THE proposed sell-off of the National Lottery will not be frowned upon by many and deserves to be criticised on many fronts.

THE motley aspirants to the position of President of Ireland prompt me to suggest that when the presidential ballot paper is being prepared, serious consideration must be devoted by the Government to providing all Irish people with the opportunity to do away with the office.

FINANCE Minister Michael Noonan is reported to be looking for “low hanging fruit”.

TARA SINCLAIR is a professor of economics and international affairs at George Washington University.

WITH regard to the subject of the Cloyne Report, much has been made of the length of time taken for The Vatican’s response.

TWO current media topics suggest that Europe has a long way to go before we can consider ourselves civilised.

WHAT possessed the organisers of the Liam Lynch Commemoration to allow Eoghan Harris give the oration?

WE should be grateful to Commissioner Gunther Oettinger for his recent comments suggesting that Ireland’s flag should be flown at half mast around EU institutions, for what they tell us about the reality of our political situation.

HAVING been made redundant in January of this year I have been applying frenetically for every sort of a job, but to no avail yet.

WHEN governments make unpopular decisions, there are spin doctors telling us “it’s a democracy“, and we must accept the decisions or vote them out in five years’ time. That’s the shallow democracy for the little people.