Woman lobbed cornflakes at Garda car

Fri, Mar 25, 2011

A woman in her 30s who threw corn flakes at a patrol car, struck a garda in the shoulder, and needed six gardaí at the scene to deal with her, was sentenced to three months in prison this week.

Don’t forget the issues now the election is over

Fri, Mar 04, 2011

As coalition talks between Fine Gael and Labour continue, the political landscape in Mayo has taken on a new look and the electorate are hoping that Fine Gael, given the vote of confidence that has been bestowed on them, will not disappoint.

More than party policy on Finegael.ie

Fri, Feb 25, 2011

All eyes will be on Castlebar this weekend and specifically the election count centre at the Royal Theatre where local man Enda Kenny is set to make history.

Consider carefully where your 2, 3, 4 preferences will go

Fri, Feb 18, 2011

It is seven days to polling day and seven days to a new era in our political landscape.

A return to slave labour

Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Ireland has become a ridiculous country. We have seen health insurance hikes, increases in the cost of electricity, the introduction of the abominable Universal Social Charge, car insurance has gone up, interest rates continue to rise, petrol is on the up too. That is a lot of increases. So what has happened to counteract this continuous rise in the cost of living? Nothing. Instead the minimum wage has been cut, social welfare has been cut, the children’s allowance has been cut and there have been widespread redundancies. It is a ridiculous country really.

New candidates offering alternatives in forthcoming poll

Fri, Feb 04, 2011

It takes immense courage to put your name on the ballot paper and your face on an election poster. Actually thanks to literacy campaigner, Castlebar man Ernie Sweeney, we now have faces on ballot papers too.

Suicide and road deaths should be top of the agenda

Fri, Jan 28, 2011

Road safety officers across the country have their work cut out for them given the state of the country’s roads after the recent bouts of snow and frost and the lack of money in the public purse to remedy the problems.

The Cowen era comes to a close

Fri, Jan 21, 2011

Ireland’s political landscape is about to enter a new era. Political change is coming fast, and at last the people of Ireland know when they can finally have their say on which political party or parties are best served to lead this country through these tough economic times.

Private health insurance should not be necessary in the first place

Fri, Jan 14, 2011

Probably the worst aspect of the outrageous VHI premium hikes up to 45 per cent as announced this month is the fact that, with so many millions pumped into the public health service over the years, people in this country need to have private health insurance at all. Not so long ago — a mere six months ago actually — the outgoing chief executive of the HSE - Professor Brendan Drumm, suggested that improvements in the HSE were so progressive it would make complete sense for everyone to use the public health service. He consequently foresaw a day where people simply would not have a need to take out private health insurance at all.

Get motivated, excited, inspired, and confident as New Year 2011 begins to unfold

Fri, Jan 07, 2011

We return to work this week, only to find that no, we have not returned to work at all. People are still on holidays, for goodness sake, on top of all the time off — served up with lashings of extras — over Christmas.

Shopping, christmas parties, nativity plays and stocking up for winter hibernation make for busy times

Fri, Dec 17, 2010

It’s now or never for the retail industry as we approach Christmas 2010 and the busiest time of the year for sales. Hit by the bad weather in recent weeks which is tipped to return again over the weekend, those determined to succeed are already staking their claim for survival through to 2011 by announcing that doors will reopen immediately after festivities for St Stephen’s Day and also on New Year’s Day.

Budget 2011 adds to testing times but also opens our eyes to problem cultures

Fri, Dec 10, 2010

If you are not reading this from A&E and have managed to survive the enduring cold snap without breaking a limb, give yourself a pat on the back. Now, as for surviving the budget - well that may prove a little more difficult. Indeed, some among us may well be wishing that we were tucked up in a hospital bed having our wounds tended to and our meals served up. That way we would not have to worry about cutting corners or going hungry for a few days at least.

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