Facing down the rocky road of 2009
Fri, Jan 09, 2009
As we embark on our journey through 2009 it seems there will be a rocky road ahead.
Read more ...'Tis the season to be jolly
Fri, Dec 19, 2008
As a person who normally jumps on the seasonal bandwagon in the lead up to Christmas, my festive spirit seems to have waned this year — a sort of Chrimbo limbo. Perhaps I’m not alone, it's a feeling of guilt that has swept into our subconscious that in this current economic meltdown that our usual Christmas madness in this chastised economy will be a bit more subdued, and surprisingly I discovered the reason I was feeling this nonchalance was that consumerism had taken such a hold over the past few years, that I had unbeknown to myself equated consumerism with Christmas. Indeed, President Mary McAleese during a speech made in Arizona this week commented that “hands on our hearts that we were all consumed by that same element of consumerism”.
Read more ...Cowen’s reputation tarnished over FÁS corruption
Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Thweek We’ve seen a massive public outcry following the publication of just some of the expenses incurred by the top brass in FÁS, the national training and employment authority.
Read more ...The time to talk has come
Fri, Nov 14, 2008
Accuse me of being bought or brainwashed, but having spent a couple of days in Holland viewing onshore gas pipelines, gas refineries and meeting with experts who are employed by NAM, a leading Dutch gas company, I can’t help but feel reassured about the Corrib Gas Project.
Read more ...It was pure entertainment
Fri, Nov 07, 2008
Never before has the world taken such an interest in a Presidential election as they did in the American race to the White House.
Read more ...Porsche driver called other motorists on road ‘rednecks’
Fri, Nov 07, 2008
A 39-year-old man from Westport who after being stopped by gardaí—after an alleged complaint that he was driving dangerously in his Porsche—reacted by telling the gardaí that the drivers in the area were a “bunch of f*****g rednecks” and that “it is no wonder your country is in the state that it is”, appeared at Castlebar District Court this week.
Read more ...Ó Cuív commended by McGuinness for his commitment to rural Ireland
Fri, Nov 07, 2008
Rural Ireland is benefiting from the fact that Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Éamon Ó Cuív TD has been given his own budget, according to the Fine Gael whip on Mayo County Council.
Read more ...Civic amenity site for C’morris
Fri, Nov 07, 2008
Claremorris is in line for a civic amenity centre where the public can bring recyclable goods but not domestic waste.
Read more ...We shall overcome
Fri, Oct 31, 2008
People power is back in vogue in Ireland. Last week’s marches on Dáil Éireann by first the elderly and then the youthful brought the nation’s capital to a standstill. These marches were followed up with a 5,000 strong protest outside Leinster House by teachers, students, parents and the concerned average Joe on Wednesday evening.
Read more ...Time to protect the old, the poor and the young
Fri, Oct 24, 2008
It’s typical of the media in this country - we pick an issue, focus on it, give it endless column inches and time on the airwaves, while other equally damning issues get swept under the carpet.
Read more ...Not even the most vulnerable escaped
Fri, Oct 17, 2008
So have you calculated yet how much worse off you are going to be as a result of Budget 2009? Nobody, least of all the most vulnerable in society, has been spared by Brian Lenihan’s first attempt. Lenihan’s levy will affect us all, but the most vulnerable, the lowest income earners in Ireland, will be hit hard.
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