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

Troy eases others’ anxiety by speaking honestly about his own
Troy eases others’ anxiety by speaking honestly about his own
Fianna Fail TD Robert Troy has spoken eloquently and openly in the Dáil about his anxiety, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Setting up of Irish Water is a model for how to get things totally wrong
Setting up of Irish Water is a model for how to get things totally wrong

There is no reason to believe that we can’t afford to put charging on hold until we get the structures of Irish Water right, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 26 Apr, 2016

Dear Enda: Fergus Finlay writes an open letter to the acting Taoiseach
Dear Enda: Fergus Finlay writes an open letter to the acting Taoiseach

Enda, decide you're going to be the best leader and just go for it, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 19 Apr, 2016

An independent chair could help bring parties closer to realistic deal
An independent chair could help bring parties closer to realistic deal
Whatever Enda Kenny and Michéal Martin feel about each other personally must be put aside to deal with the country, writes Fergus Finlay.

Tue, 12 Apr, 2016

Nurses don’t have offshore accounts — that’s reserved for the wealthy
Nurses don’t have offshore accounts — that’s reserved for the wealthy
Parasitic behaviour at the top of the wealth chain, while those in the middle or the bottom struggle to earn a decent living, is one of the worst things wrong with the world, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 05 Apr, 2016

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