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Homelessness should never be acceptable

Surely to God we cannot accept the increasing number of homeless people as inevitable?

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Double speak around Putin shouldn’t surprise

David Cameron has predictably reacted with threats and robust language to the conclusion of the public inquiry into the death of Alexander

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Maybe primary school is not the best place to learn about 1916

John Bruton is concerned about the appropriateness of army officers speaking in our primary schools about the 1916 Proclamation (Irish Examiner, January 23, 2016).

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Thank you to all who helped the Roynanes

Anyone who has passed through Cork city since Jan 1 until last Saturday could not have missed the scores of volunteers patrolling the river morning, noon and most recently night.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Department’s response to flooding was swift, thorough, and flexible

I refer to yesterday’s article relating to flood damage assistance for farmers. Your readers may have gotten the mistaken impression that there has been delay in the response to the severe flooding events of December 2015 and January 2016 on the part of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016

Young people have nothing to fear from increasing automation

A recent study conducted on behalf of Infosys found that 50% of young people are concerned about automation replacing their jobs within the next 10 years. The fears, encapsulated in decades of science fiction films, appear to be taking root in the real world.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016