Columns - Irish Examiner

Fergus Finlay

Sometimes, acting on conscience is another form of discrimination

I SET OUT to write about Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, and about conscience and marriage, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 24 Mar, 2015

My rugby career is a game of two halves: bad player and ardent fan

IT wasn’t a funereal atmosphere on the ferry on Sunday, but it was sad and solemn. 

Tue, 17 Mar, 2015

It’s time to be straight and just by saying ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage

Gay people have suffered, not because of what they’ve done, but because of who they are, writes Fergus Finlay

Tue, 10 Mar, 2015

The traditional family and a loving, safe environment are not the same

THE sky cracked over Leinster House last week.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2015

‘F’ for fail: Government has a very poor grade in fighting child poverty

THAT was a good speech by Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the weekend. 

Tue, 24 Feb, 2015

Time to stop papering over ‘craics’ and tackle corrosive alcohol abuse

MY HEART went out to Terry Prone when I read her column yesterday. And even more to the man in her life. Mind you, I always envy Terry’s ability to make me smile about something that I’m certain was a scary experience.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2015

Two disastrous policy decisions, both of them born of ignorance

The bank guarantee and the eighth amendment were born of ignorance and we are still rectifying the damage, argues Fergus Finlay

Tue, 10 Feb, 2015

The growing Irish family must finally include gay married couples

The Consitutional clause on the Irish family should include same-sex married couples, writes Fergus Finlay.

Tue, 27 Jan, 2015

Say what you want, but I support the right to freedom of speech

Fergus Finlay asks is it possible to be profound about free speech when we take it for granted.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2015

New party needs a reboot already: it’s devoid of passion or purpose

Fergus Finlay says Reboot Ireland needs to take a strong political stance on the issues facing Ireland today

Tue, 06 Jan, 2015