Taoiseach’s ‘good year’ consisted of defending the position of the comfortableOur problem is not so much austerity per se as the distribution of wealth and incomeWed Aug 07 2013 - 11:59
Man jailed for killing garda with no argument over issue of common designThe Supreme Court this month ruled that Noel Callan was entitled to remissionWed Jul 31 2013 - 00:00
Anglo’s dealings with Department of Finance seem curiouser and curiouserDraft letter fully answered queries while final letter did notWed Jul 24 2013 - 13:00
Cynical Seanad abolition stunt must not be rewardedColumn: A reformed Seanad could resolve the central crisis of our political structure: the unaccountability of the governmentWed Jul 17 2013 - 11:59
Restrictions in Protection of Life Bill demeaning to womenWho is it that should decide whether her body should be used for the propagation of an unborn child, other than the mother?Wed Jul 10 2013 - 13:00
Fear of big finance led to 2008 meltdown and will scupper chances of a proper inquiryIt seems our primary concern must always be the welfare of the most privilegedWed Jul 03 2013 - 13:00
Why did almost no one realise that Anglo Irish was not just illiquid but insolvent?Government pledged €440bn without knowing the nature of the banks’ crisisWed Jun 26 2013 - 12:00
Richard Nixon committed far greater crimes than the Watergate break-inWar crimes and rampant inequality are of greater importanceWed Jun 19 2013 - 12:00
People have a right to be heard on EuropeColumn: Democracy requires attention to views of ordinary peopleWed Jun 05 2013 - 12:00
Tax ‘trickery’ in Ireland: A safe haven you can bank onColumn: If Ireland is a rogue state, then there are many othersWed May 29 2013 - 12:00
Government zealously protects the wealthy in Ireland’s Wild West tax havenColumn: There is a determination not to disturb the contentedness of the wealthy by even a modest increase in income taxWed May 22 2013 - 12:00
In Kenny’s book the Constitution is king . . . not the churchColumn: In the early years of the State, government leaders pronounced their devotion to the Catholic hierarchyWed May 15 2013 - 12:00
President has free run and should continue to speak outColumn: Michael D Higgins can resist any Government demands that he seek prior approval for statementsWed May 08 2013 - 12:00
Taking a closer look at how the super rich make itColumn: The vast fortunes of the 10 wealthiest people in the world allow them enormous power over much of humanityWed May 01 2013 - 12:00
Politicians are still not willing to take the hard decisions on abortionColumn: Savita Halappanavar’s death was not caused by confusion about the lawWed Apr 24 2013 - 11:00
Broadcasters’ rights also deserve protectionThe BAI seems to think that impartiality is achievabe in the treatment of current affairs, and that a sanction will achieve or adavance thatWed Apr 17 2013 - 08:33
Government has no interest in real political reformColumn: Constitutional change just another empty election promiseWed Apr 10 2013 - 12:00
Expectations of political change have been utterly dashedThe electorate appears content with the political culture that caused the economic crisisWed Apr 03 2013 - 12:00
Modern world neglects to ask why elites hold vast hoards of wealthWasn’t the rage of the Russian workers and peasantry against the power and riches of the Romanovs justified?Wed Mar 27 2013 - 11:59
Barcelona model could save ailing newspapersBusinesses can suceed without relentless drive for profitTue Mar 12 2013 - 15:04
Papal authority is founded on fanciful claim of successionIn his letter to the Galatians, Paul, sometimes described as the co-founder of Christianity, writing in around AD 50, well before…Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Questions and answers on Denis O'Brien and his taxFurther issues concerning Denis O’Brien and his dealing with the former minister for communications, Michael Lowry, arise from…Wed Feb 27 2013 - 00:00
Irish society owes apology to Magdalene womenIn 1862 the Westminster parliament established a committee to inquire into the prevalence of venereal disease in the British …Wed Feb 20 2013 - 00:00
Women's role in church not likely to change with new popeWe are about to witness again in the coming months the most lavish imperial splendour surviving in the modern world: the election…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Whip system has stripped Dáil of its independenceWith characteristic subtlety, Shane Ross proposed a motion in the Dáil last evening, drafted more for self-promotion than to …Wed Feb 06 2013 - 00:00
Inequality feeds culture of criminalityThey set up a Facebook page for Philly O’Toole after he disappeared on Monday, January 7thThu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Knowing the boundaries when it comes to privacyThe lead headline in the Sunday Independent of three days ago shrieked: “Cowen privacy case may open floodgates for the fallen…Wed Jan 23 2013 - 00:00
Equal right to life of the unborn is a nonsenseA new person, a girl, has come into the lives of people I knowWed Jan 16 2013 - 00:00
Gilmore and Rabbitte built their careers on cynicismPat Rabbitte and Eamon Gilmore entered electoral politics via student politics and trade union politics in the 1970s and 1980s…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Kenny in no position to throw stonesEnda Kenny was afforded some further ammunition to target Sinn Féin by the recent revelations about Dessie Ellis, the Sinn Féin…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Now more than ever, we need each other to share the painThe most moving address on Sunday night at the interfaith ceremony at Newtown, Connecticut, was a prayer sung beautifully in …Wed Dec 19 2012 - 00:00
Labour's way is yet another confidence trickJust last year, in February of last year, they were talking of a new politicsWed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Women will still face injustice even if abortion law introducedThe expert group report on abortion arose from a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights in 2005 by three women, alleging…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Only pregnant women should make decision on abortionHow anybody thought an investigation panel into the death of a person in a hospital controlled by the Health Service Executive…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Why the American dream is just a mirageThere is an impulse to dismiss political rhetoric as just so much blather, harmless blather.Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Referendum mainly a stunt but I'll still be voting YesThere is a strong temptation to vote No in the children’s referendum on Saturday, not at all for reasons advanced by the No …Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Irish solution has been to make most vulnerable payAT A conference in Dublin on Monday, an academic from Iceland, Thora Kristin Thorsdottir, showed a chart contrasting the impact…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
Children's referendum deficient in many waysFORTY-SIX years ago (in 1966) three High Court judges adjudicated in a case where a child, born to unmarried parents, was adopted…Wed Sept 26 2012 - 01:00
Media continues to fail to hold powerful to accountTHERE IS more to the publication of the topless photographs of Kate Middleton than the breach of her privacy or the hilarity …Wed Sept 19 2012 - 01:00
Collins might well wonder at Kenny's sorry StateMICHAEL COLLINS, one of the founders of the State, was assassinated 90 years ago today at Béal na BláWed Aug 22 2012 - 01:00
Why I think O'Brien is not a fit person to control INMDENIS O’BRIEN wrote two letters to me, one on June 21st last, the other on July 20th, the latter in response to an email from…Wed Aug 15 2012 - 01:00
Denis O'Brien's personal letter to me a protest too farON JUNE 21st last I received via email a personal letter from Denis O’Brien, marked “Private and Confidential”Wed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Politicians determined to maintain status quoWhen trivia is elevated to importance you can be assured the political system is in disreputeWed Aug 01 2012 - 01:00
O'Brien's control of INM should be stoppedThere are many reasons why we should be concerned about Denis O’Brien’s concentration of media ownershipWed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Oireachtas incapable of impartial inquiriesThe inquiry system we have is like an accused person deciding which judge can hear their case and who the jury members should…Wed Jul 11 2012 - 01:00
Attitude to Travellers exemplified by inactionThe lack of action on a survey of Travellers first published in 2010 shows no one caresWed Jul 04 2012 - 01:00
Periodic elections a corruption of people's sovereigntyA celebrated writer felt representative democracy was rotten as it left people out of key decisions in societyWed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Murder coverage betrays editorial agenda of mediaOf the murders of two women in January 2011, one has got blanket coverage, the other got only passing attentionWed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Plans to censure Wallace are brazenly hypocriticalOVER THE years, many of us have become inured to the serial hypocrisy of our political class but every now and again the brazenness…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
