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    • Guantánamo Bay should be closed

      "It is a victory for the rule of law and the law of war." This apt comment on the dismissal by a US military court of charges against two prisoners held in the Guantánamo Bay prison camp was made by one of their appointed military defence attorneys. p

    • Disability Act

      Twelve months ago, more than half of those people registered on the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database were awaiting assessment for various therapeutic interventions and rehabilitation services. Some help had been provided for the 14,000 people concerned, but waiting lists of up to two years remained for comprehensive assessments. Their situation may worsen in the short term, now that the Disability Act has become law. p
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    • Time to outlaw strikes in the health service

      In the wake of the settlement of the nurses' dispute, Brendan McGinty of Ibec argues that it should be illegal for health service workers to go on strike p

    • Left has to aim higher than simply propping up FG or FF

      The left should reappraise the strategy of coalition with the two big parties, writes Richard Boyd Barrett p

    • Banning corporate donations to parties not the answer

      Rather than banning corporate donations to parties as the Greens want, a review and consolidation of existing laws would be better, suggests Elaine Byrne p

    • State must be school patron

      You try your best to do everything right. You've got the mortgage, bought a house and started a family. Both yourself and your partner must work to make ends meet, and because the only house you could afford is far from the city, you spend long hours commuting. But so far you've managed to hold it all together. p
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    • An Irishman's Diary

      Eight months on, the clear desk policy at The Irish Times shows no sign of relenting. Even the newsroom - the front line in the war between paper collectors and the forces of tidiness - remains broadly compliant. Here and there a few small deposits have begun to form, like stalagmites in a cave. But the weekly swoops of the clean police have so far prevented serious build-ups. p
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