The dreadful scenes that unfolded on our TV screens on Prime Time shamed our nation and recall the horrors of another era exposed by the Ryan Report.

So the Oireachtas banking enquiry has begun, arguably six years too late. 

Afri has called on the Government to fulfil its legal and moral obligations to prevent further use of Shannon and Irish air space for torture-related flights.

I attended the Right2Water public meeting in the Silver Springs Moran Hotel, in Cork, to see the Detroit Water Brigade and hear what Brendan Ogle had to say. 

The alleged humanity and consideration shown by Israel towards Palestinians is in contrast to a conversation I had with an ex-Israeli soldier.

We all know Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s was indeed a dark and poor place to live; we exported 80% of our youth — mostly to the UK.

I am concerned about the reduced Arts Council funding for O’Brien Press; this has been cut by 84% from €63,000 in 2014 to €10,000 in 2015.

The proposal by university heads to drop the requirement for students to matriculate in Irish, English and another language is retrograde and runs contrary to the Government’s policy of increasing the number of Irish citizens in EU jobs.

The public relations campaign by hospital honsultant hoctors about pay has arisen again.

Leo Varadkar’s somewhat petulant comments regarding the protests against Irish Water yet again betray the fact that the government clearly don’t understand the people.