Columns - Irish Examiner

Editorial

Universal health insurance - A health service mired in confusion

CONFUSION continues to surround the vexed question of what kind of health service people want in this country? 

Thu, 19 Nov, 2015

Death of Jonah Lomu - Legend on and off rugby pitch

TRIBUTES have been pouring in to mark the untimely passing at the age of 40 of New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu, the sport’s first global superstar. 

Thu, 19 Nov, 2015

Reforming the legal profession - Plans diluted

Having blown the dust off the document prepared by her predecessor, former justice minister Alan Shatter, the present incumbent, Frances Fitzgerald, has issued a bill aimed at making the legal profession more competitive but according to one expert, the Shatter proposals have been so diluted that lawyers will effectively end up policing fellow lawyers, thereby reducing the economic impact of the Irish legal system in terms of lowering costs.

Thu, 19 Nov, 2015

The housing crisis and issue of homelessness need to be addressed immediately

THERE are currently 5,000 men, women and children in emergency accommodation nationally, a figure that is both an indictment of the failed housing policies of successive governments and a call to action to end the homeless crisis once and for all.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

Prison inmates should be treated with some level of human dignity

LIFE in prison is not supposed to be easy but it is not supposed to be inhumanly harsh either in a civilised society.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

First same-sex marriages are a cause for celebration

THE overwhelming acceptance by Irish voters of same-sex marriage in last May’s referendum was a moment of great celebration for the thousands of gay couples, their friends, and families who campaigned for it.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2015

Arab nations should also fear the reach of Islamic state

IF there is a lesson from the attacks on Paris last Friday, it is that Islamic State has become a truly global threat, more brutal than even al Qaeda, and with the arms, training and money to carry out its plans.

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015

State agencies will have to defend victims of crime under new EU legislation

IT is not before time that victims of crime in Ireland will attain legally enforceable rights.

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015

Another food we love is found to be bad for us

Almost every day we learn of another favourite food that is bad for health. Red meat and processed meats have been the targets this year but now it looks like that after-hours indulgence could be worst of all.

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015