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Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.
nurses in the hospital corridor
Fergus Finlay: Our public services are far from perfect, but we are lucky to have them
We’re lucky to have the commitment and quality of our own public services and the thousands of people who make them work

Tue, 05 May, 2026

Anxiety, thinking and window with child in home for mental health, adoption crisis or stress. Mistake, foster care trauma and ab
Fergus Finlay: We can afford the best  protection system in the world — but we are still failing children
Tusla's budget has never been sufficient for its workload — and now we are spending a fortune on unregulated private companies to make up for it 

Tue, 28 Apr, 2026

IRELAND-BRITAIN-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY
S Fergus Finlay: On both sides of the Irish Sea, political leaders are in trouble
Micheál Martin stands accused by his own as being massively out of touch over the fuel protests while Keir Starmer is under fire over the Peter Mandelson debacle

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

Waiting seats for patients in the hospital
Fergus Finlay: Authentic fuel price protest was distorted by its tactics — and a torrent of abuse
Protesting reduced oil supplies by reducing oil supplies is a mad strategy, and it was accompanied by vile abuse from some of the protesters and their supporters 

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

A general view of the action 23/11/2024
S Fergus Finlay: Greyhounds in Ireland face a cruel choice. Run very fast, or get killed
Greyhound racing is a sport that would simply not exist at all if it weren’t for a €20m subsidy that covers effectively 100% of its costs every year. A bad public policy if ever there was one

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026

A general view of the action 23/11/2024
S Fergus Finlay: Greyhounds in Ireland face a cruel choice. Run very fast, or get killed
Greyhound racing is a sport that would simply not exist at all if it weren’t for a €20m subsidy that covers effectively 100% of its costs every year. A bad public policy if ever there was one

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu
Fergus Finlay: Given our 'innocent bystander' history, Ireland is ready to overcome hardship from Iran war
Trump and Netanyahu just automatically assumed, because the regime in Iran is despotic and odious, that the rest of the world would applaud loudly while they wreaked untold havoc

Tue, 31 Mar, 2026

Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump
S Fergus Finlay: In the mad world Trump is creating, Putin is the only winner
While he’s blowing up Iran’s oil, Trump has already begun to relax restrictions on Russian oil

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

Fergus Finlay: We must identify and honour all who died in psychiatric hospitals
S Fergus Finlay: We must identify and honour all who died in psychiatric hospitals
These were people who died innocent of any crime. They did not, and do not, deserve an unmarked grave

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Holding hands, patient and family by hospital bed for support, sick and empathy for wellness. People, care and console for perso
Fergus Finlay: I survived a health scare and learned something profound
After a few weeks in hospital, I've learned about love and support and working through, and how remarkable my family is

Tue, 10 Mar, 2026

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