Monday 14 October 2013
ENDA Kenny may have been dismissive of the loss of his Seanad referendum in public, but his "hysterical'' response last week to criticism of the campaign by John Deasy reveals he is privately "rattled".
WHILE there has been appro-priate criticism of the standard of clinical care delivered to the late Savita Hallapanavar by frontline professionals in Galway, another group of people bear substantial responsibility for her tragic death and that of her unborn child. These are Brendan Howlin, Michael Woods, Michael Noonan, Brian Cowen, Micheal Martin, Mary Harney, Mary Coughlan and James Reilly.
HE'S rubbed us up the wrong way for a long time now, with his sunglasses and success and his speaking at summits. But is the Spud-Head scald of this man really fair? Or is it just a symptom of our scalp-hungry Celtic culture?
AFTER three inquiries into the death of Savita Halappanavar, "accountability" is finally seeping into the arena, the family's solicitor Gerard O'Donnell told the Sunday Independent this weekend.
Tuesday's Budget needs to be seen in context. Ireland has been struggling, since the autumn of 2008, with the loss of international credit to the banks and to the government. Too much credit was taken, the card is maxed out and there will be no return to normality until the outstanding balance begins to reduce.
A budget for jobs, business and growth, or a Budget for Labour? Or, just possibly, a Budget for both? Given what we know, Budget 2014 so far looks more a case of Labour's way than Middle Ireland's. The fact that Jack O'Connor – unelected Marxist Leninist Jack O'Connor – led the call last week for a lower-than-agreed budgetary adjustment (€2.5bn instead of €3.1bn) and got his way is telling. No matter how unpopular with the voters, Labour still allows its powerful allies to call the shots.
IN a revealing and moving interview, Maurice Saatchi – brother of Charles – spoke about the love of his life, Irish writer Josephine Hart and how he has breakfast at her tomb nearly every day.
AFTER three inquiries into the death of Savita Halappanavar, "accountability" is finally seeping into the arena, the family's solicitor Gerard O'Donnell told the Sunday Independent this weekend.
Oh, to live in California. It's not the first time I've heard myself saying that at this time of year, but this week it's for new reasons entirely. Lucky Californians are among the first to benefit from new legislation protecting them from becoming victims of 'revenge porn'. Top of the list of things your mother never told you you'd need to worry about; revenge porn, bringing with it the threat that one day your 15 minutes of fame might happen for all the wrong reasons.
THE days of wine and roses in politics can be short, but even Mr Kenny must have been startled by the shortness of that summer bliss where good 'King Enda' appeared to reign supreme. It is perhaps not entirely coincidental that the return of politics as normal has seen Mr Kenny's imperial clothes being stripped away so swiftly.
THE statement of affairs from the liquidators of IBRC tells us all sorts of strange things about life after the former Anglo Irish Bank was merged with the remnants of Irish Nationwide. It is more than a little disconcerting to learn just how well the bank's executives treated themselves after their past failures cost the public tens of billions of euro.
Madam–Shane Ross ('Stage now set for rise of the new political order,' Sunday Independent, October 6, 2013) may be right that the level of trust in the political class – of which he is a fully paid up member, despite his clever attempt to make out he isn't with the use of 'them' instead of 'we' – is so low that even a slam-dunk case to get rid of the Seanad failed.
Madam – I read the article "I worry that at the end I won't even have a marriage left". (Sunday Independent, October 6, 2013),
Madam – Emer O'Kelly (Sunday Independent, October 6, 2013) should know that the purpose of religious art and iconography in a Catholic hospital such as the Mater is to provide reassurance and comfort to Catholics in their hour of need. If "better standards of taste prevail nowadays" there then one might conclude that hospital management is less concerned about the spiritual dimension of patients and/or that patients themselves are less sensitised to the benefits of their faith.
Finally ends relationship with his long-term girlfriend
Join Gareth Naughton from 9.15pm tonight for all gossip and reaction to the latest episode of the gripping crime show Love/Hate
On the Monday morning after his son Donal appeared on The Saturday Night Show, Fionnbar Walsh got a call at home from a Kathleen Lynch. This woman, whom Fionnbar presumed was from the HSE, was wondering if Donal would record a video talking directly to his peers about suicide.
Join X Factor's Melanie McCabe along with Independent.ie's Brian O'Reilly as the X Factor's first live show kicks off.
Professor Donal O'Shea on the measures he believes the government should take in the upcoming budget.
Since the ‘Age of Austerity’ began, society’s most vulnerable have been hit hardest.
The owner of family business Timber Trove has fought to stay solvent throughout the depths of the financial crisis and is terrified that Budget 2014 may set them back again.
THE parents of inspirational teenager Donal Walsh said they could hear their son's message to appreciate life at the funeral for Limerick girl Chloe Kinsella who tragically took her own life last week.
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The bold new collection for Specsavers opticians from Paris-based fashion designer Jørgen Simonsen has some amazing new designer glasses.
It’s Back to School time, but parents have been warned that ‘eight may be too late’ for an eye test. So Specsavers opticians are reminding parents to keep an eye on their children’s eyesight, to reduce the likelihood of problems in the classroom.
Specsavers stores throughout Ireland are upping the ante on promoting the fundamental links between good eyesight, visibility and road safety with the Drive Safe campaign.
What started out as one man, a laptop and a handful of memory cards has grown into the electronic gadgets company, Memory Man, who carry over 400 products and ship over 1,500 items monthly.
Irish designers, complete showrooms, cutting edge accent pieces and classic sofas and dining sets … the new season home interiors collection, just launched at Harvey Norman is full of surprises.
Coeliac disease is a condition where someone has sensitivity to gluten, the protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
The movement towards online shopping shows no sign of slowing down with Retail Ireland predicting online sales to grow to €21 billion by 2017*. The good news for businesses who want to retail online is that it has never been easier to build a website and begin trading online.
Being diagnosed with coeliac disease can come as a relief to many people – they finally have an explanation for how they have been feeling
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