Here’s your chance to insist that politics needs to change and that a published programme for government is a must, writes Fergus Finlay

Labour has been a party of democratic values, where debate and dissent has been valued, writes Fergus Finlay  

I still believe that the present government, despite making some choices I fundamentally disagree with, did a good job in the last five years, writes Fergus Finlay.

There are many other areas of abuse in Ireland that go unchecked — including people who desperately need access to mental health services having no rights whatsoever, writes Fergus Finlay

The only combination that has nowhere near a majority is the outgoing Government, writes Fergus Finlay

Dependence on rural dwellers and the farming community to help manage and maintain the countryside has been acknowledged by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys.