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Fianna Fáil will not be entering coalition with SF

I refer to the article in the Irish Examiner by Gerard Howlin on December 16 last in relation to the upcoming general election and voter’s risk-averse continuity.

Sat, 19 Dec, 2015

Mary and Joe Soap can’t be blamed for the mess this country finds itself in

It appears that the ordinary people are responsible for the financial crash in this country, according to both Enda Kenny and Bertie Ahern?

Sat, 19 Dec, 2015

This government is making it more difficult for families to reunite

Enda Kenny tweeted:“Reuniting families isn’t a statistic - it’s part of who we are. If you return home this Christmas, consider coming home for good #HomeToWork”

Sat, 19 Dec, 2015

Politicians must ensure Irish observers cut super trawler quota

We write in response to an article written by your European Correspondent, Ann Cahill (‘Observers may be put on big fish processing vessels to combat overfishing’, December 15).

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015

Fine Gael have forgotten lessons of the downturn

Your report, ‘Government committed to full employment by 2018’ (Irish Examiner, December 16) quotes Brian Hayes as saying that Fine Gael’s key message ‘is to keep the recovery going”.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015

We have to put humans before EU regulations

The Seine is a 776 kilometre river which rises in North Eastern France and flows through Paris into the English Channel at Le Havre and is constantly dredged and kept clear for water activities.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015

Western media guilty of hypocrisy in the way it views Middle East

Eleven Israelis were injured, including an 18-month-old infant, when a Palestinian man armed with an axe rammed his car into a bus stop on a crowded Jerusalem street on Monday.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015

How have you reviewed public sector workers?

Richard Prendergast is very useful (Irish Examiner, December 14) in that he has informed readers that “there are hundreds of useless people in the public and civil service”.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015

Minimum alcohol pricing will only target cheap drink in off-licences

The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill is a crucial response to one of our most significant public health problems. Alcohol misuse claims three lives every day in Ireland and we all know someone who has been affected in a harmful way by alcohol use — it is all too common.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2015