Opinion
# opinion - Monday 25 March, 2013
Column: Young people deserve education on all sorts of relationships – threesomes included
Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin has expressed outrage over a youth health charity offering advice on threesomes – but young people deserve access to open, balanced information on all types of sexual relationships, writes Genevieve Shanahan.
Lisa McInerney: Rape culture is a stupid, cruel response to a dark reality
Blaming sexual assault victims for their ordeals – such as in the recent case in Steubenville, Ohio – is retrograde and wrong.
# opinion - Sunday 24 March, 2013
Column: Ladies, can we please get over this old-fashioned obsession with older men?
A recent study claiming that men should ideally be “four years and four months older” than their female companions reveals laughably antiquated views about relationships, writes Molly Garboden.
Gerrard: Fans have right to blast Ferdinand
The United player worked as a television pundit during England’s 8-0 victory over San Marino.
Column: Discrimination of workers in state funded bodies should not be allowed anymore
Protecting the staff of religious-run medical and educational institutions who are members of the LGBT community or those who are single parents should be a priority, especially if they receive state funding, says Ivana Bacik.
# opinion - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Column: What lessons have been learned from the Iraq War?
Ten years ago this week the United States-led “coalition of the willing” launched the Iraq War. If we’ve learned anything from the Iraq experience it’s that governments should refrain from biting off more than they can chew, says Scott Fitzsimmons.
Column: Get ‘white smoked’ for the top job
Trying to move up the corporate ladder is always a competitive process – use professional social networking to help yourself stand out, writes Robert Mac Giolla Phadrig.
Column: The UK is exploring its shale gas future, we should do the same
Fracking is an emotively driven environmental issue – but the Irish government could do worse than follow the UK in opening up the market here for exploration, writes Aaron McKenna.
# opinion - Friday 22 March, 2013
Here’s how the Ireland players rated against Sweden tonight
Our thoughts on how the Boys in Green fared this evening.
Column: My disastrous sober night out in Dublin makes me question Irish drinking culture
Non-drinker Claire Roche says it is “simply a game of chance” to try and make it home physically unscathed after a night out in Dublin City due to widespread binge-drinking culture.
Column: Everyone can make a positive contribution to the economy by shopping locally
Significant opportunity exists within the indigenous retail sector to generate local spend that would have a powerful impact on our local communities and the economy as a whole, writes Seán Kelly MEP.
Column: Battling cancer can be a very lonely time – we’re here to talk people through it
Daffodil Centres offer a free, walk-in service to anyone who needs to know more about cancer – whether they have lifestyle questions or have received a diagnosis. Nurse Fionnuala Keane explains more about this invaluable service.
‘All we’re looking for is a fair deal’ – An IBRC worker on the impact of liquidation
Since the bank formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank was liquidated last month ordinary workers have been left in the dark as to their fate and that of redundancy packages they’d agreed prior to ‘promnight’. Here, an employee speaks out…
# opinion - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Column: Despite the Newtown massacre, America’s sickening gun culture lives on
After Newtown, Larry Donnelly was optimistic that the US might work towards stricter gun laws – but news that a ban on assault weapons has been removed from the legislation currently being considered has caused him to lose hope.
Column: Sports can play a positive role in combating racism
Racism exists in Ireland, but sports groups – and individual players – are well placed to tackle it, writes Garrett Mullan, Coordinator of Show Racism the Red Card.
# opinion - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Column: Women can’t keep up with men when it comes to alcohol and they shouldn’t try
Women should be aware that they are more at risk from the effects of alcohol than men, writes Anne Timony Meehan.
Comment: O’Neill and Cork face up to familiar injured feeling
The Rebels attacker has shown a capacity to reinvent himself before after suffering cruciate ligament injuries.
Column: Is a fairer society a happier one?
To mark International Happiness Day, Karen Hand says Irish peoples’ happiness depends on a sense of fair play and accountability, which is why making fairness a priority will boost the happiness of the nation.
Column: The success or failure of the UK’s economic strategy matters greatly to Ireland
The UK budget being announced today has implications for Ireland too, writes James Kilcourse, who says as well as being a crucial trading partner, the UK is Ireland’s biggest rival for attracting foreign direct investment.
# opinion - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Column: Keeping my faith can be challenging at times, but it’s my safe haven
The choosing of a new pope has brought a positive feeling about the Roman Catholic Church and a sense of new beginnings, says Patricia McNally, who explains why her faith is so important to her.
Column: Gaeilge is a part of our culture – how it’s taught matters
The poetry, prose and history of the Irish language should be taken out of the current course and put into a separate, optional subject for advanced students – while “Irish Language” should be taught to every student as a core subject, writes Aodhán Ó Deá.
# opinion - Monday 18 March, 2013
Column: Underage drinking and peer-pressure – a second-level student’s perspective
A few drinks now and then does little harm – but just because everybody else is doing it, doesn’t mean you have to, writes Dónal Keane.
Opinion: Ireland’s fall down to more than just injuries and ‘atrocious’ Kidney
‘When even your strengths turn into weaknesses, it exposes your limitations in a very cruel way’, writes Emmet O’Rafferty.
Opinion: Professional sport doesn’t need a gay Jackie Robinson
A player’s sexuality has no impact on performance so shouldn’t be a concern.
Column: New HSE plans will further limit women’s choices in childbirth
Last summer, the Minister for Health endorsed home birth and said more women should be offered the choice of giving birth at home – but new HSE guidelines will have the opposite effect, Eva-Louise Goussot writes.
# opinion - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Column: 10 ways my American English is fighting Hiberno English for survival
‘Craic’, ‘hoover’, ‘press’ – just some unique words Irish people have made their own. But if you are not a native to Ireland do these words make any sense and would you use them? Larry Donnelly compares his American English to Hiberno English in a word-off.
Column: Objects can tell us startling stories about our history – we should cherish them
Ireland is lucky to have so many national treasures that reveal our shared past; we should be proud and share them with the world, says Ruth Hegarty.
Column: Festivities and trauma – St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the American Civil War
On St Patrick’s Day 150 years ago, the Union Irish Brigade took time out from the American Civil War to embark on a day of celebrations. The ensuing festivities have passed into American Civil War legend, writes Damian Shiels.
# opinion - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Column: Celebrity culture is becoming toxic and leading us to set impossible standards
We have developed a culture that polices people’s behaviours mercilessly and where loud, vocal hatred of something is often more acceptable than liking it. Grace Duffy explores what affect this has on society.
Column: The idea my daughter would see me waste away was the worst aspect of my cancer
The clichés we take for granted like “life’s not a dress rehearsal” take on renewed meaning after you have survived cancer. This second chance is one I won’t be squandering, writes Tom Molloy.
Column: If you want to eat fatty foods go ahead – but you should pay for the consequences
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had his proposal to outlaw big sugary drinks shot down – but the incident has nevertheless raised questions about where personal freedom ends and government obligation begins, writes Aaron McKenna.
# opinion - Friday 15 March, 2013
Column: So you want to set up a festival? Here’s what you should know…
Festivals and events can bring much-needed tourism to a town, village or region, generating substantial economic and socio-cultural benefits. Feargus Dunne advises on how to organise one.
Column: Guess what? Sci-fi films can be artful, funny – and Irish
Irish film isn’t best known for its sci-fi storylines. Writer-director Alan Brennan explains how over came prejudices about the genre to fulfil his dream of bringing his Irish sci-fi rom-com, EARTHBOUND, to the silver screen.
Column: The Local Property Tax is likely to lead to job losses in retail
Approximately 1.8 million people have less than €100 per month to spend after paying essential bills – they’ll have even less after the introduction of the new Local Property Tax, and the retail sector will be hit again, writes Mandate’s John Douglas.
# opinion - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Column: Autism – the ‘hidden condition’ – has been ignored for too long
Autism services have been historically underfunded, but with the new Autism Bill steps are finally being taken to acknowledge the rights of autistic citizens and those of their families, writes Michael McCarthy TD.
Column: New restructuring targets for banks don’t go far enough to help distressed borrowers
Banks need strict supervision – they have crippled us and can’t be allowed run free, writes David Hall.
# opinion - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Column: Proposals to overhaul the local authority system will hurt community development
The LEADER programme has been a shining example of community and rural development for 20 years. Why is Minister Hogan trying to wind it down, asks Chris Byrne.
Column: ‘Ming’ case demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of parliamentary privilege
The that fact a garda believes TDs are exempt from penalty points, and a TD evidently agreed, shows a basic misunderstanding of the purpose of parliamentary privilege, writes Eoin O’Malley.
Column: Croke Park 2 is a watershed moment in the Irish trade union movement
Croke Park 2 is a serious reversal of rights won by trade unions over decades. If rejected, it will be the union leaders that will come under question, writes Kieran Allen.
# opinion - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Column: North Korea’s pursuit of the bomb should not be ignored
While a functioning nuclear weapon remains years away for North Korea, recent activities and statements will nevertheless have a worrying effect in Seoul, Washington and the wider world, writes Jason Douglas.
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