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Faith in our schools
Ireland's educational system is catching up with social change induced by migration and greater religious diversity after decades of operating with a model that delegated control of most schools to the various churches. p
ESB's new plan
The ESB has published a 15-year development plan costing €22 billion, with a commitment to generate one-third of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020. It is an ambitious undertaking by the board of a very successful State company. The ESB is clearly determined to retain its leading position in the Irish market while expanding business internationally. In that regard, it plans to invest heavily in domestic networks, smart metering and renewable energy sources while earmarking €4 billion for overseas expansion. p
Opinion
Planning for a future that is going to happen, not against it
Proper planning is about more than permission to build; it is about managing the future. And planning in Ireland, including the National Spatial Strategy, isn't working, writes CONOR SKEHAN and LORCAN SIRR pA political and constitutional compass for our island
BELFAST AGREEMENT: The Belfast Agreement was signed 10 years ago. Throughout this week, key signatories will reflect on it and their role in achieving the breakthrough. If the agreement can be said to reflect the vision of one person above all others, it is that of John Hume, former leader of the SDLP who shared the Nobel Prize for Peace with former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble. Today, JOHN HUME introduces the seriesDisturbing mindset about rape persists in Irish society
Rape is a crime of violence and is about power. Wearing sensible shoes will not combat it, writes ANTHEA McTIERNAN pEnergy and climate issues need smart responses
The questions that will shape our future global society must be answered locally first, writes TONY KINSELLA pHandbags as index of fashion, economics . . . and too much baggage
Women still need stylish portmanteaux for their femininity, but are the prices starting to bite?, writes ANN MARIE HOURIHANE pBeggar auction, lover bomb and a town without cats
IRISH TIMES ODDITIES More light-hearted exerpts from the archives of The Irish Times by ALLEN FOSTER p
An Irishman's Diary
THE CRUZ del Sur bus frees itself at last from the dense early morning Lima traffic. We are on the great Pan-American highway that begins at Prudhoe, Alaska and ends in the remote city of Ushuaia on the southern tip of Argentina. It is described as "a system so vast, so incomplete it is not so much a road as an idea of Pan-Americanism itself". p
