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Government spin story just doesn’t add up

This Government keeps telling us what their economy has achieved but it doesn’t add up at all with hundreds of people on trolleys in our hospitals and waiting lists as long as your arm, evictions, lack of social housing, rural crime out of control, drug misuse, bank repossessions and flooding throughout the country.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Tanzanian president is an inspirational leader

Here are some of the achievements of John Magufuli president of Tanzania, in his first month in office:

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Playing hardball not way to handle negotiations

If Irish voters needed any more proof that a Fianna Fáil/Sinn Féin and a ‘whatever you’re having yourself’ coalition will do to the economy, then a report from the influential Harvard Law School leaves no doubt.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Irish charity industry in need of downsizing

A recent report has revealed that despite receiving almost €100m in state funding every year, Ireland’s homeless industry is not providing value for money as well as not achieving its objective to end homelessness. This report provides credence to the view there are too many human welfare charities in Ireland.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Irish Cancer Society funding saga has been mishandled dreadfully

Your editorial (January 14) offers a veritable understatement of gargantuan proportion, given the shambles of the Irish Cancer Society’s last few days in the media-zone and the surge of public opprobrium ensuing.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Bear this in mind when marking candidates’ scorecards

In real terms, the State pension was reduced by €9 per week over the last five years.

Sat, 16 Jan, 2016

No connection between Saudi deaths and Israel

Am I alone in failing to understand the connection between Edward Horgan’s opening remarks (January 13) “Following the execution of 47 men in Saudi Arabia on January 2, the situation in the Middle East is deteriorating” and the remainder of his letter unless he wishes to imply that Israel was ultimately responsible for their deaths?

Sat, 16 Jan, 2016

Government spin story just doesn’t add up

Tanzanian president is an inspirational leader

Playing hardball not way to handle negotiations

Irish charity industry in need of downsizing

Irish Cancer Society funding saga has been mishandled dreadfully

Bear this in mind when marking candidates’ scorecards

No connection between Saudi deaths and Israel

Labour look after their pals

Amnesty International is campaigning for the unlawfully detained Ibrahim Halawa

UN force is doing important work on the Golan Heights

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