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We urgently need to re-focus our policies away from the wealthy

I would like to see fairer delivery of justice and a review of the imbalance in distribution of the country’s wealth during the coming year.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

May our homeless children wake up on Christmas Day this year in their homes

Over Christmas, Depaul supported hundreds of single men and women, families and children, via its accommodation and community outreach services in Dublin.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Syria, like so many recent wars, is all about the money

Michael McFaul’s editorial piece on the Syrian crisis (Irish Examiner, December 24) is disingenuous to Russia, insensitive to Europeans and offensive to the thinking mind.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Yet again, we put the markets before our children

Charities like Threshold, Respond, Cope and Barnados are being used as a get-out-of-jail card by Irish governments to avoid their responsibility to provide proper social services.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Plain packaging of cigarettes treats smokers as if they are stupid

Your leading article, ‘A victory for citizens over big business — the battle against tobacco’ (Irish Examiner, December 27), should have read ‘A victory for big government over the consumer’.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

‘Charlatan’ jibe is like the kettle calling the pot black

I am sure that I am not the only reader who is still chuckling at last week’s page three headline that Noonan has refused to go on ‘charlatan’ Browne’s programme (Irish Examiner, 26 December).

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Labour turns to Moscow

While Fine Gael have been to London to learn how to win elections, Labour appear to have been to Moscow to learn how to lose them.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Slovenia did the right thing about same-sex marriage

Congratulations to Slovenia for rejecting the oxymoron of same sex-marriage and the right of such couples to adopt children.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Irish fishermen are getting another raw deal

Ireland has 23% of European waters and the richest fishing waters in the European union, yet we are allowed a mere 4% of white-fish quotas.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

A two-tier justice system is dangerous in any state

Regarding references to the Special Criminal Court in your editorial (Irish Examiner, December 21), I would like to make a few points.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

We urgently need to re-focus our policies away from the wealthy

May our homeless children wake up on Christmas Day this year in their homes

Syria, like so many recent wars, is all about the money

Yet again, we put the markets before our children

Plain packaging of cigarettes treats smokers as if they are stupid

‘Charlatan’ jibe is like the kettle calling the pot black

Labour turns to Moscow

Slovenia did the right thing about same-sex marriage

Irish fishermen are getting another raw deal

A two-tier justice system is dangerous in any state

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