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Gerard Howlin

No to arbitrary exercise of power no matter how unpopular the cause

Free speech is upheld, but political caprice is unrestrained, in an Oireachtas where voluntary restraint is in short supply, writes Gerard Howlin.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2017

Finding the right route for the future of bus services

Revitalising small towns takes many things: A bus or rail service is one of them, writes Gerard Howlin.

Wed, 25 Jan, 2017

Society and politics are forever changed as indeed we should be

In ruminating repeatedly on the alleged horrors of what is happening, there is too little consideration of why and how, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 18 Jan, 2017

Year ahead will be a test of leaders’ abilities to reform governance

The single issue wholly within our control, amid much uncertainty, is public sector pay, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 11 Jan, 2017

Today everyone preaches something but no one believes in anything

Martin Luther shattered the notion of universal or objective truth. ‘I’ was placed at the centre of the cosmos, undermining all hierarchy, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 04 Jan, 2017

Arts offered authentic retrospection, unlike State, media, and academia

The architecture of commemoration in 2016 was the State’s, but many of the ideas were bought-in, writes Gerard Howlin.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2016

Looking to the light, I am sure everything will be fine, eventually

Everything is judged here in relation to the Catholic Church. If it annoys them it must be good, writes Gerard Howlin.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2016

Transition after Adams’ departure as key as party role in peace process

I have a sense this may be Gerry Adams’ last Christmas as leader of Sinn Féin, but only because he chooses it to be, writes Gerard Howlin.

Wed, 14 Dec, 2016

Recognising that only culture can credibly define the country

Engagement with culture and art as an essential part of every child’s education, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 07 Dec, 2016

Higgins failed to seek Government advice before giving Castro eulogy

It is the Government not the President which leads in setting out Ireland’s position in the world, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 30 Nov, 2016