Is Michael McDowell aware people in half of rural Ireland’s one-off houses are commuters?
If sustainable communities in rural Ireland are to be created, the system of planning and land zoning must be radically changed
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Call to suspend EU-Israel Association Agreement
Words are no longer enough
Here’s a fine idea for a new job for traffic wardens
Some may cry foul
What matters is how, not whether, children use laptops in schools
Most schools are adopting laptops in response to increasing digitisation
Ahern remarks give voice to a fear many who grew up visibly different in Ireland live with
Long overdue investment in antiracism education and public awareness is urgently needed
Cycling and buses don’t always offer a solution to our transport conundrum
Those living outside urban areas have limited options
An obvious solution to MetroLink and Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre
Taking an integrated approach to the projects would prevent the needless destruction of a large area of Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green
Safety concerns for sea swimmers in Dún Laoghaire
A shock to many local residents
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Foul judgment from Premier League referee a Hammer blow
Arsenal decision was a case of double standards
Creche workers must organise to get the deal they deserve
Power of unions is clear in other sectors such as teaching and nursing
There are better things to do than boycott events involving Israel
We could choose how the show goes on
Ireland is not like other countries when it comes to public drinking
It is generally accompanied by public disorder, public drunkenness, public urination and all the rest
The Irish language is colonising the public realm? Far from it
Legislation stipulating that at least 20% of advertising be in Irish shouldn’t involve any net extra cost for public bodies
We need leaders with the vision to build a country worth staying in
Ireland’s brain drain is not only a story of people failed by the State
Creche staffing crisis deepens as graduates face low pay and sector barriers
Childcare sector challenges highlighted alongside Government funding pledge
Climate change: Ireland is big enough to matter
Anyone reckoning with the climate crisis must look at per capita emissions, not at the absolute size of a country
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre: Change is good, but not this change
With the right architect, its facade and interior could become something truly exciting
Sport cannot pretend to exist in a moral vacuum
The FAI should refuse to play fixtures against Israel until Fifa and Uefa apply the same standards they applied elsewhere
Ordination of women as priests can no longer be deferred
Catholic Church not guided by first-century views on slavery – the same should apply to women
‘Units’ over people: public housing policy in a nutshell
Government policy, in thrall to the property lobby, supports higher numbers of very profitable smaller units
Every pregnancy begins with an ejaculation
When will the judgment and policing of women’s bodies end?
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