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Government needs to act on its role in facilitating rendition flights

Last week’s universal periodic review (UPR) of Ireland’s human rights performance at the UN shone a welcome light on issues that must be addressed by the incoming government. 

Tue, 17 May, 2016

Crisis is in government, rather than in housing

The news is full of people saying that we have a housing crisis. We do not.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

I won’t hang my head in shame in standing up for unborn children

I was actually surprised that a journalist with such ‘liberal inclination’ — namely Alison O Connor — would put her head above the parapet (May 13) and criticise Sabina Higgins for her outrageous intervention in the abortion debate as normally such journalists wholly compromise their privileged position by allowing their liberal bias and personal agenda to dictate what they should remain silent on even if a blatant wrong has been committed.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Eurovision was an RTÉ gig, not an Irish one

RTÉ’s Morning Ireland announced that Ireland didn’t get past the Eurovision semifinals again.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Fianna Fáil are ones to talk about changing tack

While listening to Sean O’Rourke interviewing Micheál Martin today I could not believe the cynicism. 

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Time to end apartheid of the Palestinian people

Yesterday, May 15, marked the 68th anniversary of the Nakba (catastrophe), the ethnic cleansing of more than 750,000 Palestinians from their ancestral homes, the destruction of hundreds ofvillages in historic Palestine, massacres, and all the collective trauma inflicted to facilitate the establishment of the state of Israel.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Disconnect between political will and will of people on mental health

As transition year students at St Wolstan’s Community School, Celbridge, we are writing this letter on behalf of our year group to express our view that mental health is the poor relation within our health system.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Baby-faced minister is making us feel ancient

You know that you’re getting old when the Minister for Health looks about 16.

Sat, 14 May, 2016

White has more heavyweight opponents to trade deal

Irish Examiner columnist Victoria White is right as far as she goes regarding TTIP. 

Sat, 14 May, 2016

More women TDs needed

Nuala Nolan says that people vote for those they believe is ‘the best person’ to represent them in Dáil Eireann and the smaller number of women elected is just ‘the choice of the electorate’ [Letters, May 12].

Sat, 14 May, 2016

Government needs to act on its role in facilitating rendition flights

Crisis is in government, rather than in housing

I won’t hang my head in shame in standing up for unborn children

Eurovision was an RTÉ gig, not an Irish one

Fianna Fáil are ones to talk about changing tack

Time to end apartheid of the Palestinian people

Disconnect between political will and will of people on mental health

Baby-faced minister is making us feel ancient

White has more heavyweight opponents to trade deal

More women TDs needed

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