Columns - Irish Examiner

Victoria White

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

Autism is in your genes and isn’t something that can be taken away

There is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to autism as every child has a different constellation of disabilities, writes Victora White

Thu, 25 Aug, 2016

Sending kids west for Irish school pays lip service to the language

Victoria White argues that the Irish language is presented to students in a time warp.

Thu, 04 Aug, 2016

Post-Brexit, ‘Observe’ play shows Ulster has indeed grown lonely

Frank McGuinness sees redemption for a province in the context of union with the rest of Ireland, writes Victoria White

Thu, 28 Jul, 2016

Turkish democracy deserves our support, not our condescension

It drives me absolutely bonkers to hear the buck-ignorant bigotry which people are coming out with about Islam in Turkey, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 21 Jul, 2016