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We should not forget how our constitution was ignored when it came to Shell gas
We should not forget how our constitution was ignored when it came to Shell gas

Lest we forget!

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Government’s handling of water charges left many with a bitter taste
Government’s handling of water charges left many with a bitter taste

Having my own water supply and sewage disposal, I am an onlooker to the water charges protests.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Lection letter: Next government must back homeowners with shoddy Celtic Tiger housing
Lection letter: Next government must back homeowners with shoddy Celtic Tiger housing

During the election campaign, there was no mention by any of the politicos vying for power of the other acute housing crisis which must surely be a ticking time bomb. Priory Hall and Longboat Quay are only the tip of the iceberg.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Don’t forget the grey vote
Don’t forget the grey vote
That a well-educated young workforce is essential to a nation’s prosperity is an accepted fact. But their elders deserve a thought.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

US election needs more coverage than Trumpwatching
US election needs more coverage than Trumpwatching
Every major media outlet in this country is copying the major media outlets of the United States and spending an inordinate amount of time and coverage on the Donald Trump campaign for president of the US. Why?

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Election letter: The Coalition’s wins can’t be denied but neither can their failings
Election letter: The Coalition’s wins can’t be denied but neither can their failings

It would be extremely churlish and indeed foolish in the extreme to deny the coalition government credit for bringing about some economic recovery, however lopsided.

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

Election letter: Sinn Féin show little sincerity to McCabes
Election letter: Sinn Féin show little sincerity to McCabes
The half-hearted apology by Gerry Adams to members of the late Detective Garda Gerry McCabe’s family, regarding Martin Ferris collecting McCabe’s killers from Castlerea Prison spoke volumes for its sincerity when he added ‘if they had been offended’.

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

Election letter: We could have done with a better commentary in election campaign
Election letter: We could have done with a better commentary in election campaign
Much of the commentary on this election campaign has been disappointing. It is especially so since it is taking place in a country that is hopefully coming out of its worst nightmare since independence. There seemed to have been two main messages dominating the commentary.

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

1916 letter: Keep military pageants out of our schools
1916 letter: Keep military pageants out of our schools
“Suffer little children to come unto me” came to mind when I saw an Evening Echo photograph of Simon Coveney in the midst of an assembly of Carrigaline school children, the minister posing like a fairy godmother in a pantomime set. The officially designated occasion of the event: To mark the anniversary of the 1916 Rising.

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

Election letter: It’s a bit rich of Micheál to complain of scare tactics
Election letter: It’s a bit rich of Micheál to complain of scare tactics
I disagree with Micheál Martin when he says that scare tactics in the election debate are wrong [February 20].

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

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