Opinion
- I want my future back and EU is crucial to that hope
OPINION: I’m 16 and Europe matters to me. Here’s why, writes
MAEVE JONES-O'CONNOR - Irish voters can influence EU decisions WORLD VIEW: WHAT DIFFERENCE does the European Council’s decision last December that all EU member states will retain the right to nominate a European commissioner make to the Lisbon Treaty?
- Early 'Bord Snip' report may wake public up to reality INSIDE POLITICS: How is the Government to make tough decisions if people object so strenuously to a modest tax on second homes? asks
STEPHEN COLLINS .
- Commercialisation of childhood is a badge of shame Young people are exposed to relentless pressure to see themselves as discerning consumers from an early age, writes
BREDA O'BRIEN .
- Audience still craves debate on the issues As John Bowman proved, current affairs programming is essential to Irish life, writes
NOEL WHELAN .
- Securing of Lisbon guarantees shows the value of taking risks Brian Cowen was right to stick his neck out at EU level, where great flexibility was shown, writes
GARRET FITZGERALD .
- This Week They Said The week's top stories in quotes.
- A different approach Thinking Anew: ONE of many wonderful things to see in Rome is the Arch of Constantine which commemorates the victory of the emperor Constantine at the battle of the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD. There he defeated Maxentius, a rival for power, an event which proved to be a turning point in the history of the western world.
- Corrections and Clarifications. In an article in last Thursday’s edition, concerning the blasphemy clause in the Defamation Act, Charlie Flanagan TD was quoted describing it as the classic Irish solution to an Irish solution. This should have read Irish solution to an Irish problem.
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