Place: Thurles Co

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Banking Inquiry was a farcical waste of money

Inevitable from the outset, the Banking Inquiry has become the obvious debacle now on our plate. After costing the taxpayers millions, the 11-member committee seem helpless in providing a clear-cut credible draft report, never mind a final one.

Will the Government learn from its mistakes?

Illegal budget gains

Fine Gael have proven that talk is cheap

Our water is precious

Bailout exit praise is undeserved

Pat takes a gamble

I understand why Pat Kenny made the big jump in the autumn of his years.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2013

Creighton’s ‘care plan’ is abortion alternative

Junior Minister Lucinda Creighton is a young, learned politician, who stands for what is right.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2013

Food for thought in nursing home diet

“Food is your medicine, hence let medicine be your food” — Hippocrates 400BC.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2013

Use referendum day to get more value for our money

Nobody objects to the long-awaited and deserving Children’s Rights Referendum being set for Saturday, Nov 12.

Mon, 01 Oct, 2012

Let’s admire the skills of hurlers, please

I take issue with John Bannon in the article ‘You are the ref’ (Aug 27) where, in particular, he states Conor O’Mahony of Tipperary should have got a red card for striking T J Reid with his hurley.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2012

We should reform Oireachtas rather than cut benefits to needy

The British Prime Minister David Cameron is attempting some spectacular reform in the House of Lords.

Fri, 27 Jul, 2012

Martin’s defence of unborn child commendable

Micheál Martin’s robust and unequivocal defence of the unborn child is very commendable.

Wed, 25 Jul, 2012

Government needs to sell Nama properties fast

In Apr 2009 Nama, Ireland’s largest property portfolio, was conceived by experts and approved by the Government of the day as a modern ‘toxic bank’ for the disposal of all the bad debt that swamped us at the time.

Sat, 21 Apr, 2012

Footing embassy bill

Can I just say how tiresome I find those letters expressing the view that the Irish embassy to the Vatican should be paid for solely by Catholics?

Mon, 05 Mar, 2012

Hollow words by Martin on right to EU treaty vote

I totally agree with Fianna Fáil leader Michéal Martin that Ireland should be given an opportunity to vote on the European Fiscal Treaty.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2012

It’s in the national interest to scrap the Presidency

THE Presidential election is a costly distraction for our State now in receivership and with a daily escalating fiscal problem, massive unemployment and major social problems created by the failures of Dáil Eireann to govern in the national interest.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2011

Make our island a top tourist spot

THE island of Ireland has not had a Taoiseach of courage since the late John A Costello declared the state a Republic, or a statesman since the late Éamon de Valera.

Mon, 09 May, 2011

High-profile visits a boost for Irish tourism

IT’S AN ill wind doesn’t blow good for somebody.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2011

A sacramental state

I WISH to support the intervention by the Catholic hierarchy concerning the proposed civil partnership bill.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2010

New approach to tourism would yield dividends

TOURISM could be our new Celtic Tiger.

Tue, 02 Feb, 2010

Angelus slot should include a new message

YOUR article on Marie Collins with her despairing plea for truth and the Catholic Church’s need for humility was heartrending (December 2).

Tue, 08 Dec, 2009

Neutrality issue is a red herring

WE even have it in song: “On far foreign shores, from Dunkirk to Belgrade, lie the soldiers and chiefs of the Irish Brigade.”

Wed, 08 Jul, 2009

All-Ireland medals not what they used to be

THE GAA executive, allegedly on the advice of marketing consultants, last year decided to denationalise its All-Ireland medals for hurling and football by omitting the replica of the national sovereign seal from them.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2009

We should tell Sarkozy where to go

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that he would be prepared to travel to Ireland to help gather support for a referendum on the European union’s Lisbon treaty.

Sat, 13 Jun, 2009

‘Pocket’ partitionists

I am appalled at the pro-partition mentality of those who condemn people from this State for shopping in Belfast Derry, Newry and elsewhere in the North.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2008

Ask our tycoons to point way out of the mess

NEITHER this Government nor the younger generation have previously experienced a serious recession because this is the first time in more than 20 years that we have had one and so our ability to deal with it is questionable.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2008

Growing public anger over health shambles

All RESPONSIBLE for the mess in the health service should realise that a wave of anger has built up among ordinary people who can’t understand why they can’t get a hospital bed when needed and if they finally manage to get one, they will then have to fear contracting a number of fatal diseases.

Fri, 02 May, 2008

E-vote machines have passed the test

WHAT was to be lost in putting the €50m e-voting machines to the test?

Sat, 19 May, 2007

GAA should pay debt to former players and officials

AS the GAA authorities prepare to respond to the demands of the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), they must consider at the same time how best they can upgrade the miserable level of recognition former inter-county players and officials get from the association to which they gave so much out of love of our native games and culture.

Wed, 24 May, 2006