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Bruce Arnold: Lacklustre Kenny is Fianna Fail's biggest election asset
Saturday February 06 2010
The two main opposition parties are 'the government-in-waiting'. Opinion polls would suggest, numerically, that in the event of an election in the near future they would be able to offer the country an alternative to Fianna Fail and the Greens and that the electorate would vote for that outcome.
Taoiseach calls on 'spirit of 1916' to lift gloom
Friday February 05 2010
Taoiseach Brian Cowen last night invoked the heroes of the 1916 Easter Rising in a plea to the nation to beat the economic recession.
Capital job for our ambassadors of sport
Friday February 05 2010
IT WAS meant to be a European celebration of Irish sport, but local heroes stole the show.
Obama snub sets EU alarm bells ringing
Wednesday February 03 2010
IN A humiliating blow that set alarm bells ringing in Madrid and Brussels yesterday, US President Barack Obama has announced that he will not attend an EU summit that was supposed to be a grand launch for the Europe's new leadership.
EU toughens demands on Greek
Tuesday February 02 2010
INVESTOR flight from southern European debt markets has begun to subside as EU political leaders move closer to some sort of rescue for Greece, but it remains far from clear whether the Greek people will accept Europe's draconian terms.
Bruce Arnold: EU hasn't wasted any time getting its claws into foreign policy
Monday February 01 2010
54 European embassies will initially be set up around the world
Fionnan Sheahan: A cunning plan to starve the negotiators into submission
Fionnan Sheahan Wednesday January 27 2010
MICHEAL Martin was certainly enthusiastic to get in his first all-night session of negotiations.
Watchdog condemns TV3 over 'dishonest' quiz show
Wednesday January 27 2010
THE broadcasting watchdog has upheld a string of complaints from angry viewers who claimed that a late-night quiz show on TV3 was "misleading, dishonest and unfair".
Flavin made an honest mistake and deserves a second chance
Monday January 25 2010
Whether we like it or not, failure and mistakes are part of the business process. Many businesses will fail this year. Sometimes it will be the fault of the owners, who failed to take simple precautions, and sometimes it will be nobody's fault at all -- or just one of those things that happens from time to time. But society and the media must learn to give people a second chance if they fail for honest reasons.
Bruce Arnold: Impotent bank inquiry is product of a castrated Dail
Saturday January 23 2010
When I expressed to a friend my fears for the country and its future, under present political leadership recently, I received a blunt, almost a brutal response. I give it unvarnished.
Cowen halts slide despite Budget cuts and job crisis
Friday January 22 2010
TAOISEACH Brian Cowen has halted Fianna Fail's slide in support despite swingeing Budget cuts and record levels of unemployment.
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