It is difficult to understand how the government cannot see the merit in the suggestion by the Society of the Irish Motor...
Tales of the Tellurians
Government losing out on revenue
Government losing out on revenue
It is difficult to understand how the government cannot see the merit in the suggestion by the Society of the Irish Motor...
From Good Friday Agreement to council tenant rows
From Good Friday Agreement to council tenant rows
Many people were surprised to learn last week that a number of councils around the country are engaging the costly services of...
More boundary wars
More boundary wars
Prior to last week, if I had been asked to list the top five Irish cities in terms of population, I would have said Dublin, Cork...
Legal status of potholes
Legal status of potholes
A decision by a District Judge in a Small Claims Court in County Laois last week may well have consequences for motorists all...
When a hurley becomes a dangerous weapon!
When a hurley becomes a dangerous weapon!
Friends of mine recently returned from a visit to the Canadian city of Toronto where their trip coincided with the G20 Summit of...
Preparing for the next general election
Preparing for the next general election
If the opinion polls are to be believed, Fianna Fail and the Greens will be bounced into oblivion at the next general election...
Whatever happened to hell?
Whatever happened to hell?
The ‘De Finibus Project’ is an ongoing study in the Department of Early and Medieval Irish at University College Cork. It was...
Is dole assessment constitutional?
Is dole assessment constitutional?
Over the last few months, quite a few people have contacted this newspaper about the problems of being unemployed and, more than...
Violent father was in halfpenny place
Violent father was in halfpenny place
One should never condone the beating of a child and I couldn’t help but think of darker days in this country when I read last...
‘Expediency’ and The Queen
‘Expediency’ and The Queen
I have always maintained that the word ‘expedient’ is the most dangerous in the English language because, if it is ‘expedient’,...
Planning storm clouds gathering
Planning storm clouds gathering
So far, the controversy hasn’t reared its head in Waterford but there are storm clouds gathering in various parts of the country...
