Columns - Irish Examiner

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.

We may have voted for them but we sure as hell don’t deserve them

LIONS led by donkeys. It was a phrase first used to describe soldiers in the First World War and the generals who led them. It could apply to us and the asinine Government that leads us.

Tue, 09 Sep, 2003

Watch them or they will renege on their promise of disability rights

AFTER all the promises, all the afterglow of the Special Olympics, all the public awareness, all the consultations, dialogue and meetings... the Government is at it again.

Tue, 02 Sep, 2003

If we want a decent life, we’ll have to live up to the legacy of Larkin

NINETY years ago this morning, about 200 tram drivers in Dublin stopped work. They abandoned their trams in a demand for union recognition.

Tue, 26 Aug, 2003

FF silence the voice of authority by pandering to vested interests

JANUS was a powerful god. He was almost as important as Jupiter, the king of all the Roman gods.

Tue, 19 Aug, 2003

Tawdry deal tarnished a couple’s wedding — and a nation’s leader

Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness — And Wilderness is Paradise enow.

Tue, 12 Aug, 2003