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Gavin Sheridan is a blogger and journalist from Cork. He established one of Ireland’s longest running blogs, Gavinsblog.com and helped set-up Kildarestreet.com. Kildarestreet is designed to allow citizens keep tabs on what their TDs and Senators are up to in the Oireachtas. You might see his name pop up in the Irish Examiner the odd time too. (gavinsblog AT gmail DOT com). He works at a new media startup founded by former broadcaster Mark Little.
Mark Coughlan is a freelance journalist and researcher from Dublin. He has worked (and works) on short-term (alas, sometimes just one day) contracts for various media outlets in Ireland. (mark AT thestory DOT ie) Is there something that Mark should know about? Call 087 9431203.