Hold fast, we’re not there yet!
23/05/20
11:55am
Godfreys Gospel
Pledges, pledges, pledges: there must be an election on the way
01/05/15
11:53am
WOULDN’T you know there is a by-election in the offing and a general election on the way? Pledges, pledges and more pledges; the more the merrier it would seem. There seems to be no end to the pledging by all...
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
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
Read More
Smoking is a killer and it’s right to ban it in cars
I heard a few rumblings last week about Ireland turning into a nanny state following an announcement by children’s minister...
Friday, 17/10/14 - 3:44pm
Read More
