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Crackdown an affront to democracy - Protecting a free press

A VIBRANT, independent, and trustworthy press is like anything else we take for granted, until it’s gone. 

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Ballyhea says ‘enough’ - Five years of debt protest ends

THE “Ballyhea says No to the Bondholders” campaign marched for the 262nd and last time yesterday.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Zero tolerance - Warning on cyberbullying

THE weekend condemnation of legislation designed to protect schoolchildren from cyberbullying by special rapporteur on child protection, Geoffrey Shannon, sounds an alarm bell that must provoke action — ideally action that would protect all children from online abuse. But in a world increasingly defined by the never-ending advances of communication technologies that seems almost an impossible ambition.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Even giant Starbucks can’t beat City Hall

Cork City Council is to be congratulated for confronting the cavalier behaviour of heavyweight international coffee chain Starbucks, which opened three stores in Cork city centre without planning permission.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Winston Churchill’s warning is still relevant today

“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, and Sofia.”

Sat, 05 Mar, 2016

Safety warning for farmers: Take it handy

AS spring struggles to push winter aside, the countryside is beginning to wake up. 

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

Extremism warning: Don’t tolerate the intolerant

FREE speech is a non-negotiable cornerstone of liberal democracies. Europe showed this after the murderous attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

Collapse in politics’ credibility: Participate or accept the outcome

NOW that the first round of accusatory grandstanding is coming to a close — the blood-letting comes later — a dispassionate assessment of what the election means for our body politic and how it shapes our lives rather than political parties’ ambitions might just be possible. It would certainly be desireable. 

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

Open letter tackles dangers: Schools rugby health warning

THERE is a growing consensus among health professionals as well as sportspeople that rugby as it is currently played in schools is simply too dangerous to continue unchecked.

Thu, 03 Mar, 2016