Editorial
Reform first - Gardaí to demand pay rises
Reform first - Gardaí to demand pay rises
No-one can be surprised that gardaí have added their tuppence worth to the growing demands for pay increases. 

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Landowners must escape liability trap - Access to the countryside
Landowners must escape liability trap - Access to the countryside
There is a long tradition of pretty much unhindered access to the Irish countryside for anyone who enjoys the great, soul-soothing outdoors. Landowners are, in the great majority of cases, welcoming, though there are occasional exceptions to this generous live-and-let-live culture.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Finding the courage to prevail, to hope
Finding the courage to prevail, to hope
In a world increasingly uncomfortable with elitism, and even though we watch more or less passively as the world’s business leaders accumulate wealth on a scale that would make even the Medicis or Rockerfellas splutter with envy, we will, over the coming days, celebrate the essence of elitism, of human exceptionalism and apartness.

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

What might Prince have done next?
What might Prince have done next?
It is hard, even if you have the vivid, soaring capacity to imagine that Prince Rogers Nelson used to secure his place among the greatest artists of our time, that a person born in Ireland in June, 1958, could have made love and sex, sex and love, such an easy, well-articulated cornerstone of their life’s work. 

Sat, 23 Apr, 2016

Health spend highest in EU and still...Eurostat figures can’t be ignored
Health spend highest in EU and still...Eurostat figures can’t be ignored
Eurostat report that shows our Government spends a greater proportion of its income — 19.9% — on health than any other EU administration must shape the debate about honesty, the efficient use of resources, and waste in that vital but dishearteningly dysfunctional sector.

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

A long life given over to duty - Queen Elizabeth at 90
A long life given over to duty - Queen Elizabeth at 90

In 1916, Irish monarchists — there were far more of them than the pageantry around centenary celebrations recognises — might have felt comfortable marking a significant milestone for a British king or queen.

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

Solution needed - Illegal fires
Solution needed - Illegal fires
It’s just over a year since, in these very columns, a dangerous and illegal fire near Killarney’s National Park that threatened houses and Loughquittane National School was discussed.

Fri, 22 Apr, 2016

Government must revise its targets - Tourism 2025 policy falls short
Government must revise its targets - Tourism 2025 policy falls short
IT WAS just a little over a year ago that Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe stood outside the gracious facade of Kilkenny Castle to unveil the Government’s new tourism policy, entitled ‘People, Place and Policy — Growing Tourism to 2025’.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2016

Worrying sign for Ireland - Intel jobs cuts
Worrying sign for Ireland - Intel jobs cuts

THE decision by the American tech giant Intel to cut its 100,000 strong workforce worldwide by 12,000 is a worrying sign for the future of multinationals in Ireland.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2016

Census is vital - Filling out form is civic necessity
Census is vital - Filling out form is civic necessity

CENSUS 2016 takes place next weekend and, with only four days to go, the Central Statistics Office is reminding people to keep their census form ready to be filled in on Sunday.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2016

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