Editorial
Burying their heads in sand - Catholic Church and abuse
Burying their heads in sand - Catholic Church and abuse

IT seems that the attitude of the Catholic Church in Ireland has undergone little, if any, change judging by the remarks made by a bishop at the funeral of a fellow bishop who was scathingly criticised by the 2009 Murphy inquiry into how the archdiocese of Dublin handled allegations of child abuse by priests.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

Payback time - AIB shareholders’ decision
Payback time - AIB shareholders’ decision
HARD-PRESSED taxpayers will be heartened to learn that AIB shareholders have given their backing to measures which will finally enable the rescued bank to repay €1.7bn of the €21bn needed to bail them out. 

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

Solving A&E crisis will cost more money - Nurses’ strike averted
Solving A&E crisis will cost more money - Nurses’ strike averted
IF the arrangements agreed between the Health Service Executive and the Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation avert industrial action in the country’s overstretched emergency hospitals, they are to be welcomed.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2015

Sustaining faith in our society - Confronting boorish behaviour
Sustaining faith in our society - Confronting boorish behaviour

THERE are few things that encourage a person to take a cynical view of our justice and policing systems as much as being a victim of a petty crime, have the perpetrators identified and admit their guilt, only to see them walk free without incurring any meaningful sanction for their behaviour.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2015

Pup is not a toy - A puppy for Christmas
Pup is not a toy - A puppy for Christmas

THE debate is as much a part of Christmas as excited children and over-eating, but the argument has to be won every year.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2015

HSE should see Hiqa as ally not foe - Overseeing our health services
HSE should see Hiqa as ally not foe - Overseeing our health services

OVER the weekend, HSE chief Tony O’Brien warned that there is no clear national vision for our health service and that the HSE has been starved of the funding needed to deliver reform.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

We’re still failing the vulnerable - Children in direct provision
We’re still failing the vulnerable - Children in direct provision
WHEN those appalling, shaming reports about how vulnerable children were so mistreated in care homes were published, we took comfort in the suggestion that most people were unaware of what went on in these wretched institutions.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

Unforgiveable - €1bn in food waste
Unforgiveable - €1bn in food waste
THERE are far too many ways we can confirm our lunacy — belated and half-hearted efforts to confront global warming; half of the world’s population is obese while the other half goes huungry and our destruction of the great natural food resources offered by the world’s seas.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

A small step but not and end in itself - Paris climate change deal
A small step but not and end in itself - Paris climate change deal
The historic agreement reached in Paris on climate change will not save the planet but it saves the last opportunity we have to save the planet. It is, therefore, a means to an end and not an end in itself.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

Do more to free Halawa - In jail in Egypt
Do more to free Halawa - In jail in Egypt

Irishman Ibrahim Halawa, from Tallaght, Co Dublin, yesterday spent his 20th birthday in prison in Cairo.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

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