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Alison O'Connor

Alison O'Connor

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Alison O'Connor: Let the pandemic's silver lining be Leaving Cert reform

Alison O'Connor: Let the pandemic's silver lining be Leaving Cert reform

No matter how obdurate you've been for years, a pandemic arrived and brought sweeping changes, writes Alison O'Connor

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021

President-Elect Biden Receives COVID-19 Vaccination

Alison O'Connor: It feels like we are living in slow motion but we must keep an eye on the prize

Why have our Taoiseach, Tánaiste and the rest of the Cabinet not received their Covid-19 vaccines yet? As we have seen, vaccines can be a toxic issue for politicians.

Fri, 05 Feb, 2021

Alison O'Connor: Given our unique circumstances, zero Covid is simply not realistic

Alison O'Connor: Given our unique circumstances, zero Covid is simply not realistic

Those calling for a ‘sealing’ of the 500km of border are looking for the impossible

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021

CC LABOUR COURT

Alison O'Connor: We haven't had enough salary shaming when it comes to our top civil servants

Robert Watt's proposed pay increase alone – €81,000 – is way more than twice the median annual earnings of Irish workers

Fri, 22 Jan, 2021

Irish Abortion Referendum Result

Alison O'Connor: Misogyny is still very much a part of Irish society

While the mother and baby homes are now closed, some of the attitudes that went with them remain a stain on our national landscape, writes Alison O'Connor

Fri, 15 Jan, 2021

Alison O’Connor: Easy to blame politicians but the public abandoned common sense

Alison O’Connor: Easy to blame politicians but the public abandoned common sense

If I had a euro for every daft spreading-Covid-over-Christmas story that has pinged into my WhasApp in recent days I could buy myself my own vaccine.

Fri, 08 Jan, 2021

Taoiseach visit to Dublin school

Alison O'Connor: Micheál Martin's 10 years of endurance as Fianna Fáil leader

Unlike most taoisigh, the Fianna Fáil leader was not in a particularly popular place when he got the job, writes Alison O'Connor

Fri, 01 Jan, 2021

Alison O'Connor: Leo's difficult transition to second in command

Alison O'Connor: Leo's difficult transition to second in command

Leo Varadkar's need to be the centre of attention has been a thorn in his successor's side — but could it come back to haunt him?

Fri, 18 Dec, 2020

Puberty blockers court case

Alison O’Connor: Trans community collateral damage in social media policing

There is a vocal, often sustained and sometimes abusive coterie on social media who take it upon themselves to police anything and everything said about the trans issue.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2020

Coronavirus - Wed Sep 23, 2020

Alison O'Connor: Even a pandemic can't diminish the Irish obsession with the pub

It is surely not too much to hope that a number of us will be vaccinated by St Patrick's Day.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2020