Columns - Irish Examiner

Editorial

Unwise decisions

THE decision by two members of the group that recommended a merger of Cork city and county councils not to accept an invitation to appear before an Oireachtas committee to discuss their controversial findings is at the very least disrespectful and adds another layer of doubt and questioning to a process already cast in a poor light.

Sat, 31 Oct, 2015

Hard call on fees likely to be deferred - Report on funding third level

THE Government may not be entirely disappointed that this week’s publication of the latest report on how third level education might be funded probably means that any real — and more than likely very unpopular — decisions on the incendiary issue will fall to the next administration.

Fri, 30 Oct, 2015

Hard choices - Lansdowne deal rejected

THE idea that the economic recovery could be as hard to manage as the recession gained some impetus yesterday when gardaí voted overwhlemingly — 87% to 11% — to reject the Lansdowne Road agreement on public service pay. Last week the AGSI, the organisation representing garda sergeants and inspectors, also rejected the deal. Two teachers’ unions, the ASTI and the TUI, have also voted against it.

Fri, 30 Oct, 2015

Sex harassment is always wrong - Women face abuse on our streets

“MURDER is murder is murder,” asserted Margaret Thatcher in 1980 when she rejected a prescient warning from Charles Haughey that her hardline position on the H Block hunger strikes would, in the longer term, be a boon for the Provos.

Fri, 30 Oct, 2015

Robust plan to integrate people is key - Arrival of refugees

WITH 100 refugees from war-torn Syria already in Ireland and up to 4,000 immigrants expected here over the next two years, it is heartening to feel the Government is actively planning to ensure they are fully integrated in Irish society. 

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015

Acknowledging dementia - Groundbreaking initiative

ACCORDING to the Oxford dictionary dementia is “a mental disorder marked by memory failures, personality changes and impaired reasoning”. 

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015

Rounding up - Our two cents

NOT before time, the Wexford experiment of 2013 aimed at taking those infuriating 1c and 2c coins out of circulation finally went national yesterday when customers at last had the option of their change being rounded to the nearest 5c.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015

Moderation key on the diet front - WHO meat warning

THOUGH there is a scary ring of truth behind the latest report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on possible links between cancer and the food we eat, a sceptic might perhaps be forgiven for turning a jaundiced eye on its findings. 

Wed, 28 Oct, 2015