Person: Thomas Ralph

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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What’s the real story?

RYANAIR’S recent announcement that it will drop two routes from Cork because Cork Airport Authority is requiring the payment of 20% landing charges instead of zero is rather puzzling.

Vote should be final

All-Ireland love affair

Put up or shut up

If it’s broke, fix it

Stamp duty proposal a boost for speculators

Now it’s the loyalists’ turn to follow the IRA’s lead on decommissioning

NOW that the IRA has (belatedly) completed the decommissioning process required of it, it is crucial that loyalist paramilitaries are faced with the same requirements.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2005

Paisley to blame for the latest breakdown

THE blame for the breakdown in talks on Northern Ireland can be placed squarely on the shoulders of Dr Ian Paisley and the DUP.

Fri, 10 Dec, 2004

Winter of discontent

FOR the last couple of weeks our Government has been the subject of a scandal a day, whether it’s drink-driving, tax evasion, or problems with refurbishments on major buildings.

Wed, 08 Oct, 2003

Rank is not the issue

I READ a complaint by Jim Desmond (Irish Examiner letters, August 28) that Páidí Ó Sé's assailant at the All-Ireland football semi-final was not prosecuted because he was an ex-garda.

Tue, 02 Sep, 2003

Numbers game and the law of probability

PATRICK J CARROLL’S letter on what he called ‘unlikely’ selections of Lotto numbers (Irish Examiner, June 25) shows a disregard for the basic laws of probability.

Tue, 01 Jul, 2003

Living in taxing times

RECENTLY, a friend of mine was attempting to close her credit card account in order to avoid paying the €40 duty.

Sat, 24 May, 2003

One rule for all

KEVIN Jordan gave me some food for thought with his letter about clamping illegally-parked cars (The Irish Examiner, August 7).

Sat, 10 Aug, 2002

Playing the game?

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has made several demands for Ireland's European Championship qualifiying matches to be shown on free-to-air TV.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2002

Sort out budget

It would be ludicrous to mortgage your house to pay for your groceries (although, the way prices are increasing, this might become necessary) or to cash in your savings to pay for petrol.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2002