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Alison O'Connor

Alison O'Connor

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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

FILE PHOTO It is reported that Justice Seamus Woulfe has finally had his long-postponed meeting with Chief Justice Frank Clarke

Alison O'Connor: Ball is in Seamus Woulfe’s court - he should do the right thing

Woulfe's troubles have spread far and wide, taking in the Government and his colleagues in the Supreme Court, most particularly the Chief Justice Frank Clarke.

Fri, 20 Nov, 2020

Alison O'Connor: 'The greatest gift you can give to any child is self-confidence'

Alison O'Connor: 'The greatest gift you can give to any child is self-confidence'

One of the duties as a parent is to help your child discover their passions by allowing them to try different things, writes Alison O'Connor

Fri, 13 Nov, 2020

US Election Protests

Alison O'Connor: Millions of Americans have abandoned the act of kindness

They voted knowing what sort of a monster their ballot might help to keep in the White House, writes Alison O'Connor

Fri, 06 Nov, 2020