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Victoria White

Catholic Church isn’t a force of evil when it comes to schools debate

Catholic Church isn’t a force of evil when it comes to schools debate

Protestant children are not in danger of any ‘contamination’ from a Catholic school, writes Victoria White

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

Did we really need Prime Time's sting to show us there was endemic corruption in Ireland?

Did we really need Prime Time's sting to show us there was endemic corruption in Ireland?

WE DIDN’T need Prime Time’s sting operation to tell us there was endemic corruption in our planning processes in this country. We only had to look at our destroyed landscapes and our ghost estates, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 10 Dec, 2015

Taoiseach’s lack of commitment on climate targets is shameful

Taoiseach’s lack of commitment on climate targets is shameful

We may be a small brick in the wall against climate change but if we fall we destabilise the structure, writes Victoria White

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

Politicians are not bothered about climate change because we are not

Politicians are not bothered about climate change because we are not

WE are the problem, says Victoria White. Politicians have not reduced greenhouse gas emissions because the electorate is complacent.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Britain didn’t mistake Ireland for the IRA. Don’t confuse Islam with IS

Britain didn’t mistake Ireland for the IRA. Don’t confuse Islam with IS

Where would we be now if British prime ministers had conflated Irishness with terrorism, asks Victoria White

Thu, 19 Nov, 2015

Power has gone to President Erdogan’s head and Turkey suffers consequences

Power has gone to President Erdogan’s head and Turkey suffers consequences

This toxic, Islamophobic relationship has far more chance of sending Turkey into the dark ages than Islam ever had, writes Victoria White

Thu, 12 Nov, 2015

Women will continue to be poor if society only focuses on paid work

Women will continue to be poor if society only focuses on paid work

The size of the pay gap seems to have very little to do with the level of development of the countries involved, writes Victoria White

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

We’ve lost some of the meaning of our ancient Halloween tradition

We’ve lost some of the meaning of our ancient Halloween tradition

I CELEBRATE the feast of Samhain with religious fervour. I guess I need it. Every year when the black shroud of winter falls over us in the afternoon, I feel it like a body blow, writes Victoria White.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015

Travellers don’t fit in, but that’s because our society won’t let them

Travellers don’t fit in, but that’s because our society won’t let them

Travellers represent our own recent past and they won’t let us forget it. That is why we fear them, writes Victoria White

Thu, 22 Oct, 2015

Doors stay shut on homes where work of caring goes on in secret

Doors stay shut on homes where work of caring goes on in secret

All this politically correct blather about “care in the community” means, in practice, that families are left to cope as best they can in private, writes Victoria White

Thu, 15 Oct, 2015