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Cash compensation system is exacerbating our compo culture

This letter comes as a result of extreme frustration with the procedure in which personal injury claims are dealt with in the courts.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2016

Bankers get the soft touch while poor suffer

Re last Saturday’s article on Ivan Yates, in this aspect, I have sympathy with the man.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

The parties have a lot of convincing to do yet

Fine Gael and Labour constantly like to remind us how they have clawed the country from the brink of economic collapse to the benefit of every Irish citizen yet they have failed to address important social issues like homelessness.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

Never underestimate vested interests’ power

Joe Gill’s article on the planned transatlantic flights from Cork airport (Irish Examiner, February 3) shows the power of vested interests.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

The real Sinn Féin will eventually get to power

In 1916, Eamon de Valera and Michael Collins were members of the original Sinn Féin.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

We must fulfill our promise to world’s poor

Had Ireland not broken its promise, up to five million people could have escaped extreme poverty and thousands of lives would have been saved.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016

The stability mantra is just the clarion call of the establishment

At last we have an election date and we have two more weeks of campaigning before we get a chance to elect a government for the next five years. All kinds of focus groups will have been employed by the government for the last six months to find out what the voter wants before they decide to bribe us with our own money.

Wed, 10 Feb, 2016