Person: Gaye Walsh

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Buy local and keep them down on the farm

IT was shocking and sad to see Ireland’s farmers out on their tractors last Monday in protest at falling prices and loss of income.

Great performers a source of Irish pride

Sargent should have made his intentions clearer

Political promises: it’s time to call their bluff

Provisional drivers should be accompanied

Where are the extra gardaí in small towns?

How will immigrants fare in declining economy?

THE other morning here in Seattle, National Public Radio ran a piece on what the reporter referred to, in a quizzical tone, as the flood of immigration into Ireland in the last five years.

Mon, 14 Aug, 2006

Da Vinci Code: fiction shakes faith

DAN BROWN’S novel The Da Vinci Code is just that — a novel, a volume of fiction by a very good fiction writer.

Fri, 19 May, 2006

Depositions preserve fresh memories

WHILE I do not support Justice Minister Michael McDowell’s policies on many issues, I agree with his recommendation that the legal system in Ireland adopt a “well-worked out system of depositions”.

Thu, 27 Apr, 2006

Depositions preserve fresh memories

Thu, 27 Apr, 2006

Tribute to a writer

ON hearing of the death of John McGahern, I reread The Barracks. It had been several years since I last read it, but I found it to be just as poignant and vibrant as when I first picked it up.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2006

Nuns knew how to deal with hospital bugs

I REFER to Catherine Shanahan’s report headlined ‘Seven die from MRSA superbug in 10 days’ (Irish Examiner, November 22).

Sat, 26 Nov, 2005