Columns - Irish Examiner

Ronan Mullen

It's high noon for Saddam's sons, but that's no way to confront evil

ALL over Europe, especially in countries which opposed the Iraq war, you can hear gleeful tidings that America and Britain have been badly bitten after their Middle East adventure.

Wed, 06 Aug, 2003

You need a credible alternative if you want to change a government

THERE’S a story going around that Bertie Ahern isn’t the man he was a year ago.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2003

Charm offensives more effective if you want to change the world

THE great personages of the world hold people’s lives in their hands.

Wed, 23 Jul, 2003

Frankie Sheahan is being punished too harshly for a technical offence

A FEW weeks ago I spoke with a woman who I’ve always regarded as the quintessential rugby mother. Her son played for one of the big Cork clubs, she never misses an international and for the life of her she cannot understand why Ireland doesn’t select 14 Munster players to partner Brian O’Driscoll.

Wed, 16 Jul, 2003

Health board is teaching children the Baywatch approach to sexuality

TO borrow the words of another former Taoiseach, John Bruton did the State some service last week.

Wed, 09 Jul, 2003

Church's mission statement set out at the ordination of a natural leader

By Ronan Mullen

Wed, 02 Jul, 2003

It’s time for Bertie to turn Olympic inspiration into practical progress

By Ronan Mullen

Wed, 25 Jun, 2003

Face the facts: sexually transmitted diseases are transmitted by sex

By Ronan Mullen TODAY’S booby prize for the most pointless media appearance goes to Catherine Heaney, chief executive of the Irish Family Planning Association.

Wed, 18 Jun, 2003

Christianity is a blank page in charter for a brave new Europe

POOR old Giscard d’Estaing. There he was with his nice draft European constitution all ready for the Thessaloniki summit on June 20, and what happened?

Wed, 11 Jun, 2003

Imagine if our politicians had Bob Geldof’s unwavering focus

By Ronan Mullen YOU have to hand it to Bob Geldof.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2003