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Fergus Finlay

Wise old owls are wide-eyed as government starts to self destruct

It’s hard to imagine anything more destabilising of the government than a heave against the leader, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 12 Jul, 2016

Barbaric hare coursing is not a blood sport, it’s a blood industry

We really can’t pretend that hare coursing is about some notion of rural living and culture, writes Fergus Finlay.

Tue, 05 Jul, 2016

We have to begin rebuilding a politics of equality or we’re goosed

The party Boris Johnson will lead will not just be hopelessly divided, it will have no real mandate, in a country that is itself torn down the middle, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 28 Jun, 2016

Wake up world — it’s time to fight back against politics of hate and fear

There is a fundamental difference between understanding fear, and stoking it for political motives, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 21 Jun, 2016

Time stands still as a major milestone is marked by old age

Now that I’m old (and vulnerable) my state wants to keep me safe while they’re giving me stuff, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 14 Jun, 2016

Don’t give Trump a platform — wound him with your silence

Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t recognise the Republican Party today, write Fergus Finlay 

Tue, 07 Jun, 2016

Better pay for recruits would help morale and reform in the gardaí

A government interested in morale and reform would enable the Garda Commissioner right now to abolish the bottom two points of the Haddington Road pay scale for junior gardaí, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 31 May, 2016

Labour has a new leader, but now it needs to get a new strategy

The Labour party needs to be the “go-to” party for people who are committed to greater equality, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 24 May, 2016

There’s something for everyone in Programme for Government, so there’s nothing of substance

Programme for Government is cliche-ridden, and without priority or meaningful resource allocation, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 17 May, 2016

Enda Kenny belongs high on list of greatest Irish Taoisigh

Surely the time has come to acknowledge what a substantial figure Enda Kenny is, and what a mark he has made on the Irish political landscape, says Fergus Finlay. He established a place in history last week as the first Fine Gael leader ever to have been re-elected to the office of Taoiseach.

Tue, 10 May, 2016