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Why Pope Francis inspires us

Why Pope Francis inspires us

Opinion: He has washed his socks and knows the face of poverty

Sat Mar 15 2014 - 00:01
Sex norms skewed by porn-saturated culture

Sex norms skewed by porn-saturated culture

Having sex with someone who has passed out is regarded by some as a ‘grey area’

Sat Mar 08 2014 - 08:28
Why Pokémon players dream of an electric saviour

Why Pokémon players dream of an electric saviour

Opinion: Internet has not lived up to its aspirations

Sat Mar 01 2014 - 00:01
Psychiatric services for young people  in need require drastic overhaul

Psychiatric services for young people in need require drastic overhaul

Opinion: A certain percentage will always be at risk of serious mental health problems

Sat Feb 22 2014 - 00:01
The savagery of online comment is coarsening all public discussion

The savagery of online comment is coarsening all public discussion

Opinion: The police tend not to know what to do about this relatively new phenomenon

Sat Feb 15 2014 - 00:01
Who would dare to oppose gay marriage and risk being  accused of homophobia

Who would dare to oppose gay marriage and risk being accused of homophobia

Opinion: To describe someone as homophobic is to take their good name

Sun Feb 09 2014 - 09:10
Minister’s call to cut back religion for maths doesn’t really add up

Minister’s call to cut back religion for maths doesn’t really add up

Opinion: Schools in North excel despite same time given to RE as in the Republic

Sun Feb 02 2014 - 12:02
No one has  a clue when it comes to what  is going on in educational reform

No one has a clue when it comes to what is going on in educational reform

Opinion: Junior Cert is currently objective, in that it is marked by people who do not know the pupils

Sat Jan 25 2014 - 00:01
I will remember a man who was kind and witty and not the crass headlines

I will remember a man who was kind and witty and not the crass headlines

Opinion: The sordid and detailed reports added greatly to the suffering of Tom O’Gorman’s friends

Sat Jan 18 2014 - 00:01
Why I was so disappointed by Mary McAleese’s comments on gay priests

Why I was so disappointed by Mary McAleese’s comments on gay priests

Opinion: The church teaches that sexuality is ordered towards a certain goal

Sat Jan 11 2014 - 00:01
Christmas Day fire was a shattering blow but softened by the kindness of strangers

Christmas Day fire was a shattering blow but softened by the kindness of strangers

Opinion: Community values often provide a shelter in adversity that the State cannot replicate

Sat Jan 04 2014 - 00:01
The people’s pope is challenging us to emerge from our comfort zones

The people’s pope is challenging us to emerge from our comfort zones

Opinion: Everyone seems to love Francis and everyone wants to co-opt him to their own agenda

Sun Dec 22 2013 - 00:01
In the charity sector, let’s not punish the many for the sins of the few

In the charity sector, let’s not punish the many for the sins of the few

Opinion: If charities are to raise money successfully, they need to professionalise

Sat Dec 14 2013 - 00:01
To view ‘Forbes’ ranking as good news is to confuse the market with society

To view ‘Forbes’ ranking as good news is to confuse the market with society

Opinion: A global economic system based on maximising profit is obviously flawed

Sun Dec 08 2013 - 00:01
The Minister for Education is not going the right way about implementing change

The Minister for Education is not going the right way about implementing change

Opinion: Junior Cycle reform requires more thought and better training for teachers

Sun Dec 01 2013 - 00:01
Constant media scrutiny means there can be no more heroes as of old

Constant media scrutiny means there can be no more heroes as of old

Opinion: We are becoming more cynical but still have a need for visionary, inspiring figures

Sat Nov 23 2013 - 07:03
Fundamental issues raised by review  of Murphy report need to be aired

Fundamental issues raised by review of Murphy report need to be aired

Opinion: ‘Naming and shaming’ of those who dealt with complaints may have violated principles of natural justice, priests’ review argues

Sat Nov 16 2013 - 00:01
A proper debate on the merits of taking children into care is long overdue

A proper debate on the merits of taking children into care is long overdue

Opinion: Adversarial system associated with court setting is of questionable value

Sun Nov 10 2013 - 00:01
Incidents involving Roma children highlight our attitude to the dispossessed

Incidents involving Roma children highlight our attitude to the dispossessed

Opinion: If we condemn recent actions but fail to support integration we are being hypocritical

Sat Oct 26 2013 - 00:01
Green shoots of renewed faith a sign that the church is coming back from the brink

Green shoots of renewed faith a sign that the church is coming back from the brink

Opinion: New emphasis on importance of lay participation the key to revival

Sat Oct 19 2013 - 00:01
Latest report provides more evidence that change in law not needed to save Savita

Latest report provides more evidence that change in law not needed to save Savita

Opinion: Hiqa identified general lack of ‘basic, fundamental care’

Sat Oct 12 2013 - 07:10
Mater hospital nuns must stand up to bullying – as they have done before

Mater hospital nuns must stand up to bullying – as they have done before

Opinion: People would support the Mercy sisters financially with any legal costs

Sat Oct 05 2013 - 00:01
If you want to see political reform, write it in on your ballot paper

If you want to see political reform, write it in on your ballot paper

Opinion: It is a measure of how disillusisoned we are that the Government’s cynicism no longer shocks us

Sun Sept 29 2013 - 00:01
Pope’s compassion   opens way to second look at church teaching

Pope’s compassion opens way to second look at church teaching

Interview emphasises mercy, not legalism

Sat Sept 21 2013 - 01:30
Preventing war ‘is 60 times cheaper than fighting it’

Preventing war ‘is 60 times cheaper than fighting it’

Threat of US strikes may have been averted, but war goes on

Sat Sept 14 2013 - 01:00
Stakeholders in education should unite against the divide and rule strategy

Stakeholders in education should unite against the divide and rule strategy

Opinion: Labour trying to pose as if it is no more than an interested bystander

Sat Sept 07 2013 - 00:01
Ignoring a persecution, not only in Egypt, that is happening in plain sight

Ignoring a persecution, not only in Egypt, that is happening in plain sight

Opinion: After Egyptian security forces cleared three sit-in camps, the reprisals were concentrated disproportionately on Christians

Sat Aug 31 2013 - 00:00
Our inability to teach basic values is at the heart of the storm over social media abuse

Our inability to teach basic values is at the heart of the storm over social media abuse

Opinion: Sexual intimacy should be reserved for mature, committed relationships

Sat Aug 24 2013 - 00:01
Will Pope Francis’s popularity survive the discovery that he will not shun tradition?

Will Pope Francis’s popularity survive the discovery that he will not shun tradition?

Pontiff emphasised forgiving and forgetting, but in the Google age is anything forgotten?

Sun Aug 04 2013 - 01:00
Pro-choice campaigners ignoring threats to women’s lives posed by abortion

Pro-choice campaigners ignoring threats to women’s lives posed by abortion

Attitudes appear to be hardening to the degree that any abortion must be facilitated

Sun Jul 28 2013 - 18:00
Suicide still bears a sadly lethal stigma despite our greater ease talking of it

Suicide still bears a sadly lethal stigma despite our greater ease talking of it

Sat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
Proponents of legislation were successful because they told simple stories

Proponents of legislation were successful because they told simple stories

We owe the brave few so much more than we can ever repay

Sat Jul 13 2013 - 01:00
Fatally flawed legislation will not put abortion to bed

Fatally flawed legislation will not put abortion to bed

Analysis: We are now dependent on the courage of individuals to rail against abortion Bill

Sat Jul 06 2013 - 13:00
Drinks industry strategy relies on recruiting young drinkers to their brand

Drinks industry strategy relies on recruiting young drinkers to their brand

The aim of sponsorship is to ‘piggyback’ on sport’s positive images

Sun Jun 30 2013 - 01:00
More focus on the home will enable us to live real lives, not ones dictated by corporations

More focus on the home will enable us to live real lives, not ones dictated by corporations

Women have been manipulated to fill the emptiness with the pleasures of shopping

Sat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Savita report stresses failure to record symptoms

Savita report stresses failure to record symptoms

Cascade of failures at Galway hospital highlighted

Sat Jun 15 2013 - 00:00
Party whip system prioritises loyalty at the expense of conscience

Party whip system prioritises loyalty at the expense of conscience

TDs risk being cast out for following the stated principles of their parties

Sat Jun 08 2013 - 06:00
Let’s not pretend we are shocked by stressed staff treating children badly

Let’s not pretend we are shocked by stressed staff treating children badly

Column: Quality childcare has taken second place to ensuring women can be ‘productive’ members of society

Sat Jun 01 2013 - 06:00
Passing flawed legislation on abortion would confirm  groupthink of Irish elite

Passing flawed legislation on abortion would confirm groupthink of Irish elite

Column: Most of our legislators have shown themselves incapable of hearing anything that does not chime with introducing abortion on the grounds of suicide

Sun May 26 2013 - 06:00
Needs of children trumped by politics and economics

Needs of children trumped by politics and economics

Column: Despite all our rhetoric about cherishing children, cultural factors stand in the way of progress

Sun May 19 2013 - 06:00
Our treatment of those who can’t pay their debts is misguided and destructive

Our treatment of those who can’t pay their debts is misguided and destructive

Column: The Central Bank’s proposed framework for restructuring debts at least makes an attempt to see people as human beings

Sun May 12 2013 - 06:00
Abortion legislation is enough to make you weep for this benighted little country

Abortion legislation is enough to make you weep for this benighted little country

Column: In what other instance would the Government consider killing another human being because a mother is in distress?

Sat May 04 2013 - 06:00
Evidence showing ‘no mental health benefit to abortion’ cannot be ignored

Evidence showing ‘no mental health benefit to abortion’ cannot be ignored

Column: Those who believe abortion should be available in Ireland are ignoring scientific evidence in favour of faith-based dogma

Sat Apr 27 2013 - 06:00
To oppose gay marriage is not necessarily a bigoted position

To oppose gay marriage is not necessarily a bigoted position

Thoughtful conservatives are not bigoted, intellectually inferior or vile: they just see the balance of values differently

Sat Apr 20 2013 - 06:00
Any decent society prioritises children and people most in need of care

Any decent society prioritises children and people most in need of care

Opinion: Sometimes the people who need it most receive neither justice nor mercy

Sun Apr 14 2013 - 10:00
Young people should be told that sex is not just another recreational activity

Young people should be told that sex is not just another recreational activity

Opposition to violent and degrading porn is an issue on which conservatives and progressives can unite

Sat Apr 06 2013 - 06:00
No family should be left alone to deal with a child’s terminal illness

No family should be left alone to deal with a child’s terminal illness

Respite and homecare packages should be available to all regardless of location

Sat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00
Inhumane asylum-seeker system needs radical reform

Inhumane asylum-seeker system needs radical reform

People living in ‘direct provision’ centres are lonely, fearful and sometimes malnourished

Sat Mar 23 2013 - 06:00

‘Transitional’ pope could radically reform the church

Francis will not change core church teachings, but he may have new priorities

Sat Mar 16 2013 - 06:00

Surrogacy is a legal and ethical minefield and must be banned

In the recent surrogacy case involving twins where the genetic mother’s sister acted as a surrogate, I was struck by one aspect…

Sat Mar 09 2013 - 00:00
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