World / Politics
Priorities on poverty
26.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
RAISING INCOME taxes in order to protect those at risk of poverty may not be a priority for the Government at this time of economic gloom. That is why a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) makes for refreshing reading. It suggests the necessary funding can be raised through reforming the pension system and limiting tax relief to the standard rate for everyone. Savings of €1,500 million a year are envisaged.
Ireland
Opinions
Civil partnership Bill
26.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
CIVIL PARTNERSHIP rights for gay and lesbian couples are within sight following the publication of the heads of the Civil Partnership Bill. This follows a long period of campaigning by gay and lesbian organisations, along with studies from human rights bodies, including the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority.
Ireland
Opinions
A rare opportunity to engage with our spiritual side
26.06.2008 23:30
ireland.com
Dublin's hosting of the Eucharistic Congress in 2012 offers a chance to address our spirituality and capacity for hope, writes John Waters.
Ireland
Opinions
British ignore lessons in fight against Taliban
26.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
ANALYSIS: Equipment deficiencies appear to be putting British troops at risk in Afghanistan, writes Tom Clonan.
Ireland
Opinions
Honouring a proud tradition of peacekeeping over 50 years
26.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
ANALYSIS: The dedication and courage of Ireland's peacekeepers has greatly enhanced our international standing, writes Deaglán De Breadún.
Ireland
Opinions
'In the bazaar, suicide bombers are ready to spring out on us and detonate'
26.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
SOLDIER'S DIARY: Daily manoeuvres are a mixture of dealing with friendly locals and surviving Taliban attacks, writes Lieut Paddy Bury.
Ireland
Opinions
Strip veil of secrecy from political funding
26.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
Financing politics is a difficult issue but one we, as a democratic society, need to address, writes Elaine Byrne.
Ireland
Opinions
ESRI failed to factor in fall in workers' real earnings in 2007
26.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
Contrary to claims by Ibec, pay curbs could see a recession become a depression by weakening prospects of economic growth, writes Manus O'Riordan.
Ireland
Opinions
Magpie
26.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
A GROUP of people in San Francisco wants to rename one of the city's wastewater treatment facilities the "George W Bush Sewage Plant".
Ireland
Opinions
An Irishman's Diary
26.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
WHEN the Irish boy-scout movement, inspired by Robert Baden-Powell's English model, held its inaugural meeting 100 years ago, a split was not the first item on the agenda. But it didn't take long to come up.
Ireland
Opinions
Will Thabo Mbeki ever find the courage to tell Robert Mugabe where to get off?
26.06.2008 21:10
telegraph.co.uk
Zimbabwean tyrant Robert Mugabe will declare victory after the election run-off, but no one will believe him, writes David Blair.
Great Britain
Opinions
Gordon Brown can lay the ground for Labour's next generation
26.06.2008 21:10
telegraph.co.uk
The vacuum created by Gordon Brown's weak leadership has opened up an interesting space, into which younger, ambitious ministers are leaping, writes John Kampfner.
Great Britain
Opinions
Baby photos that fall foul of the PC police
26.06.2008 21:10
telegraph.co.uk
How has a naked child become something to censor rather than protect? Lesley Thomas is perplexed.
Great Britain
Opinions
Wendy Alexander silenced by a sore throat and political rivals
26.06.2008 21:10
telegraph.co.uk
Alan Cochrane couldn't believe his luck when he heard that Wendy Alexander had lost her voice and wouldn't be up for her joust with Alex Salmond.
Great Britain
Opinions
Party Of Regions To Introduce Its Draft Amendments To Constitution On June 30-July 6
26.06.2008 13:27
ukranews.com
A party's press-release cites Viktor Yanukovych, Party of Regions leader, speaking at an interview with the Inter TV company.
Ukraine
Politics
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