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The French have outlawed evictions in the winter

To be evicted from your home must be terrible, most especially in winter.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Housing market is not structured for Joe Soap

Since September 2013, the consumer price index for private rents has risen by 20%. By comparison, the CPI for local authority rents and the index for most other items have both tended to be steady.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

A lack of accountability at heart of Ireland’s woes

Minister Varadkar’s latest little speech is absolutely typical of the reason why Ireland is disappearing down the plughole. Nobody at Tallaght is responsible for the 91-year-old being left on a trolley overnight, he said.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

SF past can’t be ignored

For Kerry North West TD Martin Ferris to describe claims by Cork East TD Tom Barry as “bordering on racist”, strikes me as hypocrisy in the extreme (Irish Examiner, November 5).

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Jim McGuinness’s mother knew how to motivate him

Reading Jim McGuinness’s new book ‘Until Victory Always’, I found his piece on his adult education journey to be of great interest.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Singapore flight diverted after methane attack

An Singapore Boeing aircraft flying from Melbourne, Australia, to Malaysia, carrying 2186 goats, was forced to divert to Bali after the farting of the animals set off smoke alarms.

Sat, 07 Nov, 2015

Palestinians haven’t fixed water problems

Betty Purcell (Irish Examiner, November 2) makes some grossly inaccurate accusations against Israel and calls for a boycott against the Jewish State.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

The game of brinkmanship being played out in Syria could affect us all

The sudden decision by US President Barack Obama to send special forces to Syria ‘to combat ISIS’ is fooling no one.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

All-island approach to prostitution is required

The targeting of communities in the South by those wishing to avoid Northern Ireland’s sex buyer laws (‘Online prostitution soaring here’, Irish Examiner, November 5) shows the urgent need for an all-island approach to tackling the exploitation, violence and organised crime which goes with this trade.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015