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While the world dithers, Iran is getting closer to a nuclear bomb
THE attempt to talk Iran down from its nuclear ambitions is going badly. Yesterday, Tehran formally told the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN watchdog, that it would move further ahead with its uranium-enrichment programme. This will take it one big step closer to a nuclear-weapons capability.
Fionnan Sheahan: New-style politician felt chill of old-school system
GEORGE Lee went the wrong way about entering politics. He should have left his job in RTE two years ago and joined the Fine Gael branch in Cabinteely.
James Downey: Kenny left counting cost of failing to use priceless asset
'From his own viewpoint, he is probably lucky to have found out quickly how unsuited he was to the political life'
Kevin Myers: Failure is actually what independent Ireland has always done best. We even failed at prosperity
THE Taoiseach's recent 1916 speech, and the warm reception the references to the "heroes" of the GPO got from the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, were depressingly illuminating.
Sam Smyth: Fledgling George flees the playground of fantasy politics
THE reaction in Fine Gael and from his former colleagues in RTE was summed in the first text joke at 2.42pm, less than two hours after George Lee resigned. It read: "George Lee and Charlie Bird are fronting a new reality television show -- Celebrity Big Baby."
Was Lee right to quit? YES, says Martina Devlin
IN the real world events move quickly. But Leinster House is not the real world.
Was Lee right to quit? NO, says Kevin O'Shaughnessy
Thanks George. You've wasted my vote and that of 27,767 of my fellow constituents.
Lise Hand: A tale of two bombshells, rejection and loneliness
Was it a case that Fine Gael, having landed themselves Sea the Stars, hooked their sure-fire winner to a jarvey in Killarney?
Ian O'Doherty: Well, they do call it tough love
One of the main problems we face in society today is the one posed by children. After all, how many times have you entered a restaurant only to have your dining experience ruined by the sight of a small child being in the room?
Inside Analysis
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