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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.
Why HSE must mean health serves everyone... we must start again
Why HSE must mean health serves everyone... we must start again

Now is the time for fundamental reform. Now is the time for a massive shake-up of our health system, writes Fergus Finlay.

Tue, 15 May, 2018

Even when Tony O’Brien has quit, nothing will change in the HSE
Even when Tony O’Brien has quit, nothing will change in the HSE

Who will appoint the next CEO of the HSE? To whom will that person report? What will be different?

Tue, 08 May, 2018

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Accountability demands the truth, not our State’s culture of evasion
We made terrible mistakes. We never put a system in place to make sure that you were told what you needed to know when you needed it.

Mon, 30 Apr, 2018

Women’s voices must be heard to stop normalisation of abusive behaviour
Women’s voices must be heard to stop normalisation of abusive behaviour

I’VE written several times now about sex. About sex abuse, misogyny, the way men feel they can treat women, writes Fergus Finlay.

Tue, 24 Apr, 2018

As well as sex education we must teach our children about empathy
As well as sex education we must teach our children about empathy

This is, and remains, a man’s world, a world built on privilege for some and deep injustice for others, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 17 Apr, 2018

Government seem powerless to tackle acknowledged housing crisis
Government seem powerless to tackle acknowledged housing crisis

TWENTY thousand people marched through Dublin on Saturday. A small number of them were people in crisis housing situations, but the vast majority were people marching in solidarity. That’s six people marching for each homeless child in Ireland, writes Fergus Finlay. 

Tue, 10 Apr, 2018

Irish Catholicism is a ‘northern white rhino’ about to go extinct
Irish Catholicism is a ‘northern white rhino’ about to go extinct

Irish Catholicism is visibly dying ... its decline is, in my opinion, irreversible, says Fergus Finlay.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2018

Donald Trump
Only one man stands between us and an unravelling Donald Trump

It’s said Trump wants to be his own chief of staff... that can only happen if he gets rid of John Kelly, writes Fergus Finlay. 

Tue, 27 Mar, 2018

Grand Slam, snow jam, and a prayer that always catches me
Grand Slam, snow jam, and a prayer that always catches me

Sometimes when you have to cope with the first world problems we deal with these days, you forget how lucky we are. 

Tue, 20 Mar, 2018

Mary McAleese has become, more and more, a champion for equality
Mary McAleese has become, more and more, a champion for equality

Her public persona was charming, but behind the scenes she radiated a cold determination to win, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 13 Mar, 2018

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