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A weak alcohol Bill
AFTER ALL the huffing and puffing about the damage being caused to society by excessive alcohol consumption and under-aged drinking, the Government's response has been disappointing. A draft Intoxicating Liquor Bill circulated yesterday represents little more than a levelling of the commercial playing pitch in favour of publicans, with some strengthening of Garda powers in relation to under-aged drinking. p
Democrats need to decide - and soon
THE DEMOCRATIC primary in Pennsylvania has boosted Senator Hillary Clinton's claim to be the party's most winnable candidate against John McCain, but has certainly not resolved her competition with Senator Barack Obama. It therefore reinforces the dilemma facing party delegates and superdelegates on when to decide who should be their candidate. p
Opinion
Poor get less when aid goes to corrupt governments
John O'Shea raises many thorny issues about Irish Aid, and asks a lot of very awkward questions, writes David Adams pNew package but same old measuresare re-heated
ANALYSIS Half-hearted policy measures have been re-heated and presented as a new drive to tackle alcohol misuse, writes Carl O'Brien pOur EU membership was never a one-way street
OPINION We must continue to be active in this next, necessary phase for the EU - the Lisbon Treaty, writes Dick Roche pLisbon vote is not buck-passing by politicians
OPINION The Lisbon referendum has been forced on us by the Supreme Court - not by political cowardice, writes Gavin Barrett pClinton victory casts shadow over Obama's trajectory
ANALYSIS Result raises questions as to how Obama lost in Pennsylvania despite a far bigger campaign budget, writes Denis Staunton pGlobal water crisis threatens millions of lives and jobs
As reliable sources of fresh water such as aquifers and glaciers dry up, the world faces extreme consequences, writes John Gibbons pDo you want to live in a world of 'saviour siblings'?
OPINION Adult stem cell research offers major ethical potential, unlike work on embryonic stem cells, writes John Hanafin pSap is rising as we lust for structure within our ramshackle lives
Time on your hands can leave you narcissistic - look instead to honest toil and nature's joys, writes Garrison Keillor p
An Irishman's Diary
THE NAME Myles na Gopaleen was usually rendered in English as "Myles of the Little Horses". But the great man himself apparently disagreed with this version. His preferred translation was "Myles of the Ponies" - because, as he insisted archly: "The autonomy of the pony must not be subjugated by the imperialism of the horse." I think I know what he meant. Imperialism of any kind is bad. But imperialism of the horse variety is especially offensive, writes Frank McNally p
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