Columns - Irish Examiner

Paul Mills

Poor value in public and private health

It’s ‘Groundhog Day’ in the HSE every year.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2017

Paul Mills: Amid the risks, our leaders need to up their game

As the events of 2016 have already shown, 2017 seems already spoken for.

Sat, 31 Dec, 2016

Paul Mills: The ‘who will pay for our water’ furore rumbles on

The water charge issue confirms that Irish streets are very long indeed.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

Paul Mills: Need to save pricey water

The problem with kicking the can up the street is that sooner or later you arrive at the end of the street. The political instinct is to try and find another street to kick the can up again.

Thu, 24 Nov, 2016

Public sector unions are stretching credibility, again

Our public sector unions, despite their repeated claims that their members are more educationally qualified than their private sector comparators, still haven’t grasped that they do not generate the wealth that this country needs to sustain its economy, writes Paul Mills.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2016

Public sector needs to get a grip on harsh financial reality

We’ve heard many times over the last few weeks that we must not do anything that will result in a return to the ways of the bad old days that preceded the crash in 2009.

Thu, 10 Nov, 2016

How class warfare split rugby in England

There are ways in which sport is constantly changing — and there are ways in which it does not change at all.

Fri, 04 Nov, 2016

Paul Mills: Time for Government to take on the public unions

Rolling over for the public sector unions will do nothing for the economy, except hurt it. As part of the agreement reached at the peak of the economic downturn, the Government is now restoring pay that was cut from the wage packets of public sector employees.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2016