A test case may be warranted here at least first before the domestic courts.
If you’re in your late thirties, like me, then you are just about old enough to remember the evils of inflation, and the problems it wrought on the Irish economy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As the value of money decreased, prices went up. As prices went up, the Government tried to make […]
Zappone’s pushiness is largely a measure of the ease with which she has always got her way with our pushover politicians.
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Denial of two genders the issue
How remarkably convenient that the Fianna Fáil election post-mortem – 18 months late – should conclude that the party’s miserable performance at the polls at the last election was really the fault of pro-life TDs, and not at all the fault of Micheál Martin and his leadership. One might almost get the impression that a […]
The benefits of religion to mental health are well documented and its positive impact during the pandemic has been confirmed by a number of recent studies. Covid-19 has had a profound effect on our lives. Significant moments such as baptisms, first communions, weddings, were postponed due to the restrictions imposed by the government. Many could […]
Serious question here: Why does Emer Higgins’ new bill, which would see companies forced to reserve 40% of the seats on their boards for women, stop at just forty per cent? If you believe, as she clearly does, in the value of legislatively mandated equal representation for the two genders, then why not simply go […]
There should be no particular mystery about why it is, this year, that the number of leaving cert students who achieved maximum points absolutely skyrocketed: Here is the share of Leaving Certificate candidates with maximum CAO points since 1995. In that year, 31 candidates (0.05%) had maximum points. In 2020, 577 candidates (1.0%) had maximum […]
As Ireland’s political parties drive ahead with what they call one of the most “ambitious” climate policies in the world, here are 6 things that every rural person should know about how this will impact their lives. 1. Ireland’s climate policy costs rural jobs It’s no secret that climate policies have a price, and part […]
On July 27th, just two weeks ago, the Irish Times reported that the hospitality sector, which is in the process of re-opening its doors to customers, is facing an “acute labour shortage”: Indoor service in restaurants and pubs resumed on Monday after months of closure because of Covid-19 restrictions. Industry participants said the availability of […]
One of the most frustrating things about watching Simon Coveney before the Oireachtas committee, yesterday morning, was the sure and certain knowledge that you were one of very few people actually watching it. 10am on a Tuesday morning, after all, is not a time when the average person is free to sit down, fire up […]