Letters
The next government must address our reliance on foreign investment
The next government must address our reliance on foreign investment

The need for small homegrown industries in this country is greater now than at any time in the past. We should aim to promote the establishment of small businesses in all towns and villages.

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

We can’t afford to play the old election games
We can’t afford to play the old election games
Its game on with the general election just weeks away,

Thu, 04 Feb, 2016

Banking enquiry was a shameful waste of cash
Banking enquiry was a shameful waste of cash
Is it true that the sham we are calling the banking enquiry will cost €2,750,000?

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Voting independent will give us a break from the party whip system
Voting independent will give us a break from the party whip system
As I write we don’t know the date of the election. Still, the media are full of candidates’ names and, based on these, pundits are forecasting ‘results’ in different constituencies.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

So what would the heroes think of 2008?
So what would the heroes think of 2008?

One wonders how the leaders of the 1916 Rising would react to the news, that the Irish Government capitulated to a command from Brussels, to rob the poor in order to pay the rich.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Prisoners have more rights than the homeless
Prisoners have more rights than the homeless
It is a sad reflection on our politicians when convicted criminals live in better conditions and can avail of facilities not available to many law abiding citizens.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

We need to ensure a referendum on neutrality is an election issue
We need to ensure a referendum on neutrality is an election issue

Over three years ago I submitted a petition to the The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions on behalf of civil society NGO Shannonwatch, on the issue of US military and CIA use of Shannon airport. The committee issued its final report on St Bridget’s day 2016.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

We can’t have low tax and good public services
We can’t have low tax and good public services
Bravo Desmond Fitzgerald (Letters, Irish Examiner, January 28).

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Joyce’s attitude to the Rising was built on sand
Joyce’s attitude to the Rising was built on sand

As an Irish exile in Trieste and Paris, James Joyce considered the matter of an Irish insurrection in detail. He kept in touch with Ireland mainly through Arthur Griffith’s United Irishman and Sinn Féin newspapers.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

Kinsale needs public toilets in place all year
Kinsale needs public toilets in place all year

Kinsale public toilets are closed for most of the year and the superloo is mostly out of service. This superloo costs a fortune to run and is a white elephant.

Wed, 03 Feb, 2016

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