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Oliver Callan: Zelenskiy is delivering the performance of a lifetime

Oliver Callan: Zelenskiy is delivering the performance of a lifetime

The days since invasion have broken some of Ukraine’s cities, but made its president

Sat Mar 19 2022 - 00:26

Oliver Callan: Swift Covid-19 action exposes State dithering on misbehaving industries

Oliver Callan: Swift Covid-19 action exposes State dithering on misbehaving industries

Government moved fast in teeth of Covid-19 but drags heels on so many vested interests

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 00:30

Oliver Callan: A better version of Leo Varadkar is emerging

Oliver Callan: A better version of Leo Varadkar is emerging

The walloping of the election has seemed to help him find a groove in the pandemic crisis

Thu May 14 2020 - 01:32

Oliver Callan: Don’t let the Government off the hook on nursing homes

Oliver Callan: Don’t let the Government off the hook on nursing homes

Older people have for too long been regarded as a sort of foreign species in our society

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 01:27

Oliver Callan: Coronavirus shows that all along we worried about the wrong things

Oliver Callan: Coronavirus shows that all along we worried about the wrong things

Our hope and salvation lie in dreams of new world that will emerge after Covid-19

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 01:00

Oliver Callan:  lack of organised protest sees rents in Ireland rise unchecked

Oliver Callan: lack of organised protest sees rents in Ireland rise unchecked

There is no coherent strategy from any protest movement on this crucial issue

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 01:37

Oliver Callan: DUP objections to NI-only backstop are phoney

Oliver Callan: DUP objections to NI-only backstop are phoney

North already diverges from many significant laws enacted across the rest of the UK

Mon Sept 16 2019 - 13:15

Oliver Callan: The politics of housing is broken

Oliver Callan: The politics of housing is broken

None of the parties is really engaging in the search for a solution

Fri Jul 26 2019 - 01:26

Oliver Callan: Don’t throw baby Jesus out with bath water

Oliver Callan: Don’t throw baby Jesus out with bath water

Ireland remains hugely and beneficially religious but how we practise our faith has changed

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 08:26

Oliver Callan: Why does Ireland like Facebook so much?

Oliver Callan: Why does Ireland like Facebook so much?

It’s been left to British politicians and the British media to inform us about Facebook’s involvement in election manipulation

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 10:03

Oliver Callan: If this is a recovery, Ireland might be better off with the disease

Oliver Callan: If this is a recovery, Ireland might be better off with the disease

Need proof that materialist excess is back in vogue? Take a look at the political class

Mon Dec 24 2018 - 00:45

Oliver Callan: Fear of merging only thing separating Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

Oliver Callan: Fear of merging only thing separating Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

No impetus for change as no difference between Government and Opposition policies

Mon Dec 17 2018 - 01:28

Oliver Callan: Higgins’s age is an asset, not a liability

Oliver Callan: Higgins’s age is an asset, not a liability

Hugely popular with the young, at 77 Michael D also inspires the older generation

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 01:00

Oliver Callan: I was a gay Boo Radley in 1980s Monaghan

Oliver Callan: I was a gay Boo Radley in 1980s Monaghan

Finally admitting I was different was my epiphany, freeing me from a life of sameness

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 05:00

Oliver Callan: Looking back on Kenny’s ‘economic miracle’

Oliver Callan: Looking back on Kenny’s ‘economic miracle’

Why do these men leaving office need honours to top up generous handouts?

Mon Jun 18 2018 - 03:00

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