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Olympic Games: Scandals mar celebrations
Olympic Games: Scandals mar celebrations
THE Rio Games will go down as the strangest, most controversial, and scandal-prone Olympics of the 21st century.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2016

US presidential election: Lapse in security
US presidential election: Lapse in security
THE thought of Donal Trump receiving classified security and intelligence briefings is almost as scary as having him elected president of the US and commander-in-chief of the American armed forces.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2016

Funding third-level education: Outdated models must be examined
Funding third-level education: Outdated models must be examined
WITH the first of this year’s CAO offers coming on Monday, students will be hoping that the points they scored in the Leaving Certificate will be enough to allow them take the course of their choice.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2016

Olympic controversies: Headlines for all wrong reasons
Olympic controversies: Headlines for all wrong reasons
IF there was an Olympic medal for controversy, Ireland would have gained three golds already. We are certainly punching above our weight when it comes to garnering world headlines at the Rio Games — mostly for the wrong reasons.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2016

Fall-off in blood donations: Lift the ban
Fall-off in blood donations: Lift the ban
IN the region of 8,000 new blood donors are needed by the end of this year after the number of first-time donors dropped by 20% last year compared to five years earlier, according to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2016

After the exams: Give youth a fair chance at finding a job
After the exams: Give youth a fair chance at finding a job
TENS of thousands of young people will be looking at their Leaving Certificate results today and planning for the future. Many of them will choose to go on to third-level education but a sizable proportion will instead seek permanent jobs and hope that they will be able to earn a decent living.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2016

Cigarette sales: Still far too readily available
Cigarette sales: Still far too readily available

AS minister for health, James Reilly proposed banning cigarette machines three years ago. 

Wed, 17 Aug, 2016

Use technology: Irish Olympians
Use technology: Irish Olympians
IT was beginning to look like Ireland’s only medals at the Rio Olympics would be confined to the magnificent performance of the O’Donovan brothers.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2016

Leaving Certificate results: Overhaul of third-level structure
Leaving Certificate results: Overhaul of third-level structure

THE Leaving Certificate results are out today and the Central Applications Office (CAO) will make its first offers of third level places next Monday. Over 47,000 Leaving Cert students had applied to the CAO this year.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2016

Legal ‘poor box’ system: Risible at best
Legal ‘poor box’ system: Risible at best
OUR legal system has many quaint and strange traditions but none moreso than the practise by judges to allow a guilty person to avoid a criminal conviction by ‘donating’ a sum of money to the court’s own ‘poor box.’

Tue, 16 Aug, 2016

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