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Alison O'Connor
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Will the improving economy absolve the Government of its ‘sins’?
Will the improving economy absolve the Government of its ‘sins’?

If I were in charge of the re-election effort, I think I’d draft in the assistance of a good psychologist, writes Alison O’Connor

Fri, 25 Sep, 2015

Government may be re-elected if they go to the polls in November
Government may be re-elected if they go to the polls in November

If Kenny waits until March he leaves too much time for something to go badly wrong, and not enough time to fix it, writes Alison O’Connor

Fri, 18 Sep, 2015

More inspirational TDs please as 32nd Dáil looms on the horizon
More inspirational TDs please as 32nd Dáil looms on the horizon

We need more of the big thinkers and those who are ambitious for us as a society, and not afraid to float ideasm, writes Alison O’Connor 

Fri, 11 Sep, 2015

Fennelly Fallout: Government is treating people like they are fools
Fennelly Fallout: Government is treating people like they are fools

IN THE world of our Taoiseach Enda Kenny if you wake up with the head of a dead horse in the bed beside you the thing to do is take it to a taxidermist and have it stuffed and mounted, writes Alison O’Connor. 

Fri, 04 Sep, 2015

Opportunistic government not helping the Northern Executive
Opportunistic government not helping the Northern Executive

Since taking power it appears that Enda Kenny has a rather ambivalent attitude to the North, writes Alison O’Connor

Fri, 28 Aug, 2015

Rose of Tralee is still all about judging young Irishwomen

I almost found myself not wanting the Philip Tracey-designed crown to be taken from Maria Walsh, writes Alison O’Connor

Fri, 21 Aug, 2015

Comb-over cannot cover up how Donald Trump thrives with his misogyny
Comb-over cannot cover up how Donald Trump thrives with his misogyny

Donal Trump has set the bar so low that even remarks like ‘legitimate rape’ seem less outrageous now, writes Alison O’Connor

Fri, 14 Aug, 2015

State casting women adrift in their most desperate hour of need
State casting women adrift in their most desperate hour of need

THE personal is political, or so the feminist slogan, which originated in the 1960s, tells us.

Fri, 07 Aug, 2015

Inquiry showed once gung-ho Taoiseach to be a weak performer
Inquiry showed once gung-ho Taoiseach to be a weak performer

There is a strong suspicion that the horrible lessons we learned through the economic bust are

Fri, 31 Jul, 2015

Straight talking is refreshing but without change it loses its lustre
Straight talking is refreshing but without change it loses its lustre

Marvelous political skill is unsatisfactory when it comes to the shambolic

Fri, 17 Jul, 2015

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