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WHATEVER about Marian Harkin’s indecision concerning her European alliances, do you think we will ever see the day when, on her arrival in Brussels, Mary Lou McDonald will team up with Robert Kilroy-Silk in a ‘Brits Out’ campaign?

Fri, 18 Jun, 2004

Pills and perks: how addicted are the doctors?

THE staff discount which makes my house insurance policy just about competitive with the outside world got BIKed (benefit-in-kind) recently, making it no longer competitive, and come the next renewal I’ll vote with my feet.

Thu, 20 May, 2004

DART closure shunts us on a line to nowhere

HAVE you ever heard the expression “only in America”? Well, the latest proposal to close the DART every weekend for the next 18 months or so can safely fall into the category “only in Ireland, or some other backward/incompetently-run state”.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2003

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IN VIEW of the recent storms in the south-western states of the USA I wonder if it’s wise of the ESB to commit to providing an electricity supply to such a volatile area?

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