Columns - Irish Examiner

Victoria White

If Trump is elected the fault will be US’s love of ruthless individualism

If the worst happens, don’t blame the FBI or the Russians. Blame capitalist individualism, writes Victoria White

Thu, 03 Nov, 2016

$With no established industry, let’s ban fracking before it begins$

With no established industry, let’s ban fracking before it begins

It is estimated internationally that 6% of the wells the frackers bore through the rock will leak, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 27 Oct, 2016

When it comes to childcare, Ireland is closer to America than Europe

Two-thirds of crèches nationwide have vacancies... 20,000 cots and tubby chairs which need to be filled, writes Victoria White

Thu, 20 Oct, 2016

This budget incentivises behaviour that damages babies and toddlers

I will fight until I am a toothless granny against the full-time institutionalisation of babies and toddlers, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2016

Support children rather than hand a wodge of dosh to every corpse

The bereavement grant of €850 was abolished in 2013 but some politicians are cynically clamouring for its reintroduction, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2016

I’ve changed my mind — ‘Open Libraries’ are the way to go

An automatic locking system and a “radio frequency identification system” means it would be possible to keep libraries open out of hours, every day of the year, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 29 Sep, 2016

Katherine Zappone’s childcare plan prices stay-home parents out of market

The argument for the policy is that government should not discriminate between parents in paid work and parents at home, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2016

Mothers working in their homes are among the most vital workers in any economy

Vanessa’s Olorenshaw’s Liberating Motherhood  calls for a new feminism which supports mothers instead of trying to substitute them, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2016

Benefits of globalisation must be harnessed for greater good ... or else

The alternative to harnessing the benefits of globalisation for all is too horrible to contemplate: A continued widening of the gap between the rich and poor leading to widespread political unrest and a retreat to dark ages of primitive nationalism, argues Victoria White.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2016

The glass is always half-full when I drink a cup of lovely Barry’s Tea

We are now, it seems, the second-biggest tea drinkers in the world, after the Turks, Victoria White.

Thu, 01 Sep, 2016