Place: Clondalkin Dublin 22

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Young people must learn from the Greeks

The working people of Greece have delivered a clear message to the European Union, the IMF and Greek oligarchs that they have had enough of ‘austerity’; enough of being bullied; enough of being dictated to.

Time to question western propaganda

Escaping the freeze

Ireland should not back sanctions against Iran

Back to the future

Spend it on schools

Nominal or not?

SOME years ago we were told by Health Minister Mary Harney there would be a “nominal service charge” of €10 each time one went to A&E.

Tue, 13 Apr, 2010

Cuba’s lesson

THE recent revelations that our children’s literacy ratings are average within the OECD and that we are falling behind in science and maths again highlight huge problems within the education system.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2010

Give us sand banks

MAY I suggest that each and every local authority supplies housing estates with a coal bunker-type container which could be filled with sand or salt so that when we get this type of weather (it will be more frequent than before), local residents could go out and do the gritting themselves.

Sat, 09 Jan, 2010

Begin with the banks

THE Government has now set its sights on competitiveness in the various semi-state bodies.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2009

Wrong call on Eircom

THE media reports that there is a potential €95 million takeover for Eircom is a tragic indictment of this government and on previous governments in their handling of this whole sorry episode of what was a very powerful state enterprise and at that time had a good efficient customer service attitude.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2009

Better to take a stand inside the system

MUCH has been written about the resignation of the CEO of the Equality, Niall Crowley.

Thu, 01 Jan, 2009

Time for action

IT seems to me the Government didn’t know even how to describe the scandal at Anglo Irish Bank until it saw what the media had to say about it.

Tue, 23 Dec, 2008

Question of priorities

THE Government’s priorities are now only too apparent following the handout of €180 million to the pig business after cancelling the cervical cancer vaccine for young girls for a fraction of the cost.

Sat, 13 Dec, 2008

Time to go

THE remark last week by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that top bankers should be paid no more than €500,000 per year was farcical — they should all do the decent thing and resign.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2008

Bush’s PR exercise

I FIND the comments from President George W Bush on China’s human rights record a mere public relations exercise.

Sat, 09 Aug, 2008

Going my way

IT’S turning out to be a great year, thank God.

Thu, 03 Apr, 2008

Boycott Beijing

THE international community has ignored the plight of the people of Tibet for far too long.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2008