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Editorial

A burning issue in Alberta

The awesome power of nature to destroy, as well as enhance, our environment is evident from a massive wildfire in Canada that has forced 90,000 residents to flee Fort McMurray, in Alberta.

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Asylum policy - Opt-outs make reform a cop-out

The European Commission this week unveiled an overhaul of the European Union’s asylum policy in an effort to share the burden of hosting refugees more evenly among member states.

Fri, 06 May, 2016

Baby discovery - Echoes of a disturbing past

ANYONE with a trace of humanity must feel a mixture of shock, horror, and sadness at the discovery of the body of a newborn girl at a recycling plant in Co Wicklow.

Fri, 06 May, 2016

Michael O’Leary comments - Akin to Trump

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is not one to mince his words, but his verbal assault on cyclists was, even for him, over the top. Exhibiting all the restraint of Donald Trump, Mr O’Leary told a conference in Dublin on Wednesday that cyclists “should be taken out and shot”.

Fri, 06 May, 2016

Government deal - Devil is in the lack of details

THEY say the devil is in the detail, Well, that certainly applies to the lack of clarity in a key part of the document issued by Fianna Fáil on the deal brokered with Fine Gael to facilitate a minority government.

Thu, 05 May, 2016

US presidential race - Confounding the critics

DONALD Trump continues to confound his critics. 

Thu, 05 May, 2016

Mental health - Olivia O’Leary is brave

HATS off to Olivia O’Leary.

Thu, 05 May, 2016

Undocumented entrants - Regularising migrants is a no-brainer

The original wording of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic guarantees fundamental rights and promises to “cherish all the children of the nation equally”.

Wed, 04 May, 2016