Editorial
Seeing the light - Albert Einstein’s legacy
Seeing the light - Albert Einstein’s legacy
EARLIER this month we celebrated the bicentenary of the birth of George Boole, the mathematician and father of the digital age who taught at Queen’s University Cork (now UCC) and whose development of so-called Boolean logic paved the way for the computer age. This logic underpins all digital devices from laptops to mobile phones, existing in almost every line of computer code.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

Time to give credit to the credit unions - Regulation row
Time to give credit to the credit unions - Regulation row
OF all the financial institutions that suffered during Ireland’s economic crash, the credit union movement emerged the most intact. Only 1% of them have needed State funding since the financial crisis.

Fri, 27 Nov, 2015

‘Broken’ policy - Sham-marriages crackdown
‘Broken’ policy - Sham-marriages crackdown
YESTERDAY’S countrywide swoop by gardaí, leading to the arrest of 11 people allegedly involved in a multimillion-euro marriage-of-convenience scam, will, as Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald put it, send out an unequivocal message to those who abuse this country’s immigration laws that their actions will not be tolerated.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Emerald Isle still green on environment - Water pollution
Emerald Isle still green on environment - Water pollution
SINCE generations of Irish holiday-goers have spent what passed as summer literally swimming in water polluted by excrement, it is shocking to learn from yet another damning report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that 45 urban areas continue to discharge untreated sewage into water courses and coastal areas around Ireland.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

A most subtle form of violence - Technological abuse
A most subtle form of violence - Technological abuse
THERE can be few more chilling experiences than being the victim of cyberstalking. 

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Strikes will not improve our hospitals - Nurses’ industrial action
Strikes will not improve our hospitals - Nurses’ industrial action

IT IS hard to imagine how work stoppages by nurses in hospital emergency departments are meant to improve the care of patients. Yet that is the course of action members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) have decided to take.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

Terror threat to tourism sector - Promoting Ireland overseas
Terror threat to tourism sector - Promoting Ireland overseas

ON Monday next, Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe will launch Tourism Ireland’s 2016 marketing plans to promote the island of Ireland overseas.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

Emmy honours for Baz Ashmawy - Mammy knows best
Emmy honours for Baz Ashmawy - Mammy knows best
THE Irish Mammy continues to reign supreme. Far from being a figure of fun, she is the heartbeat of the nation and the biggest Irish Mammy of all these days is Nancy Ashmawy, mother of Baz.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

WHO’s reaction to ebola outbreak - Failings had key role in disaster
WHO’s reaction to ebola outbreak - Failings had key role in disaster

SINCE its creation in 1948 the World Health Organization has played a leading role in the elimination or containment of deadly diseases like smallpox, tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS.

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015

In eye of ‘storm’ - Climate change
In eye of ‘storm’ - Climate change

CONSIDERING we are an island nation, Irish coasts are among the most vulnerable in the world to climate change.

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015

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