X

Sign in

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Fianna Fáil unrest
  • Catherine Connolly
  • Gaza
  • Ukraine
  • Farming
  • ieExplains
  • ieVideo
  • Subscribe
  • Puzzles
  • Weather

Person: Allen Crosbie

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

columnists

Children’s rights should be defined, in language they can understand

Having read the Referendum Commissioner’s Independent Guide, I consider this referendum a waste of time and money.

Change responsibility for those children ‘at risk’
‘Punish the banks’ was popular politics but lousy economics
Decorative footpaths can cause an ugly fall
Slow exchange
A document drafted by politicians for their own benefit
Risk equalisation will only increase costs

COMMUNITY rating only provides a significant advantage to older people if a large number of younger members, with lower health expenses, can be encouraged to come into the scheme.

Sat, 30 Dec, 2006

VHI’s self-defeating system a bad deal from the start

HEALTH insurance risk equalisation is a typical example of what happens when politicians want other people to pay for what is in effect social engineering.

Tue, 19 Dec, 2006

Gas price system only encourages waste

BÓRD Gais should be forced to revise its pricing system which rewards consumers for using as much gas as possible.

Tue, 28 Nov, 2006

Latest

  • Jack Conan: 'You can never reach perfection, but that's what we're striving for'

  • Jack Conan flags Fraser McReight as a 'smart, dogged' challenge for Ireland

  • Time has long passed for Ireland to banish their lineout gremlins

  • Equine therapy helps four-year-old Fiadh with Down syndrome take major developmental steps

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Séamus Coleman celebrates winning the match 13/11/2025
    What happens next if Ireland beat Hungary on Sunday?

    Friday, November 14, 2025 - 9:00 PM

  • Storm Claudia: Heavy rain and flooding reported as orange and yellow warnings remain in place
    Storm Claudia: Heavy rain and flooding reported as orange and yellow warnings remain in place

    Friday, November 14, 2025 - 9:00 PM

  • 'A day I hope I never have to relive:' Inside closed Fota Wildlife Park
    'A day I hope I never have to relive:' Inside closed Fota Wildlife Park

    Friday, November 14, 2025 - 11:00 PM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited