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Worn with pride - Fifa imposes poppy fine on FA

THERE seems to be something risible about an organisation as, em, flexible as Fifa imposing a fine on a point of principle, yet that organisation, so long the personal fiefdom of Sepp Blatter, has fined the English Football Association €41,500 for wearing poppies commemorating those who died in all wars during the World Cup qualifier against Scotland on November 11. Scotland was also fined, but their sanction is less than half that of their English counterparts.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2016

A good time to break the mould - Public pensions review

IT is not surprising that Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe has insisted that any public sector pay deal will have to reflect the real value of public sector pensions. 

Tue, 20 Dec, 2016

Outcome will define us for decades - EC report on Apple tax fine

THE publication yesterday, by the European Commission, of its full ruling in which it concluded that Ireland offered computer and cultural behemoth Apple up to €13bn in illegal state aid intensifies a dispute that will take years, maybe even the bones of a decade, to resolve. 

Tue, 20 Dec, 2016

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Occupation of Apollo House: Disobedience delivers for the homeless

THE 19th century American philosopher Henry David Thoreau was not thinking about Ireland when he penned his famous essay on civil disobedience. 

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Eircode advert: Standards must be upheld by all

LIKE Irish Water, Eircode was thrust upon an unsuspecting Irish public with great fanfare, promising much but creating more heat than light.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Fake news: Act responsibly

IN most democracies free speech is not an unfettered right but subject to laws and regulations. 

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

No winners but case must drive change

THE over-riding response to the verdict returned in the trial of doctor Bernadette Scully, who was found not guilty of her 11-year-old daughter Emily Barut’s manslaughter yesterday, must be a combination of profound relief, support and heartfelt sympathy.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016

Moderation, as ever, is the best response

A LECTURE on the destructive evils of alcohol abuse might not immediately gather a large audience on the weekend before Christmas reaches a festive climax, but a warning from a liver specialist on the consequences of excessive drinking cannot be wisely ignored.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016

Heavy cost of failure

THIS morning a Dublin university student wakes to the unattractive prospect of a substantial legal bill after she lost a court claim over a hockey injury sustained while she was in secondary school.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016