“ACCIDENTS don’t happen by accident”. That was the slogan that probably heralded in the age of thuggery when it came to matters of health and safety.
Continue reading “This man should not have been tried”OUR Deputy Mayor Aodhan O’Riordain has a plan to improve the lot of Dubliners. He wants to fine people up to €500 for urinating in public and to make it an arrestable offence.
Continue reading “A wee bit of tolerance, please”The latest report from the EPA makes clear that Ireland’s emissions are rising steeply again.
Continue reading “Climate – Dubliners dying now”I attended one of Sinn Fein’s public meetings on its Ard Fheis decision to support the PSNI up North.
Continue reading “Let’s make the unionists an offer”It looks like we’re about to witness the demise of Tolka Park and along with it the end of soccer venues in Dublin city centre.
Continue reading “How to save soccer for Dublin”THIS column was inspired by my eight year old daughter. She has learned to print her letters in school and now she’s moving on to ‘joined-up writing’.
Continue reading “Why are we still teaching handwriting?”The case last week of Gerard Kelly who was sentenced to life in prison for rape highlights a serious flaw in our justice system.
Continue reading “When life should mean life”Imagine if your doors and windows were perfect, so perfect that they allowed no heat through them. Then imagine if your walls and roof were equally perfect.
Continue reading “The alternative is no energy”The Masters tournament in golf is held at Augusta National in Atlanta, Georgia every year. It is probably the most prestigious event in golf.
Continue reading “Neatness is next to deviliness”There are three main reasons why any society should invest in its children: 1. It just should; 2. Children are the future – healthy, well-rounded, educated children are the basis of future prosperity; and 3: if you neglect children they become an almighty nuisance as and when they grow up.
Continue reading “How could our kids be hungry?”
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