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Fergus Finlay: Hard-fought apology shows just how great is the debt we owe industrial home survivors
S Fergus Finlay: Hard-fought apology shows just how great is the debt we owe industrial home survivors
Mary Dunlevy Greene, Miriam Moriarty Owens, Mary Donovan, and Maurice O’Connell went on hunger strike for justice for all survivors

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Fergus Finlay: Meeting inspiring Cork people keeps bizarre world events at bay
Fergus Finlay: Meeting inspiring Cork people keeps bizarre world events at bay
After I was added to the Cork Person of the Year Hall of Fame, I got to meet some real genuine Cork heroes, but I was brought crashing back down to earth by events in America

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

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S Fergus Finlay: We must block Grok, it’s that simple — so why aren’t we doing it?
Being told to turn to Hotline.ie in the face of non-consensual image abuse isn't good enough: We need political will to face down social media giants and internet service providers

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

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S Fergus Finlay: Europe must tell Donald Trump there's a line he can't cross
It’s not unreasonable to look for comparisons with Trump in the emergence of the Third Reich, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Fergus Finlay: Donald Trump has driven world into a might is right phase
S Fergus Finlay: Donald Trump has driven world into a might is right phase
The overnight invasion of Venezuela was not an act of liberation, it was a further piece of the global corruption that the world’s greatest democracy appears to be reduced to — an act of cowboy piracy

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

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S Fergus Finlay: What could 2026 hold for Donald Trump? Wrong answers only 
Trump dominated the news last year, and he’s going to do it again next year, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

Fergus Finlay: One thing I've learned is that life is about making the most of what you've got
S Fergus Finlay: One thing I've learned is that life is about making the most of what you've got
If I’ve discovered one thing over the years, as a husband, father, and in my work as a trade union official and in the political world, it’s that there may not be a lot of point in trying to plan your life out 

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

Fergus Finlay: Life lessons from a hospital visit and an eloquent taxi driver
S Fergus Finlay: Life lessons from a hospital visit and an eloquent taxi driver
The health service rode to my rescue last week — but it was my knight on a white horse, Tommy the taxi driver, who gave me most to think about, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

You doing alright my dear?
S Fergus Finlay: No politics this week — I’m giving you a quiz for Christmas
As Christmas arrives early in our house, so too does the annual tradition of impossible quiz questions and family chaos

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

1995 Divorce Referendum
S Fergus Finlay: Raise a glass to 30 years of divorce in Ireland
Mervyn Taylor was the most hard-working and diffident minister I've ever known — it's thanks to his hard work that thousands of people have been freed from miserable marriages since 1995

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

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