Columns - Irish Examiner

Fergus Finlay

Reilly and Kenny must face the media and deal with questions

OH GOD.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2012

Young intellectually disabled people must not be victims of State cutbacks

JOE HIGGINS may be as daft as a brush in political and economic terms.

Tue, 10 Jul, 2012

Ireland breathes sigh of relief because, like our children, we deserve better

DOWN in Shillelagh, near where Wicklow, Wexford and Carlow meet, there’s a small pile of stones in a field.

Tue, 03 Jul, 2012

We need to change system to protect our vulnerable children

CAN systems change?

Tue, 26 Jun, 2012

We have failed our children before. We cannot afford to do it again

YOU may have seen the recent news coverage about the Government’s decision to create a new future for Shannon Airport.

Tue, 19 Jun, 2012

Church renewal depends on its willingness to listen to criticism

I WATCHED some of the opening ceremony of the Eucharistic Congress on Sunday afternoon.

Tue, 12 Jun, 2012

We need to end entitlements and introduce fairness into society

NOW that the referendum is over, can we get back to talking about some of the forgotten words?

Tue, 05 Jun, 2012

RTÉ’s future is safe in the hands of honest and skilled Tom Savage

SINCE we’re all going to vote on Thursday (I hope), this is my last chance to write about the referendum. Before I do, I can’t resist saying something about the Tom Savage conspiracy.

Tue, 29 May, 2012

Government needs a spirited discipline similar to boxer Katie’s

THE welcome boxer Katie Taylor received in Dublin on Sunday night was deserved.

Tue, 22 May, 2012

There’s no end to austerity in sight no matter how we vote

I DOZED off in front of the telly on Saturday night, but woke up in time to switch channels and catch the RTÉ nine o’clock news.

Tue, 15 May, 2012