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Daniel McConnell

Grace scandal: Justice delayed but is the very least victims deserve

Commission of inquiry will be set up despite an orchestrated campaign to destroy the reputations of whistleblowers who exposed scandal, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

Economically, we must prepare for the worst

With the state of our public finances, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US president, we must be prudent to ensure a stable future, writes Daniel McConnell

Sat, 12 Nov, 2016

'Time to wake-up and try to address the justifiable anger of the people'

It was the forgotten people who elected Donald Trump to the most powerful political office in the free world. Irish officials would do well to heed such warnings, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Thu, 10 Nov, 2016

Strikes: Public service stands up for a new pay deal

NO SOONER was the Garda strike called off late on Thursday than we heard the stampede of other public-service workers demanding equal treatment.

Sat, 05 Nov, 2016

When speaking out is near-impossible to do

We thought we had seen it all with Garda bosses’ treatment of whistleblowers. But then came the ‘Grace’ scandal and the appalling way the HSE treated those who spoke out, says Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Sat, 05 Nov, 2016

State probe is the least we can do for these victims

The woman known as Grace and 46 other intellectually disabled boys, girls, men, and women who went through a Waterford foster home have been denied justice for far too long.

Wed, 02 Nov, 2016

Options are limited in this mess of the Government’s own making

Just how did we come to this point, asks Daniel McConnell

Wed, 02 Nov, 2016

Edging slowly towards an accidental election

Micheál Martin may be able to call time on this ramshackle Government whenever he sees fit, but a number of matters could force the hand of the Fianna Fáil leader, writes political editor Daniel McConnell

Sat, 29 Oct, 2016

Enda lets the abortion issue trip him up again

Rancour in the Coalition over the latest abortion bill vote is unnecessary and caused by nothing other than Kenny’s arrogance, hubris, and insecurity, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

Sat, 22 Oct, 2016