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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Leadership lesson for Cowen

WHATEVER one thinks of how the Government is handling the economic crisis, there is widespread agreement that our leaders could be doing a better job in communicating with the rest of us about what is going on and what the future may hold for us.

Mass boycott a wake-up call to the church

Creighton highlights her own party’s utter hypocrisy

Greyhound breeders should not be exempt from new laws

Greens are keeping a vital watch on FF

Greens not getting the run-around

FF rebels fighting wrong cause

ONE shouldn’t be too surprised to hear that Fianna Fáil backbenchers are threatening a revolt. You’d expect adevelopment like that given our frightful economic emergency. But it’s not over government policy or proposals on any of these or other weighty issues that the Soldiers of Destiny are grumbling.

Wed, 28 Oct, 2009

Will tree stump virgin move to save the hare?

THE Virgin in the Tree Stump controversy that hit the headlines last week intrigues me. It has brought forth the predictable howls of ridicule to match the intense religious devotion of those who believe in the reality of a divine presence in the tree.

Wed, 15 Jul, 2009

Deputy pays price for speaking out

WHILE understanding why the Taoiseach needed to reduce the number of junior ministers, I wonder about the reasoning or motive behind the surprise demotion of Kilkenny deputy John McGuinness.

Tue, 28 Apr, 2009

Ahern’s cowardly stance of China

FOREIGN Minister Dermot Ahern’s refusal to take a tough stance on China’s brutal repression of Tibet is a disgrace to the Government and to Ireland.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2008

Irish hare is now an endangered species

THE recent conviction of a Co Westmeath-based coursing club for trapping hares without a licence serves as yet another reminder that our hare population is threatened by a practice that involves netting and baiting these gentle creatures for ‘sport’.

Tue, 12 Jun, 2007

Wrong target lined up in the war on vermin

FERAL or stray cats are now considered ‘fair game’ by shooters. Many people in rural areas welcome these cats as they keep down the rodent population.

Fri, 16 Jul, 2004