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Alison O'Connor

Alison O'Connor

Columnist

Reign of Donald Trump is here and we will need to be ready for worse to come

Reign of Donald Trump is here and we will need to be ready for worse to come

In the space of a short few months we have had the double blow of Trump and Brexit, writes Alison O’Connor

Fri, 11 Nov, 2016

Donald Trump

No point saying otherwise, this is a terrible thing

Alison O’Connor wonders if Donald Trump is really going to stop telling lies, stop swearing revenge on those who cross him, stop looking at women as objects who exist for his sexual gratification, or stop pandering to the base instincts of those who would wish to make America great and white again?

Thu, 10 Nov, 2016

We should be glad Kenny is willing to get involved in Brexit talks

We should be glad Kenny is willing to get involved in Brexit talks

Just as we had repaired relations with the British, you’d feel like banging their heads together, writes Alison O’Connor

Fri, 04 Nov, 2016

With a public flogging like this, why do women bother with politics?

With a public flogging like this, why do women bother with politics?

I don’t think there’s a single article that has ever been written about a male politician in the same vein, writes Alison O’Connor.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2016

Jockeying for position in leadership race even before Kenny signals exit

Jockeying for position in leadership race even before Kenny signals exit

Leo may not get the job for being too interesting and Simon may not get it for not being interesting enough, writes Alison O’Connor

Fri, 21 Oct, 2016

Only reason Trump is still in race for presidency is because he’s male

Only reason Trump is still in race for presidency is because he’s male

Trump could be a baboon and he would still be in the race, just as long as he was a baboon with a penis, Alison O’Connor.

Fri, 14 Oct, 2016

Budget 2017: Heavy dollop of pragmatism saw three-parent budget succeed

Budget 2017: Heavy dollop of pragmatism saw three-parent budget succeed

JUST weeks after the first baby was born using a “three-parent” technique in Mexico we’ve managed the almost similarly amazing feat of the three-parent budget here.

Wed, 12 Oct, 2016

Bruised electorate reeling from a total lack of Fine Gael leadership

Bruised electorate reeling from a total lack of Fine Gael leadership

There is an alarming militancy in the growing threats of strikes and industrial action, writes Alison O’Connor.

Fri, 07 Oct, 2016

Burgeoning Repeal movement must allow for dissenting voices

Burgeoning Repeal movement must allow for dissenting voices

Immensely brave women such as Roisín Ingle and Tara Flynn put on the public record the fact of their own abortions. That lifted the lid in a way nothing else could have done, writes Alison O’Connor.

Fri, 30 Sep, 2016

Hillary must be at top of her game in the run-in, or it’s President Trump

Hillary must be at top of her game in the run-in, or it’s President Trump

The clock is ticking all to quickly towards polling day and the first presidential debate with Trump is on Monday, writes Alison O’Connor.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2016