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Talking the talk - McGregor’s victory

Conor McGregor has shown himself to be one of the most extraordinary Irish athletes of all time.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

We need to lead the climate change battle

Anyone who doubts the relevance to Ireland of the global climate talks in Paris should take a long, hard look at how people are suffering in the unfolding crisis on the Shannon and other rivers, such as the Bandon, where water levels are expected to rise overnight. 

Sat, 12 Dec, 2015

Not surprised nurses choosing to strike

Greater chaos than usual in the emergency departments of seven hospitals across the country will be unavoidable when underpaid, understaffed, and overstressed nurses go on strike next Tuesday. Basically, their aim is to bring home to the Government, and the public, the impossible conditions they are working under while trying to care for patients.

Sat, 12 Dec, 2015

Few tears will be shed for passing of threats from parents

Few tears, if any, will be shed at the passing of an era when the threat of parents using the wooden spoon hung over the children of Ireland. 

Sat, 12 Dec, 2015

Pantomime karaoke: Keep music real

CORK’S Opera House is one of the mainstays of cultural life in the south, a position recognised by continued public subsidy and support even during the darkest days of the recession.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015

Dáil deputies in jail: Farce highlights bizarre system

THE jailing of Dáil deputies Clare Daly and Mick Wallace, however briefly, once agains highlights how very bizarre our justice and penal systems have become.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015

Growth figure hits 7%: Tax cuts the worst way to use windfall

THE combination of an uplifting growth rate of 7% and an imminent election is a heady, explosive mix.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015

Pluralist Ireland: Labour’s position contradictory

THERE is a strong whiff of hypocrisy about Labour’s proposal to abolish a 50-year-old rule giving religion a privileged status in Ireland’s primary schools while at the same time, as a partner in the coalition government, voting down a popular amendment that would rid the education system of a biased admissions policy favouring Catholic children over those of minority religions and others who have not been baptised.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2015