Sunday 19 May 2013
• I've just watched Michael Healy Rae on TV3 discussing the plight of rural Ireland. Maybe if Michael's father hadn't supported the last government through thick and thin, rural Ireland mightn't be in such a dire situation. Sometimes people forget that Fianna Fail held on to power with the support of Independents.
Mark Ward
Kildare
Irish Independent
Our Government needs to face up to the harsh reality of the current situation that thousands of families are faced with across Ireland, a country that is ravaged by austerity and poverty.
I overheard the most pathetic conversation on the train last week. I won't repeat it. The conversation involved two girls and the subject was Twitter.
It would appear that for the higher echelons in the Roman Catholic Church, like Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the wages of sin have been changed to spending a vacation somewhere hot, but not too hot.
Our Government needs to face up to the harsh reality of the current situation that thousands of families are faced with across Ireland, a country that is ravaged by austerity and poverty.
I overheard the most pathetic conversation on the train last week. I won't repeat it. The conversation involved two girls and the subject was Twitter.
It would appear that for the higher echelons in the Roman Catholic Church, like Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the wages of sin have been changed to spending a vacation somewhere hot, but not too hot.
Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.
Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed he doesn't mind living his life in the public eye.
JANE Given and her footballer husband, Shay, were famous for raising funds for charity.
The Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg has said the show feels stronger than ever, as the sixth series ended on US screens.
Alesha Dixon proved a hit with the male contestants in this week's Britain's Got Talent auditions.
Ratings for the American Idol finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show.
Chart star George Michael has been airlifted to hospital for treatment to head injuries after a motorway accident - the latest car drama for the troubled singer.
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell, 48, today entered not guilty pleas to a series of alleged child sex offences at Manchester Crown Court.
Bucks Fizz hit Making Your Mind Up has been named the nation's favourite UK Eurovision song more than three decades after its triumph.
Favourites Denmark could prove a disaster for bookies if they land their predicted win at the Eurovision Song Contest tomorrow night.
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