Person: Joseph Bergin

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Begging menace

I AM delighted to see the Government has introduced new legislation to address the scourge of begging in this country.

Council withholds a letter it had already sent

Bonuses for some, cutbacks for others

Coming and going: a tale of two cities

It's not quite integrated transport is it?

THIS is the latest piece of bureaucratic codswallop from our hilarious public transport service.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2007

Collusion: Unionist silence is astounding

IT astounds me that the main unionist parties have refused to debate the police ombudsman’s report into RUC/UVF collusion on the grounds that it would give “nationalists a chance to grandstand”.

Thu, 01 Feb, 2007

WHATEVER the rights and wrongs of the Rossport/Shell controversy, it is disgusting to see gardaí baton citizens and violently manhandle them for the convenience of an extremely controversial multinational company.

Wed, 15 Nov, 2006

Burning issue: how the law separates the elite from the ordinary citizen

IF I defied a Supreme Court injunction and then burned evidence in defiance of a subsequent court order, I wonder what would become of me.

Tue, 10 Oct, 2006

Carthy tribunal shakes confidence in justice

AFTER six years and a cost of €18 million, we eventually have the truth behind the appalling circumstances of John Carthy’s death.

Thu, 27 Jul, 2006

Political excuses

SOMETIMES I wonder if the nationalist community in Northern Ireland dressed up in pink tutus and danced the hula backwards, would unionist politicians agree to share power?

Fri, 26 May, 2006

Bertie loses respect, but opposition parties are losing their way on the high moral ground

WHILE I no longer admire the Taoiseach because of the payments issue, I have lost all respect for the opposition parties.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2006