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Education needs to be balanced
Tuesday March 09 2010
It is somewhat surprising that a wordsmith as creative as Kevin Myers seems to hold the prescriptive belief that plurals of loan words in English, such as syllabus, must be formed by adding 's' or 'es' (Irish Independent, March 4). I look forward, therefore, to Mr Myers referring to the 'mass mediums' of communication and to the 'graffitoes' defacing our walls.
Paper trail . . . Sheer genius . . . Foot . . . Moral duty
Saturday March 06 2010
- I read recently that 75pc of the initial print run of Bertie Ahern's autobiography is lying unsold on bookshelves across the country.
Pensions . . . French words . . . Brass neck . . . O'Gara
Thursday March 04 2010
- SORRY to spoil Ian O'Doherty's joke (I Spy, Irish Independent, March 3), but his advice to civil servants that "pensions are only meant to kick in after you've stopped working" does not apply to politicians. They can have a multiplicity of very valuable pensions while still "working".
Stubborn English stealing show
Thursday March 04 2010
AS an Englishman, I thoroughly agree with Kevin Myers's insightful look into the English character (Irish Independent, March 3). But could he also explain how this stubborn streak, that lacks all imagination, has the best theatre tradition in the world?
Lack of 'ethics' in history of Israel
Thursday March 04 2010
Kevin Myers says "The founding fathers of Israel saw it as an ethical state" (Irish Independent, March 2).
Mr Smyth wrong about e-voting
Wednesday March 03 2010
IN writing about Tourism Minister Martin Cullen, Sam Smyth continues with the fiction that the reason for the e-voting machine debacle was that "the e-voting machines were a bad idea" (Irish Independent, March 2).
Bode's critics have to eat humble pie
Sunday February 28 2010
Few American sportsmen have endured as much abuse from their national sports media as Bode Miller.
Vincent Hogan: Write or wrong?
Vincent Hogan Saturday February 27 2010
Ronan O'Gara's pride will be in a sling today. He'll feel beaten up by his omission from the starting XV for Twickenham and, probably, a mite regretful that the forensics on Paris got tugged away by such a peculiar current. His letter to the editor of this newspaper, complaining about a Kevin Myers column, served only to oil the hinges of hysteria.
Israel exposed as a rogue state
Saturday February 27 2010
THE contemptible action of 'harvesting' other nations' passports by its secret agents shows Israel to be a rogue state.
A warning for dear old Ireland
Friday February 26 2010
THE recent report, 'Tourism disaster for Ireland' (Irish Independent, February 23) didn't really move me until I saw an ad last night on German TV from the Irish tourist board.
Anthem. . . Reshuffle. . . Leak. . . Cash. . . Secrecy
Friday February 26 2010
- I was amused by Kevin Myers' article about the national anthem (Irish Independent, February 25).
