The accused in this case may be found guilty, or innocent, and if they end up in prison, few will mourn their plight on an individual level.
For Green activists, this is the kind of win you get when you elect your team.
The problem with this defence of Minister McEntee is straightforward, one would have thought.
Our legal system is slow, ponderous, expensive, and off-putting to most ordinary citizens
In all of this, Mr. Burke’s conduct could be described as courageous. But none of it could be described as wise.
An education system that focuses not on activity, but on outcomes.
If it occasionally appears on these pages as if some of us have difficulty taking Government policy seriously, then that’s simply one example of why.
What RTE has in common with the Roman Catholic Church.
Don’t be surprised if a good few retiring Fine Gael TDs, by the way, end up with new jobs in the NGO sector once the next election is over.
Independents and Others have intrinsic value, but very often votes parked in that column are votes that are really saying “I have nothing and nobody to vote for”.
Her remarks should be interpreted simply, and straightforwardly, in the manner in which she intended: Christian beliefs bad, ergo, Christians not welcome.
“The other side are worse” cannot be an excuse for bad behaviour on your own side.