Columns - Irish Examiner

Editorial

A political movement

MOST people might have imagined that Mary O’Rourke was our most revealing politician when she told the nation that she was having a bath when, as Transport Minister, she heard on the radio that the chairman of CIÉ had resigned.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2016

Treatment of asylum seekers shames us all

THE Irish people have long held a cherished reputation as a compassionate and caring people, with citizens gladly contributing to charities and good causes.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2016

Eyes on the prize - Praising ministers

IT isn’t very often that Government ministers get praise heaped on them by advocates of justice and social cohesion but it happened twice this week.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

A long way from the recession - NTMA chief’s comments

NATIONAL Treasury Management Agency chief executive Conor O’Kelly was refreshingly candid when he appeared before the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee yesterday.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

Ban all Russian athletes at Rio - Russian doping

RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin is not a competitor at the Olympics but he might as well be, considering his undoubted role in the biggest doping scandal in history.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

Board games - Education governance vacancies

IT seems extraordinarily remiss of successive ministers for education that the boards of several important education agencies and colleges have been entirely or largely vacant for several months and, in some cases, for more than a year.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2016

It is a big deal but is it a good one? - Drug savings agreement

THE new drug savings agreement between the State and the pharmaceutical industry is certainly a big deal but is it a good deal?

Thu, 21 Jul, 2016

Now is time to plan for it - Post-Brexit world

THE announcement that Britain is giving up its presidency of the European Council next year is a further indication that there will be no rowing back on Brexit by the new Prime Minister Theresa May. 

Thu, 21 Jul, 2016