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Jim Power an expert on U-turns over EU
Jim Power an expert on U-turns over EU

Earlier this year Jim Power wrote that the EU bullied Ireland into paying back bondholders and that Euro currency membership damaged the Irish economy.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

Gender quota amounts to democracy distortion
Gender quota amounts to democracy distortion
An article in one of our national newspapers on Saturday criticised the lack of women around the Cabinet table in Government. But surely appointments should be made with reference to the best person for the job, not how many women are on the front bench.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

Wife circumventing curbs on President’s utterances
Wife circumventing curbs on President’s utterances

Sabina Higgins’s presence at the National Student Midwives’ Debate, on May 4, where she said that our abortion laws were ‘an outrage against women’, was one of 16 events attended by her in a solo capacity this year.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

State’s tax treatment of landlords to blame for rented shrinking sector
State’s tax treatment of landlords to blame for rented shrinking sector

Recent reports highlight the amount of rent that is being asked for new letting. However, most tenancies have been in place for a considerable time and most landlords have not increased their rents to market level.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

Harris’s age has no place in talk of his suitability
Harris’s age has no place in talk of his suitability

It is unfortunate Roisin Shorthall questioned Simon Harris’ suitability as Minister for Health on the basis of his age, describing him as ‘young and inexperienced.’ 

Thu, 12 May, 2016

A country’s greatness determined by how it treats its poorest citizens
A country’s greatness determined by how it treats its poorest citizens
Recently a lifesize sculpture of Jesus depicted as a homeless person lying down on a bench, has been placed at the entrance of the Office of Papal Charities at the Vatican.

Thu, 12 May, 2016

President’s wife should stay silent on abortion
President’s wife should stay silent on abortion

It is outrageous that the wife of the President of Ireland should seek to openly support one side of the extremely sensitive issue of the Life Equality (Eighth) Amendment of our Constitution, and thereby seek to influence the national debate.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

Shared painful experiences
Shared painful experiences
Peter O’Dwyer’s article on Iceland and the reports of the current situation in Greece reminds us of what we in Ireland have been through in recent years.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

New VHI radio ads sound like ‘cruelty to children’
New VHI radio ads sound like ‘cruelty to children’

Am I the only one who finds the new VHI radio ads a little unsettling?

Wed, 11 May, 2016

To be in minority is not a proof of wrongness
To be in minority is not a proof of wrongness

Eric Conway writes with all the sneering dismissiveness of the unquestioning mind. Has Mr Conway never doubted? Has he ever truly given proper thought to his religion?

Wed, 11 May, 2016

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