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national / consumer issues Saturday September 01, 2007 - 13:47 by C Murray
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Last week, Joan Burton, a highly talented finance spokesperson and stalwart of the Labour Party withdrew her candidacy from the running for leadership of the Labour Party (a centrist concern with a pre-election pact with a right wing party). She cited lack of internal party support for her decision and nominated herself for deputy leader. This is a problem, for the preceeding forty eight hours The Irish independent Newspaper had been running the Gilmore story on both front page and editorial columns as The main bet for leadership, There is no other candidate declared. Deputy leader Liz Mc Manus is delaying nomination until later in the week. The profiling of women in irish politics, especially in mainstream parties relegates women to secondary positions, indeed a cursory glance at the papers indicates that politics is indeed a 'Job for the Boys', Tony O Reilly says so and he makes a lot of profit out of it. ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Saturday September 01, 2007 - 09:34 by Sean Crudden
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Increasingly the patient is no longer seen as a passive recipient of medical treatment. Attempts are being made, at least at an ideological level, to involve patients more in the design of medication and to lend some weight to what patients really think of medication and how it is affecting them. Naturally there are life saving chemicals like penicillin, insulin and cytamen (for vitamin B12) but there is a plethora of more optional drugs on the market not least a whole cabinet of neuroleptic drugs. From my own observations as a patient for over 30 years attending clinics and hospitals throughout that period it is unclear whether many of these drugs have an authentic role in (a) preserving life or (b) in improving the quality of life of the patient. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday August 29, 2007 - 16:30 by Susan Isabella Sheehan-Repasky
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In our disposable society, what value do we place on our ancestors? ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday August 28, 2007 - 09:19 by Gerald
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Can the Olympics take place in a country with no respect for human life ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday August 28, 2007 - 09:12 by T. H. Ledwidge
The conviction of Michael McKevitt was far from the finest hour of our judicial system. The latest revelations leaves no doubt that he was unfairly tried and convicted through the pages of the print media long before he appeared in Court. Under such circumstances, the media and Mr Mooney in particular must have the moral courage to undo the damage done in this case. ... read full story / add a comment |
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