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Do we really want these frighteningly bad politicians?
Do we really want these frighteningly bad politicians?
Scaring ourselves might make sense at a primal level, but that doesn’t explain why we wantt o experience the same thing when it comes to choosing our public representatives, writes Shaun Connolly

Sat, 12 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

Ethics reforms must wait until after election
Ethics reforms must wait until after election
Much-needed reforms to ensure politicians adhere to ethics rules will not be passed into law before the general election.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015

Does anybody really believe ethics in public office will be an election issue?
Does anybody really believe ethics in public office will be an election issue?
Two of the councillors fingered on Monday night’s RTÉ Investigation Unit programme have resigned from their respective parties — Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael — but in most developed democracies, the resignations would have been from public office, writes Michael Clifford

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015

Corruption in public life: We get the politicians we deserve
Corruption in public life: We get the politicians we deserve
IT is one of the tragedies of modern Ireland that the outrage — and even shame for those who still cling to some sort of a moral compass — provoked by Monday night’s excellent RTÉ Investigates programme that uncovered corruption in several local authorities will be no more than a three-day wonder. 

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015

Cavan-Monaghan TD Sean Conlan quits Fine Gael
Cavan-Monaghan TD Sean Conlan quits Fine Gael

Cavan-Monaghan TD Sean Conlan was told he would not be ratified as a Fine Gael candidate for the general election if he was charged in relation to his arrest in August.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

Gardaí take to the air in hunt for big cat

A Garda helicopter was tonight carrying out a search over Co Monaghan for a large black cat.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2004

Monaghan Hospital report being finalised

The author of a report on the future of Monaghan General Hospital says that a new policy on the future of maternity services there is being finalised.

Thu, 31 Jul, 2003

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