Opinion

Tuesday 21 May 2019

'Perhaps the most damning indictment of Trump is that the Iranians have, up to now, emerged as the more sensible of the two sides.' Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis

Ian O'Doherty: 'The world is sleep-walking into the most dangerous situation since the 1980s, and it is terrifying...'

WITH the news that Donald Trump could touch down in Ireland in June, the preparations are already under way. Normally, the imminent arrival of an American president would involve senior politicians carefully crafting their welcoming statements and making sure they were...

Thousands of people attended the housing protest in Dublin last Saturday. Photo: Caroline Quinn

Comment

Lorraine Courtney: ''Co-living' in micro-flats is trendy solution to our housing crisis that strips our dignity'

BUSILY competing for "nimby" votes in this week's local elections, every canvasser at my door has been promising me more affordable and social home-building.

'Not showy or noisy, Bruges is proof again that less sometimes is more.' Photo: Deposit

Comment

Frank Coughlan: 'Tourism giving Bruges that sinking feeling'

Chugging up a canal in Bruges on a warm May afternoon is about as good as a midweek day can get.

'The need for childcare has never been quite so acute, nor the costs as high.' (Stock photo)

Editorial

Editorial: 'Perfect storm of childcare and housing hits families'

Examples of the unintended consequences of the encroachment by well-meaning people of zeal, but without understanding, are legion.

'Even though unemployment is now down to 5pc and the budget is nearly balanced, we are still living with the consequences in housing, health, etc, of decisions made in the pre-2009 period.' Stock: Getty Images

Letters

Letters to the Editor: 'Government carries the can for mistakes of past regimes'

It is noticeable how critical the media is of the present Government. It contrasts sharply with the media attitude to the government back in 2002 when, to quote an extract from the coverage of public affairs at the time, “every day and in every way things are getting better and better”. Given the...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Photo: Michelle Devane/PA Wire

Comment

John Downing: 'Our party leaders have a huge amount at stake in these elections - not least their own personal futures'

What comes out of those ballot boxes in the count centres across the country next Saturday will shape the futures of Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin, Mary Lou McDonald, and quite a few...

Cancelled: Host Jeremy Kyle gave his guests a psychological flogging in public

Comment

Patricia Casey: "'Jeremy Kyle Show' turned television into gladiatorial bloodletting of guests' emotions'

About five years ago the Mater Hospital opened a new out-patient wing. Spacious, with a lot of natural light, it is the epitome of a modern hospital. The large waiting rooms have widescreen TVs attached to the walls, so as to while...

Comment

John Daly: 'Judge made the most of his call to the bar'

It's not often I'd find myself in total agreement with a legal magistrate, but there's a first time for everything.

Mrs May is likely to be history by the middle of next month. Photo: PA

Editorial

Editorial: 'It's time to face reality and step up no-deal planning'

The news from London just gets worse - and it is time the Irish Government faced reality and stepped up preparations to cope with a no-deal Brexit this autumn.

Letters

Letters to the Editor: 'Church must shoulder blame for first communion ‘day out’'

Michael Kelly (Irish Independent, May 17) decries the manner in which first communion has more or less lost its religious dimension and become primarily a milestone in a child’s development. However, the Catholic Church must take considerable responsibility for this, due to its dominance of...

Street scene: A woman and her child ride an electric tricycle in the old town of Luoyang in Henan province, China. Photo: REUTERS

World

Michael Schuman: 'Trump must learn he can't win a trade war and culture clash with the Chinese'

Throughout its 500-year relationship with the West, Beijing has sought to profit from its wealth without truly embracing its ideals and norms. That long-standing ambivalence is playing out in trade negotiations today and probably...

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Ian O'Doherty: 'The world is sleep-walking into the most dangerous situation since the 1980s, and it is terrifying...'

Lorraine Courtney: ''Co-living' in micro-flats is trendy solution to our housing crisis that strips our dignity'

Frank Coughlan: 'Tourism giving Bruges that sinking feeling'

Editorial: 'Perfect storm of childcare and housing hits families'

Letters to the Editor: 'Government carries the can for mistakes of past regimes'

John Downing: 'Our party leaders have a huge amount at stake in these elections - not least their own personal futures'

Patricia Casey: "'Jeremy Kyle Show' turned television into gladiatorial bloodletting of guests' emotions'

John Daly: 'Judge made the most of his call to the bar'

Editorial: 'It's time to face reality and step up no-deal planning'

Letters to the Editor: 'Church must shoulder blame for first communion ‘day out’'

Michael Schuman: 'Trump must learn he can't win a trade war and culture clash with the Chinese'

Ian O'Doherty: 'The world is sleep-walking into the most dangerous situation since the... Comment

Cosmo Landesman: 'The sad truth about dating significantly younger women' Comment

Lorraine Courtney: ''Co-living' in micro-flats is trendy solution to our housing crisis that... Comment

Frank Coughlan: 'Tourism giving Bruges that sinking feeling' Comment

Dr Katherine Zappone: 'Standing still is not an option - we have to expand and improve... Comment

Dublin TD Maria Bailey who fell off swing wasn't holding on properly, hotel claims Courts

'Younger workers should be excited about paying less rent for less space' -... Property & Mortgages

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Tim Stanley: 'Cometh the hour - it's time for the Tories to send for Boris'

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Martina Devlin: 'Prospect of reunification a reminder that an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth leaves everyone blind...

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Editor's Choice

Lorraine Courtney: ''Co-living' in micro-flats is trendy solution to our...

Patricia Casey: "'Jeremy Kyle Show' turned television into...

Colm McCarthy: 'Why incoherent, arbitrary ad-hockery cannot prevail'

Colman Hutchinson: 'In defence of Jeremy Kyle: he genuinely cared about...

Comment

Dr Katherine Zappone: 'Standing still is not an option - we have to expand and improve for young children'

Ian O'Doherty: 'The world is sleep-walking into the most dangerous situation since the 1980s, and it is terrifying...'

Melanie Finn: 'I was number 41 on childcare waiting list and told not to hold my breath'

Philip Ryan: 'Local elections will show there is little between main parties'

Eoghan Harris: 'Mulling divorce, Irish, elections, but mostly Seamus Ennis'

Mairia Cahill: 'I did my best and got some things right and some things wrong'

Dan O'Brien: 'The worst of the housing crisis is over'

Brendan O'Connor: 'Project Leo might be in need of a reboot'

Eugene O'Brien: 'Oh, for the halcyon election days of Charlie versus Garret'

Brendan O'Connor: 'Talk the Yanks into submission'

Columnists

John Masterson: 'To the nth degree I don't feel proud, I just feel lucky...'

Ian O'Doherty: ''Jeremy Kyle Show' made fools of the working class - it won't be missed'

Brendan Keenan: 'Public pay demands could destroy volatile economy'

Ian O'Doherty: 'The Tories are a wreck - and while FG hasn't reached those depths, it's showing signs of sinking'

Colm McCarthy: 'It's wrong to endorse broadband plan and ignore officials' warning on costs'

David C McCourt: 'My pride at being able to bring a bright future to rural Ireland'

John Masterson: 'How are you in the whole area of self-control?'

Ciara O'Connor: 'I never thought I'd say it, but fair play Roz for being real in body positivity'

'My great-grandfather was no monster,' says Mussolini relative

Eilis O'Hanlon: 'Why the nanny state can't bring itself to butt out of our lives'

Letters

Letters to the Editor: 'Government carries the can for mistakes of past regimes'

Letters to the Editor: 'Trump’s failings are familiar but the US has a booming economy and soaring stock...

Letters to the Editor: 'Irish women must do the write thing for our media'

Letters to the Editor: 'This European election lark is really only for the birds'

Letters to the Editor: 'Leo's Irish language gaffe'

Letters to the Editor: 'Broadband delay is like ‘Waiting for Godot’ for those of us on the wrong side of digital apartheid'

Letters to the Editor: 'Citizens need to march in favour of the common good'

Letters to the Editor: 'FG must forget ideology and embrace the common good'

Letters to the Editor: 'Politicians fly in the face of common sense over housing'

Letters to the Editor: 'May could put Tory Party in wilderness for decades'

Editorial

Editorial: 'Perfect storm of childcare and housing hits families'

Editorial: 'Doonbeg or dromoland? let's be diplomatic about it'

Editorial: 'FG must do its sums properly or we will all pay the price'

Editorial: 'We must reclaim internet as force for common good'

Editorial: 'Expedite cancer screening appeal'

Editorial: 'Trump risks global trade war as he plays with fire'

Editorial: 'No excuses - harassment crimes deserve zero tolerance'

Editorial: 'We've too much in common not to work with the UK'