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Labour fails crime victims with penal proposal

THE Labour Party Justice spokesperson Pat Rabbitte in proposing radical reform of Ireland’s penal system, has called for a new Sentencing Act for judges based on imprisonment as an option of last resort, an increase in resources for probation and welfare services, more use of day release for prisoners, and the provision of more open prisons, (Labour outlines detailed plans to overhaul penal system, The Irish Examiner, January 12).

Ministers up in the air

‘Disaster’ plebiscite

Words of wisdom

Still forgotten... victims of worst mass murder in our history

Open up TV debates

Power of recall

WILLIE O’Dea is a disgrace to all those who will vote for him in great numbers at the next election. Nonetheless, it is clear there is a need for a recall process to enable dissatisfied voters to attempt to unseat their political representatives, should they see a need.

Sat, 20 Feb, 2010

Housing surplus

HOW on earth did we come to have 300,000 houses lying empty around the country?

Wed, 27 Jan, 2010

Slip sliding away

IT seems Transport Minister Noel Dempsey left the country on holiday last Monday, just in time to miss the worst of the weather crisis.

Sat, 09 Jan, 2010

Judges’ pay test

IT IS well understood that there is a constitutional prohibition on reducing judges’ pay.

Tue, 22 Dec, 2009

Fight the rip-off republic

IT is clear that, between tax increases and wage decreases, thousands of families are being dragged out of prosperity and into poverty.

Fri, 10 Apr, 2009

The real agenda?

WHY does RTÉ’s managing director of television find it necessary or appropriate to review the list of panel members for a chat show?

Fri, 16 Nov, 2007

Just the word for it

YEARS ago there used be a word commonly used in Dublin that we don’t hear so much these days: ‘messers’.

Tue, 13 Nov, 2007

Nuclear power part of the answer

IN his letter headlined ‘Nuclear energy not worth the risk’ (September 22), Dr Philip Michael has many contentious arguments to make against nuclear power that need to be answered, although too many to tackle here.

Tue, 02 Oct, 2007

Too much hot air over wind power

BRIAN BRITTON (Letters, September 18) reminds us once again that “Ireland is one of the countries with the greatest potential to develop offshore wind electricity-generating capacity”.

Wed, 26 Sep, 2007

Bluffing game

THE recent postponement of the Aer Lingus strike on the night before it was due to begin was about as useful to the intending passengers as a restaurant serving up meals after the diners had gone home.

Sat, 25 Aug, 2007

Two key issues largely ignored

HOW odd that the two most crucial issues of the 21st century — peak oil and climate change — hardly got a look-in during the election.

Sat, 02 Jun, 2007

Beach horses leave an unwelcome mark

WHY are dog-owners fined for not picking up their pets’ excrement in public places and horse-owners are not?

Mon, 28 May, 2007

Wind is no panacea for our energy needs

WIND energy is a good thing, and its advantages have been receiving much media attention.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2007

Nuclear facts needed

THE call from the Oireachtas joint committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources for a public debate on nuclear energy is to be welcomed.

Tue, 20 Jun, 2006

DUP’s long history of flirting with violence

COMMENTING on DUP criticism of the proposed Northern Assembly link between the UUP and David Ervine’s PUP, Peter Molloy (Irish Examiner letters, May 19) reminds us of the actions of DUP leader Ian Paisley in assembling 500 men in military formation holding aloft gun licences in 1981.

Thu, 25 May, 2006