Columns - Irish Examiner

Fergus Finlay

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

Santa doesn't just bring gifts. He brings hope too

The idea that Santa Claus can bring so much hope, and generate so much expectation, of the kind that children have a right to have, is so powerful, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

Our attention spans are plummeting! What the hell is wrong with us?

There has been a 33% reduction in the average human attention span since 2000. It is now significantly less than a goldfish, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

Proper, child and family-friendly, court structures must be prioritised

The single biggest factor leading to care proceedings… was the mental health of one or

Tue, 01 Dec, 2015

Not helping when France is being terrorised is not neutrality

Nobody can be neutral in the face of merciless terror or injustice, says Fergus Finlay. You help, in whatever way you can

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015

Terrorists will win if the divide between Muslims and the Western world increases

The only way they win is if they succeed in deepening the wedge that already exists between the West and Islam, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 17 Nov, 2015

Is the improved economy really making us happier?

With Christmas coming there seems to be a return to consumerism – that’s all we need to make us happy. But, are we missing the trick? asks Fergus Finlay

Tue, 10 Nov, 2015