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If the boys in green aren’t Irish, I won’t be supporting

I am surprised to read that rugby players, with no Irish relations whatsoever, are now being considered to represent our country in the Six Nations.

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

Any victories won by Waterford Glass workers were thanks to Unite not ICTU

My dear mother told us we would have to listen to thunder.

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

Teagasc profit monitors must include labour

Teagasc profit monitor figures are not showing the true income in farming, because they are not pricing the farmers’ labour input. 

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

The Methodists follow CRH

In his letter (Irish Examiner, January 21), Ciarán O’Raghallaigh urges us to believe that Cement Roadstone Holding (CRH) severed its connection with its Israeli subsidiary, not because of ethical considerations, but as part of some ‘multi-year streaming plan’.

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

Boycott a modest step to help Palestinian people

Academics for Palestine has secured the signatures of more than 250 Irish academics who have pledged to boycott Israeli academic institutions. This peaceful, voluntary action is part of the international BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement, which has answered the call from hundreds of Palestinian organisations to help pressure Israel to end its oppression and occupation in Palestine.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

Banking inquiry was just a box-ticking exercise

The banking inquiry is on its final legs. What will we learn?

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

We could take a piecemeal approach to the long-awaited M20

Despite all the advantages associated with allocating funding for the M20 motorway, as outlined in recent articles in this newspaper, this work has been postponed again. 

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

In shock after ‘The Cope’s’ comments

Are we to be stripped of the few illusions we have left? Did he have to say that? Did Pat “The Cope” have to say that “other Fianna Fáil leaders backtracked on pre-election pledges on coalitions”.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

Irish Cancer Society’s work should be done by Department of Health

I cannot be the only reader who did not know whether to laugh or cry or bang my fists in rage at your page 3 headline ( Irish Examiner, January 16) in which Minister Leo Varadkar asked people to continue to support another charity that paying outrageous salaries.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

Fergus Finlay should be clearer about his politics

It was with interest I read Fergus Finlay column (Irish Examiner, January 19) taking a genteel swipe at Micháel Martin’s Fianna Fáil and also Fine Gael policy.

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016

If the boys in green aren’t Irish, I won’t be supporting

Any victories won by Waterford Glass workers were thanks to Unite not ICTU

Teagasc profit monitors must include labour

The Methodists follow CRH

Boycott a modest step to help Palestinian people

Banking inquiry was just a box-ticking exercise

We could take a piecemeal approach to the long-awaited M20

In shock after ‘The Cope’s’ comments

Irish Cancer Society’s work should be done by Department of Health

Fergus Finlay should be clearer about his politics

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