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The State did not invest in AIB, it was forced to bail out the system with borrowed money. Any decision to sell its remaining shares must be informed by investment logic not just ideology
Student leaders have tried all the moves in the activist playbook, but it’s hard to rage against the system when a majority of the country, including the Government, agrees with you
Current targets are based on published population projections from the 2016 census. Unfortunately, those projections are a serious underestimate
Playing the law-and-order card may be a savvy political gambit, but hard facts stand up the argument
It may be years before impact of last week’s Supreme Court decision on a test challenge to guidelines slashing personal injury awards is felt
The new Comprehensive Accommodations Strategy For International Protection Applicants looks like direct provision by another name
It’s debatable what effect it would have on Israel, but it would have significant consequences for Ireland
Cillian Murphy has spoken about the value of empathy in acting, and it is intrinsic to the study of English. But the evidence for giving classes on it is less than convincing
With a general election looming this Government might be tempted to list off its achievements, but it would be unsurprising if they fail to reasonate with voters
Auditors are watchdogs not bloodhounds, and the only guarantee would be a day out in the public eye for PAC members
Nobody is pretending it won’t be expensive. Colossally.
Rap trio’s biggest achievement is how petty and small they have made the British Government look
The genius of the Windsor Framework was that it allowed Donaldson to climb down from his own petard
The levy on plastic bags relied on a stick. The Re-turn scheme offers a fairly paltry carrot
Passing the hate-speech legislation would be a better riposte