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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.
Fergus Finlay: The biggest housing scandal? The government knows how to fix it
Fergus Finlay: The biggest housing scandal? The government knows how to fix it
There were times — when Ireland was a lot poorer — when house building was really a major priority for government.

Tue, 25 May, 2021

DUP leadership
Fergus Finlay: Edwin Poots may be the DUP's last chance to prove Charles Haughey wrong
Power-sharing is set to be tested to the point of destruction but, given the increasingly fractured United Kingdom, Mr Poots may yet discover the value of the peace process

Tue, 18 May, 2021

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Fergus Finlay: Time to listen to men who suffer domestic abuse
Just like women who endure violence and coercive control, many male victims fear to speak out — but Men's Aid is listening

Tue, 11 May, 2021

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Fergus Finlay: Good people are being driven out of politics by malice and bile on social media
Tech makes communication immeasurably faster and more effecient — but also facilitates the proliferation of dark forces online 

Tue, 04 May, 2021

Review of the Year 2020
Fergus Finlay: Cummings versus Boris —  a mouthwatering political battle
Have you been following this? If not, get ready for a roller-coaster ride. I’m not sure what subscription you’ll need to be able to follow the twists and turn that lie ahead. But it’s going to be a political thriller. 

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

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Fergus Finlay: Shared resilience has turned a big crisis into an opportunity
We’re all missing Lakers desperately. The craic is always great there, high-fiving when you come in, jokes and laughter and no shortage of hugs. All that has been stopped for months. Instead, the building is quiet. There’s a lonely feel to the place.

Tue, 20 Apr, 2021

Fergus Finlay: Dublin Bay is a priceless asset — why allow it become a filthy mess?
Fergus Finlay: Dublin Bay is a priceless asset — why allow it become a filthy mess?
Almost nine million cubic metres of untreated sewage and storm waters has been discharged into Dublin Bay over the last four years

Tue, 13 Apr, 2021

Northern Ireland unrest
Fergus Finlay: We can’t vote away the fear and sectarianism built into the border
Partition built sectarianism into the polity of Northern Ireland. But it is through the Good Friday Agreement — not a border poll — that we will progress to a future built on consent 

Tue, 06 Apr, 2021

FILE PHOTO The Beacon Hospital has apologised for administering 20 left-over Covid-19 vaccines to teachers earlier this week, wh
Fergus Finlay: There is no more putrefying smell than that of abused entitlement
Everyone is hemmed in by the pandemic, longing for our proper turn to come so that vaccination will make some normal life possible again. That’s why most of us are so nauseated by this carry-on

Tue, 30 Mar, 2021

Fergus Finlay: We must change language around sex crimes in quest for justice
Fergus Finlay: We must change language around sex crimes in quest for justice
That Noeline Blackwell one — the woman from the Rape Crisis Centre — drives me crazy. I can’t listen to her on the radio without getting angrier and angrier.

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

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