AT this stage, exposés of failure in our health service are as regular as Christmas pantomimes.

IF the commission of investigation established yesterday afternoon finds that senior gardaí orchestrated a campaign to discredit a Garda whistleblower, we will indeed be faced with an appalling vista.

IN this society, where power is bought by politicians promising the unaffordable, principle plays second fiddle to the rolling auction needed to secure and retain power. 

ONE of the few certainties in our topsy-turvy world is that we must cut our dependence on energy generated by fossil fuels. 

Deer populations are managed wherever they exist, to ensure they do not become a threat to themselves, motorists, their environment, or farming.