Columns - Irish Examiner

Fergus Finlay

Harsh cuts loom for the intellectually disabled but there is a smart option

THE future looks bleak in Ireland for people with an intellectual disability.

Tue, 20 Mar, 2012

Any inquiry into presidency vote should cover all media coverage

SHOULD that infamous tweet have been used on the Frontline programme at the end of the presidential debate? No, not without its origin being checked first.

Tue, 13 Mar, 2012

It’s our patriotic duty to read the EU treaty we’ve been asked to vote on

WELL, are we going to vote for it or not?

Tue, 06 Mar, 2012

We have a lot to feel good about, but I won’t be smiling just yet

DEAR Terry, I have to say I loved your piece in yesterday’s paper.

Tue, 28 Feb, 2012

When ‘financial distress’ translates into poverty, hunger and want

ARE you familiar with the term “financial distress”?

Tue, 21 Feb, 2012

Why man’s best friend should be allowed a hassle-free run on beach

LISTEN, I’ve no intention of being unfaithful, and I certainly won’t forget the loved ones in my life today.

Tue, 14 Feb, 2012

Why the Central Bank’s economic forecast has left my stomach in knots

WHY would the news of an imminent Central Bank forecast fill a reasonably sane man with foreboding?

Tue, 07 Feb, 2012

We didn’t all go mad, it was flawed ideology that got us in this mess

YOU have no idea how lucky you are.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2012

If we want our kids to be responsible about drink, we must lead by example

MY wife and I went to a funeral last week.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2012

We are all in this together, so public service bashing is a waste of time

SUDDENLY, just before Christmas, and all because I wrote some stuff about public service pay increments, I started getting letters from trade union leaders.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2012