Columns - Irish Examiner

Fergus Finlay

Hedge and burning flexibility to help with farmland management

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.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

Foster care scandal: Still an air of denial and defensiveness within the HSE

It matters because there is still an air of denial and defensiveness within the HSE about these issues, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 02 Feb, 2016

We have betrayed one of our defenceless fellow citizens

Grace is entirely innocent, and has lived a life of innocence, but that has not protected her, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016

Election should be fought on inequalities and not on tax cuts

SO, where’s Micheál Martin’s speech? I watched it on the telly on Saturday night, and was sufficiently impressed by Mr Martin’s delivery to want to read the speech again. 

Tue, 19 Jan, 2016

Whoever emerges after election will inherit great base to build on

Government will need strong sense of vision about how a stronger economy can contribute to a

Tue, 12 Jan, 2016

Flooding crisis must precipitate real action when waters recede

There weren’t many left without power for too long, despite some of the worst wind in recent years, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 05 Jan, 2016

Predictions for 2016 - Donald Trump wins, Bertie back, and a coalition of coalitions...

Fergus Finlay shares his predictions for 2016.

Tue, 29 Dec, 2015

We should all take a moment this Christmas to mourn children who died alone in mother and baby homes

Children in mother and baby homes were "buried in the dead of night with no priest, no cleric, no ritual, no mother beside them”, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 22 Dec, 2015