04T21:06:00.000+00:00Still no sound, but it LOOKS cool.What we'd like t...Still no sound, but it LOOKS cool.<BR/><BR/>What we'd like to know is how you go about getting, "the Irish public consciousness," to focus on one thing. The recognition that there IS organized crime is a great step. Truly, we're jealous.<BR/><BR/>We've had a few reporters targeted, http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/08/28/auger-retire-crime.html<BR/> and the RCMP has "proceeds of crime" department, but we've never managed to get any public interest. We're experts at looking the other way.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the great Irish crime fiction helps.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-75786650742133488552008-03-04T20:50:00.000+00:002008-03-04T20:50:00.000+00:00No sound might be the best way to watch Paul Willi...No sound might be the best way to watch Paul Williams ... I'll see what I can do. Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-68629893954307429752008-03-04T18:21:00.000+00:002008-03-04T18:21:00.000+00:00Oh, I was watching this last night.I had the 'Now ...Oh, I was watching this last night.<BR/><BR/>I had the 'Now it was personal' line spouted about two seconds before him. Then I laughed. What else can you do?<BR/><BR/>ps - no sound on that video.Twenty Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371000451615091448noreply@blogger.com