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Bilingual breathalysers - Drink driving ruling overturned

Bilingual breathalysers - Drink driving ruling overturned

TWO peculiarities that may be uniquely Irish came to the fore last year when an appeal in a drink driving case succeeded because a breathalyser machine was not bilingual.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

An essential, balancing perspective - A future for the Labour Party

An essential, balancing perspective - A future for the Labour Party

WHEN, after Britain’s 2015 general election, in which Labour fell a long way short of its targets and an opinion-poll-defying Tory performance allowed David Cameron form a single-party government, then Labour leader Ed Miliband resigned. 

Wed, 11 May, 2016

Take that nap! - Too tired to drive

Take that nap! - Too tired to drive

YESTERDAY’S court of appeal ruling showed we place particular emphasis on trying to eradicate drink driving as a way of making our roads safer for everyone. 

Wed, 11 May, 2016

United front needed to drive change - Reforming the health service

United front needed to drive change - Reforming the health service

JUST as every January brings a plethora of new diets aimed at changing your life, every new Government promises a radical review of our dysfunctional health service. 

Tue, 10 May, 2016

It’s time to act - Mrs Higgins’ comments criticised

It’s time to act - Mrs Higgins’ comments criticised

SABINA HIGGINS, wife of President Michael D Higgins, cannot be surprised that her remarks about abortion and foetal abnormalities have been labelled as “calculated and inappropriate” by those opposed to changes in abortion legislation. 

Tue, 10 May, 2016

Crass ignorance and delusion - Controlling dangerous dogs

Crass ignorance and delusion - Controlling dangerous dogs

ONE of the ugly developments made possible by social media was seen in action yesterday. 

Tue, 10 May, 2016

Formation of new administration: Politics are back to the local level

Formation of new administration: Politics are back to the local level

The truism that all politics is local, though some might use the more derogatory term ‘parish-pump’, is already looming over the minority government even before the fresh crop of ministers appointed by Taoiseach Enda Kenny have read themselves into their job briefs.

Mon, 09 May, 2016

Foster home scandal: Neglect of rights of vulnerable

Foster home scandal: Neglect of rights of vulnerable

Ireland’s failure to ratify the UN convention on persons with disability eight years after signing it, is a damning indictment of this country. 

Mon, 09 May, 2016

Droughts in India and Ethiopia: Real water crisis

Droughts in India and Ethiopia: Real water crisis

Given the negative attitude of tens of thousands of Irish people to paying for water, it is worth looking at the plight of 300m people currently in the merciless grip of a severe drought in India which is facing its worst water crisis in years. 

Mon, 09 May, 2016

Joblessness down but complacency a worry

Joblessness down but complacency a worry

There was further good news on the jobs front, this week, when the Central Statistics Office released figures showing that the unemployment rate last month fell to 8.4%, down from 9.7% in April of last year.

Sat, 07 May, 2016