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UN role is vital - Humanitarian aid in Aleppo

THE reported use of deadly chlorine gas is a most disturbing turn of events in the long-running Syrian war.

Fri, 12 Aug, 2016

‘Deny and defend’ a trauma for all - Medical negligence cases

NEW standards being adopted by the Health Service Executive for perinatal death are a welcome recognition that when miscarriages and post-pregnancy loss occur the family of the child needs to be dealt with in a caring and sensitive manner.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016

Taoiseach must demand justice - Ibrahim Halawa case

FOR the first time in almost three years there appears to be real hope that Ibrahim Halawa, an Irish citizen interned in Egypt, will see justice.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016

Britain isolated - Brexit implications

THE Brexit train is not just gathering speed, it looks like it is going off the rail. Attempts by Prime Minister Theresa May to reinvigorate “splendid isolation”, a foreign policy pursued by Britain during the late 19th century, appears to be leading to even greater seclusion within Europe.

Thu, 11 Aug, 2016

Cowardly racists: Attacks on immigrants

RACISM in any shape or form is a heinous crime that should not be tolerated in a so-called Christian country that prides itself on the worldwide image of its emigrants. 

Wed, 10 Aug, 2016

Olympic tickets: Scandal must be cleared up

THE Olympic Council of Ireland finds itself in a murky and sorry mess at the Olympic Games in Rio. 

Wed, 10 Aug, 2016

State of our health service: Harris should take advice from medic

WHEN former Taoiseach Brian Cowen was minister for health, he famously compared the post to Angola’s notorious war zone. After only four months in office, the present incumbent, Simon Harris, might be inclined to agree with him.

Wed, 10 Aug, 2016

Neutrality as we know it is a spent force - Defence strategy and Nato

The Department of Defence is continuing its stubborn refusal to confirm or deny an agreement between the Irish and British governments for RAF fighter jets to defend Ireland’s airspace from terror attacks.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2016

Fr Edward Daly - His work should be recognised

The Americans have their historic photograph of six marines raising the Stars and Stripes during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Second World War; the Russians still revere the picture of their troops flying the flag over the Reichstag in the Battle of Berlin on May 2, 1945.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2016