Columns - Irish Examiner

Ryle Dwyer

Result of Congressional elections holds implications for the world

PRESIDENT George W Bush has been particularly vocal about his determination to have the United States attack Iraq, but next week’s Congressional elections could have a tremendous impact on his ability to control an aggressive foreign policy.

Sat, 02 Nov, 2002

Exposé on shielding paedophiles in Church a shocking indictment

EVERY once in a while a television programme gets the whole nation talking.

Sat, 19 Oct, 2002

Nice referendum no time to play opportunistic politics with Europe

Our current prosperity is heavily dependent on our exports, and those, in turn, are facilitated by international goodwill. It would be an awful mistake to risk that goodwill by blocking the accession of the applicant countries from Eastern Europe.

Sat, 12 Oct, 2002

Neutral, are we? Remember Dev was prepared to fight the Italians

WHILE I was waiting for a flight at Shannon on Tuesday, hundreds of American soldiers in desert camouflage began trooping through the departure lounge. There must have been over 300 men. Some Americans in the lobby began clapping.

Sat, 14 Sep, 2002

Gardaí must be made responsible for investigating all crime

THE Department of Justice was given responsibility for the Garda Síochána to leave the gardaí free to do the policing while the civil servants assumed the administrative responsibility for matters such as accounting for the force.

Sat, 07 Sep, 2002

Grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre, unprecedented treatment of killer

MALCOLM Macarthur is back in the news with the report that the Parole Board has recommended that he be moved to an open prison pending his release, as the board feels that he is no danger to society.

Sat, 31 Aug, 2002

Dangerous spectators don’t give peace a sporting chance

NEWS that someone called the BBC threatening that the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) would murder Neil Lennon if he took the field for Northern Ireland provoked shock, disappointment and disgust.

Sat, 24 Aug, 2002

Time for pundits to grow up and get over their Wolfe Tones fixation

DURING the week a member of the Wolfe Tones folk group gave a radio interview, complaining bitterly about Fintan O’Toole for essentially being anti-national.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2002

Saving our cents with tribunals may cost us countless euro

By Ryle Dwyer Since last October, Michael Lowry has been the main focus of the Moriarty Tribunal and, when it reconvenes in October, he will again be the focus of attention.

Sat, 03 Aug, 2002

Two more cases that show up the absurdity of our compo culture

By Ryle Dwyer IN June the Earl of Desmond Hotel on the outskirts of Tralee had a problem. At 3 o'clock one morning some Travellers pulled into private parking lot in front of the hotel with their caravans. They indicated that they planned to stay there, unless the hotel gave them 2,000.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2002