http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Sat, 25 May 2013 23:19:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/04/american-football-in-dublin-%e2%80%93-its-the-diaspora-economy-stupid/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/04/american-football-in-dublin-%e2%80%93-its-the-diaspora-economy-stupid/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:23:53 +0000 Dr Sean Carey http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28178 After a miserable summer, there was widespread relief that it stayed dry for last Saturday's match between Notre Dame University's "Fighting Irish" and the US Naval Academy teams at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/04/american-football-in-dublin-%e2%80%93-its-the-diaspora-economy-stupid/feed/ 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/23/could-a-tax-on-unhealthy-food-improve-health/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/23/could-a-tax-on-unhealthy-food-improve-health/#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2012 23:00:43 +0000 Josh Barrie http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26515 We are one of the fattest countries in the world. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, we come in at 7th place. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/23/could-a-tax-on-unhealthy-food-improve-health/feed/ 48 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/18/the-debate-have-olympic-sponsorship-regulations-gone-too-far/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/18/the-debate-have-olympic-sponsorship-regulations-gone-too-far/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:09:35 +0000 Steve Anderson http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26472 While last week's moans turned to the poor preparations of security contractors G4S, the last four days have seen attention focusing on the restrictions placed on athletes, spectators, businesses, charities, your dinner, your clothes, your girlfriend and your dog over what they can and can't do in association with the Olympics]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/18/the-debate-have-olympic-sponsorship-regulations-gone-too-far/feed/ 48 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/the-great-olympic-tax-swindle/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/the-great-olympic-tax-swindle/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:00:21 +0000 Simon Birch http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26423 With the country now on starters' orders for the beginning of the London Games, the first winner has already been announced with the news that McDonald's have become the first Olympic sponsor to refuse their Olympic tax break]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/the-great-olympic-tax-swindle/feed/ 76