
Relentless Gaza bombardment risks creating a new generation of killers
Last week the opposition opted to table a Dáil motion that sought to divide the Oireachtas on the human tragedy that is Gaza, rather than

Last week the opposition opted to table a Dáil motion that sought to divide the Oireachtas on the human tragedy that is Gaza, rather than

Less than a year ago I wrote here about the growing problem of street crime and wanton anti-social behaviour. The article was prompted by an

One of the great political fallacies of the past half century is that the “triple lock” is some great obstacle to the participation of our

My recent article published in the Sunday Independent: There is no shortage of political pundits who are happy to regularly disparage the holding of constituency

What happened in Cherry Orchard last Monday night was shocking, but it was not surprising. It was not surprising to those of us who have

August is so regarded as a slow news month that folks call it the “silly season.” The time of year when idiotic political statements get

When I called for a mid-term review of the Programme for Government (PfG) little did I expect the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to respond as indignantly

I rarely attend Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meetings. Gone are the days when they saw a lively exchange of ideas and suggestion. They are now

– If there is to be a debate on our policy on international defence and security I will advocate strongly for a continuation of our

By Willie O’Dea TD – Minister for Defence 2004 – 2010 Last Wednesday the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces was published. It
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