Fly-tipping resumes at Carlow spot just one week after major clean-up
05/04/21
10:53am
Godfreys Gospel
Hold fast, we’re not there yet!
23/05/20
11:55am
Pledges, pledges, pledges: there must be an election on the way
WOULDN’T you know there is a by-election in the offing and a general election on the way? Pledges, pledges and...
Friday, 01/05/15 - 11:53am
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Teens’ assault on man with special needs is a new low
THERE are times when there is no question but we are going backwards. In 2003, the country was bursting with...
Friday, 24/04/15 - 12:03pm
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Illegal dumping is the scourge of the countryside
ASK any tourist what their lasting memory of Ireland is and they will probably tell you it is the colour...
Thursday, 19/03/15 - 2:54pm
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Enda Kenny’s €185k salary is anything but excessive
AN underlying attitude of entitlement and arrogance was how Sinn Féin’s Pierce Doherty described taoiseach Enda Kenny’s claim that he...
Friday, 06/03/15 - 12:11pm
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I think it’s time we cut the pope some slack
IT SEEMS Pope Francis cannot say anything right these days. He is damned if he does and damned if he...
Friday, 20/02/15 - 1:25pm
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The end of cheap alcohol is a step in the right direction
I HAVE to admit that it infuriates me when legislation impinges on the simplest of things, such as buying eye...
Friday, 13/02/15 - 10:30am
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Political correctness gone mad
THERE are times when political correctness is a must, and then there are times when it is just a distraction...
Friday, 06/02/15 - 10:38am
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What ‘quantitative easing’ will mean for you and me
A COUPLE of years ago no-one – or very few, at least – had heard the term ‘quantitative easing’, let...
Friday, 30/01/15 - 11:29am
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A parent’s worst nightmare
A LOT of words have been used to describe the deaths of four young women in a road accident outside...
Friday, 16/01/15 - 11:11am
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Online shopping could mean the death knell for high-street stores
ONLINE shopping is slowly but surely living up to its potential. Most young people now prefer to purchase online rather...
Friday, 05/12/14 - 10:30am
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Momentum has well and truly shifted in Irish Water situation
A LOT of political spin was put on the government’s solution to solving the Irish Water problem last week. But...
Friday, 28/11/14 - 2:30pm
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Irish Water has lost the hearts and minds of the electorate
THE water saga just goes on and on. But at the time of writing, no major changes have taken place...
Friday, 21/11/14 - 11:30am
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Wi-fi solution at web summit is closer than you think, Paddy
IT IS fast becoming one of the major events around the world, or at least the major event for technology...
Friday, 14/11/14 - 10:00am
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Our bail laws need serious reform
I HAVE spent long enough covering court cases over the years to understand that not everyone who appears before a...
Friday, 31/10/14 - 9:40am
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Want to keep our hospitals bug-free? Wash your hands
I SAW a report last week stating that poor standards of hygiene and infection controls at Tallaght Hospital meant there...
Friday, 24/10/14 - 10:13am
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