Irish Examiner View: Time to relearn the power of compromise

Virtually every great human achievement is a consequence of trust-based, positive cooperation between groups of people, sometimes disparate cultures and, occasionally, conflicting belief systems. 

There are more than enough reassuring examples that show synergies work, that the sum total of the achievements of a collective of talented, committed people far outweighs anything that might be achieved by the very same individuals working in isolation.