Editorial
Tackling ‘lone wolf’ terrorism - We must use brain as well as brawn
Tackling ‘lone wolf’ terrorism - We must use brain as well as brawn
LIKE most good ideas, criminologist Dr Paul Gill’s suggestion for tackling ‘lone wolf’ terrorism is breathtakingly simple: such killers always leave a trail, so, instead of identifying this when it is too late and the damage has been done, why not try to detect it in advance?

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Microcredit scheme - Here’s to the credit unions
Microcredit scheme - Here’s to the credit unions

OF all our financial institutions, none are more revered than the credit unions and it is not difficult to see why.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Death of JT McNamara - A sad loss
Death of JT McNamara - A sad loss
ONE of the saddest events of the sporting year has occurred with the death of jockey John Thomas McNamara. A leading Irish amateur rider, he had over 600 career victories and was a four-time Cheltenham Festival winner.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2016

Olympic doping controversy - Refusal to ban Russians a cop-out
Olympic doping controversy - Refusal to ban Russians a cop-out
THE decision by the International Olympic Committee not to impose a blanket ban on Russia for next month’s Rio Games over the nation’s doping record diminishes the modern Olympics movement, insults the thousands of clean competitors taking part, and endangers the health of Russian athletes.

Tue, 26 Jul, 2016

Water safety must be priority - Seven rescued from danger
Water safety must be priority - Seven rescued from danger

SUNNY weather has finally arrived with temperatures up and the prospect of one of the best summers in years. That will invariably mean taking to the great outdoors, to the waters and the wild. Schoolchildren on holidays are also enjoying summer camps and family breaks.

Tue, 26 Jul, 2016

Revenue losses - Vulture funds use tax loophole
Revenue losses - Vulture funds use tax loophole
UP to 90,000 Irish loans are now owned by foreign investors known as vulture funds. Like the birds of prey they are named after, they are scavengers with the sole purpose of looking after themselves.

Tue, 26 Jul, 2016

Big problem weighing on our minds - Ireland’s obesity crisis
Big problem weighing on our minds - Ireland’s obesity crisis
A VISIT to Ireland’s splendid beaches during the recent spell of hot weather confirmed the picture of Irish people growing fatter and heading to be the most obese in Europe.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2016

Teachers can finally be fired - A lesson learned
Teachers can finally be fired - A lesson learned

TRADITIONALLY, it has been notoriously difficult, if not impossible, for the State to dismiss a bad teacher, or even to hold an inquiry.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2016

Why is this idle? - Addiction treatment centre
Why is this idle? - Addiction treatment centre

IRELAND’S ineffectual attitude to the countrywide drugs problem is symbolised by the inexplicable delay in opening a treatment centre in Cork.

Mon, 25 Jul, 2016

Kenny contradictory on Brexit and border
Kenny contradictory on Brexit and border

IT isn’t often that a nationalist southern newspaper is in agreement with a lofty, unionist member of Britain’s House of Lords, but it is hard to argue with the logic of Ulster Unionist, Peer Lord Empey, regarding the Taoiseach’s contradictory remarks over Brexit.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2016

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