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Suzanne Harrington
Suzanne Harrington: Reading for mental health is cheaper than therapy
Irish constitution referenda
Letters to the Editor: Calls for Westbank redress being ignored
'Westbank Orphanage residents not also in the Bethany Home (1922-72), of whom I am one, are not part of the group of 459 survivors who received mother and baby home compensation payments'

Thu, 15 Aug, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Tackling the ongoing shortage of social workers
Letters to the Editor: Tackling the ongoing shortage of social workers
Fergus Finlay wrote last week about the lack of social workers in Ireland.

Sat, 03 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 7 - Rowing
Irish Examiner view: A cargo full of love and devotion for Irish athletes
Times have changed, and so has the measure of a nation’s gratitude

Sat, 03 Aug, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Crucial decision about Palestine by International Court of Justice  
Letters to the Editor: Crucial decision about Palestine by International Court of Justice  
With its history of occupation, apartheid and genocide, Ireland is in a unique position to lead the charge against the occupation of Palestinian land and the crimes of apartheid and genocide that are used to uphold it

Mon, 22 Jul, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Nato has little to do with peace
Letters to the Editor: Nato has little to do with peace
'Nato was founded in 1949 to counter the perceived threat posed by the then Soviet Union. It has no raison d’etre since the Warsaw Pact was dissolved in 1991'

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

Irish Examiner view: The Green Party's battle with wants and needs
Irish Examiner view: The Green Party's battle with wants and needs
The Green Party has been busy trying to remind the public about its relevance in Government

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Fuel prices
Irish Examiner view: Consumers badly need a champion
If you study the regular inflation figures issued by the ECB, you might be forgiven for believing that the economy is on an improving trajectory. Inflation rates have fallen below the ECB target of 2%, although the average for the eurozone is 2. 4%.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Immediate end of Gaza conflict is only option
Irish Examiner view: Immediate end of Gaza conflict is only option
Every time the conflict in Gaza seems to have reached a nadir of sorts, a new low is reached — though “a new low in Israel’s prosecution of the conflict” would be a more accurate reflection of the latest developments.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Serious test of Indian democracy
Irish Examiner view: Serious test of Indian democracy
In the middle of next month, the world’s most populous country, India, will go to the polls in what is expected to be a bitter election which may or may not present a third term in office for prime minister Narendra Modi, who has become an ...

Thu, 28 Mar, 2024

2024 Cross Border Police Conference on Organised & Serious Crime
Letters to the Editor: Delusional that Ireland can save the planet
Are we delusional in Ireland? Have we an inflated opinion of ourselves?If we are to believe the hype we can save the planet by stopping our natives cutting turf and instead import peat by ships and trucks from Europe where obviously it must be ...

Thu, 28 Mar, 2024

Gavel and Stethoscope on Gradated Background with Selective Focus.
Letters to the Editor: Pre-action protocols will cut medical claims costs
Regarding Niamh Griffin’s article — ‘Our adversarial system pits medics and their patients against each other’ (Irish Examiner, March 19) — this rightly highlights the distressing and lengthy process to resolve clinical negligence claims for all ...

Fri, 22 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Emotional end to tumultuous career
Irish Examiner view: Emotional end to tumultuous career
The Taoiseach as technocrat is a distinctive political identity, one which can be traced back to Garret FitzGerald and perhaps even as far as Seán Lemass. Mr Varadkar’s conservative affect has a fair pedigree.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: This may be a social media watershed
Irish Examiner view: This may be a social media watershed
Interesting developments in the US Congress, which voted this week to order TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest itself of the company’s US assets or to face a ban. Banning TikTok is an intriguing prospect on several levels.

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Government gets message loud and clear
Letters to the Editor: Government gets message loud and clear
In relation to the huge no votes in the referendum, do the Government parties and opposition parties, all whom advocated yes votes, recognise at all how out of touch they are from the electorate?My wife and I conceived in late 2019, then covid and ...

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Revelations cast doubt on system
Irish Examiner view: Revelations cast doubt on system
The aftershock from last week’s referendums continues to reverberate, and interventions from individual politicians are not improving matters for their various parties.

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Massacre a watershed in savage clash
Irish Examiner view: Massacre a watershed in savage clash
It can be difficult to pick out incidents or events in Gaza which mark an escalation or watershed in an increasingly savage conflict.

Fri, 01 Mar, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Time to call out bad practices
Irish Examiner view: Time to call out bad practices
Another weekend brings the dreaded news for families and friends of loved ones that road collisions have claimed the lives of more of our citizens.

Mon, 26 Feb, 2024

Irish Examiner view: There is a time for plain speaking
Irish Examiner view: There is a time for plain speaking
Micheál Martin was unequivocal yesterday in condemning the Russian state for its involvement in the recent death of Alexei Navalny

Thu, 22 Feb, 2024

Aerial view Tavira river and ocean
Mick Clifford: Michael Lynn’s denial reveals lack of self-awareness
The toxicity of the Celtic Tiger era cannot be used a personal scapegoat

Wed, 21 Feb, 2024

Old Lady with Nurse
Letters to the Editor: Our carers deserve so much more
Between now and next month’s referendum, the political focus will be on the treatment of those caring in the home — the unsung heroes that provide a service 24 hours and seven days a week to support a child or adult with special needs.

Sat, 17 Feb, 2024

Alexei Navalny
Irish Examiner view: The unfinished business of 1945
As news emerges from Siberia of the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and progress in Gaza continues to be stymied, it is time again to consider whether there are any prospects for hope while Russia and Israel continue to be dominated by ...

Sat, 17 Feb, 2024

Colin Sheridan: Sounds that almost suffocate your senses
Colin Sheridan: Sounds that almost suffocate your senses
There is something eerily disconcerting about a stranger intruding on your personal space. Especially in a cinema.

Sat, 17 Feb, 2024

Fishing Boats in Dingle Bay
Letters to the Editor: Dingle Hub is a lifeline for local workers
This week we heard the Dingle Hub is to close at the end of March due to some funding being withdrawn. For most individuals, €50,000 is life-changing money; in a government body it is small change.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Irish largesse a lifeline for Palestinians
Irish Examiner view: Irish largesse a lifeline for Palestinians
The announcement yesterday that Ireland is to provide an extra €20m in funding for the UN refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) is welcome, particularly as other countries have paused their financial support for that organisation.

Fri, 16 Feb, 2024

Disinformation an Israeli tactic to shield eyes from true extent of suffering in Gaza
Disinformation an Israeli tactic to shield eyes from true extent of suffering in Gaza
The world has received graphic and disturbing snippets from Palestinian journalists in Gaza, who have risked and lost their lives. But there is so much that we simply do not know

Thu, 15 Feb, 2024

2016 Cheltenham Festival - St Patrick's Thursday - Cheltenham Racecourse
Thorn in O’Leary’s side unlikely to be gone anytime soon
In an open letter issued on Friday, Mr O’Leary called on Mr Ryan to resign 'and let someone competent deliver traffic, tourism, and jobs growth for Ireland'

Sun, 11 Feb, 2024

MMR jabs
The MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best protection against measles 
Globally measles vaccination has prevented 56m deaths worldwide from 2000 to 2022 but the rate of people getting vaccinated is falling, writes Catherine Conlon

Sun, 11 Feb, 2024

Volunteers standing hands
Irish Examiner view: Recognition for volunteers in our communities
It was the AA travel breakdown and insurance organisation which used to position itself in advertising campaigns as “the fourth emergency service”. That was some two decades ago, and the AA has moved on.

Sat, 03 Feb, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Adams says Palestinians ‘won’t mind’ SF’s US visit 
Letters to the Editor: Adams says Palestinians ‘won’t mind’ SF’s US visit 
While the Irish politicians’ annual trot to the White House on St Patrick’s Day is, at the best of times, a cringeworthy display of Shamroguery, it has never seemed as obscene as the prospect of this year’s visits.

Fri, 02 Feb, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Trump faces his biggest legal battles
Irish Examiner view: Trump faces his biggest legal battles
Last week, Donald Trump fell into an $83. 3m (€77m) hole. That was the amount a New York jury awarded journalist E Jean Carroll in her defamation action against the former US president and presumptive Republican nominee for this November’s election.

Tue, 30 Jan, 2024

Grant Thornton report reveals extent of Toy Show musical's failings 
Grant Thornton report reveals extent of Toy Show musical's failings 
Despite their receiving the Government’s shaky backing last week, it’s very difficult to see how RTÉ’s board members survive this

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024

Donald Trump
Letters to the Editor: Forget about policies, Trump is on a roll
Readers address issues including the US presidential election, conflict in the Middle East, the housing crisis, and GAA refereeing

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

TV llcences in Ireland
Irish Examiner view: TV licence figures offer cold comfort
RTÉ has some way to go before it can compete effectively with streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Disney+

Mon, 15 Jan, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Ex Labour leader needs to get his facts right on party policies
Letters to the Editor: Ex Labour leader needs to get his facts right on party policies
Former Labour Party leader and government minister Pat Rabbitte recently opined on national radio that there is no policy difference between the party he once led and the Social Democrats.

Mon, 15 Jan, 2024

Letters to the Editor: Fitting that new hospital be named after the outstanding Dr Lynn
Letters to the Editor: Fitting that new hospital be named after the outstanding Dr Lynn
The 28th of this month marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of the outstanding figures of modern Irish history.   at a time when Dublin suffered one of the highest infant mortality rates in all of Europe.

Sat, 13 Jan, 2024

Irish Examiner view: We should support South Africa
Irish Examiner view: We should support South Africa
The two-day public hearing in the genocide case taken by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) began yesterday.

Fri, 12 Jan, 2024

Letters to the Editor: The Defence Forces’ abuse of women is shameful
Letters to the Editor: The Defence Forces’ abuse of women is shameful
There was hardly a week that went by this past year without reference in the media to the sad and continually declining state of the Defence Forces.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2024

CC PASCHAL DONOHOE
Cianan Brennan: All is not well with unions and Government in pay talks
For several weeks, it had been clear that things weren’t going well at the latest round of public sector pay talks

Fri, 22 Dec, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Heart and stroke patients have been forgotten
Letters to the Editor: Heart and stroke patients have been forgotten
In December 14’s paper, health correspondent Niamh Griffin wrote of heart and stroke patients being forgotten. Sadly, I have to agree. I collapsed one Halloween night with a brain haemorrhage.

Thu, 21 Dec, 2023

"To let" sign on building
Irish Examiner view: Creating divisions in communities
It’s been a trying few days for landlords, or at least the public perception of landlords.

Thu, 21 Dec, 2023

Elaine Loughlin: Trying to dig deep with Foley is much like hitting rock
S Elaine Loughlin: Trying to dig deep with Foley is much like hitting rock
Education Minister Norma Foley remains somewhat of an unknown entity to the wider public, who have little sense of the person behind the ministry

Sun, 17 Dec, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Hope will require leadership change
Irish Examiner view: Hope will require leadership change
In an evocative article in this newspaper, Mary Lawlor, human rights expert, UN representative, and former director of Amnesty International in Ireland, asked a question which has resonated through the week.

Sat, 16 Dec, 2023

Letters to the Editor: Use more local produce to protect the environment
Letters to the Editor: Use more local produce to protect the environment
One action we could take to combat climate change would be to increase local production of commonly used items?From a climate change perspective, it makes complete sense to have as short a distance as possible between the purchaser and the consumer.

Fri, 15 Dec, 2023

PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT
Irish Examiner view: Pushing for peace in Palestine
The savagery in Gaza continues, with images of death and devastation now a daily feature of our media consumption. However, we cannot allow ourselves to become inured to those images.

Wed, 13 Dec, 2023

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