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    • Garda reforms must be continued

      AN ELEMENT of "stroke" politics probably influenced the release of a report by the Morris tribunal into criminal and unprofessional conduct by members of the Garda Síochána in Co Donegal. Opposition parties were rightly critical of what they regarded as an attempt to diminish the importance of the findings. p

    • Law on wards of court

      THE LAW dealing with how vulnerable adults can interface with society is long overdue for reform. Confirmation that legislative proposals in this area are soon to be made is welcome. Those affected are normally not in a position to lobby for their rights. p
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    • Turkish secularists count on judiciary to thwart Islamists

      ANALYSIS: THE LATEST development in the battle between Turkish secularists and Islamists was best summed up by Mumtaz Soysal, a former foreign minister who prides himself on his closeness to the Turkish generals who have carried out four coups since 1960, writes Lara Marlowe p

    • Cowen era could see end of the tyranny of consensus

      ONE OF the few negative legacies of the Ahern era is that, at a public level, we nowadays elevate consensus over virtually every other value. This condition has roots in the recent four decades of history, when discussion of certain aspects of Irish life became radically ingrown by virtue of a wholly sensible imperative not to make things worse, writes John Waters p

    • Time to take an integrated approach to cultural diversity

      ANALYSIS: Different ethnic groups live side by side successfully when there is engagement, mutual comprehension and respect, writes Robin Wilson p

    • Ignoring military dimension of EU yields vital ground to No side

      Lisbon is not about militarising the EU but the time will come when we in Ireland should have a long debate about what role we are willing to play in defending Europe, writes Col Dorcha Lee

    • More to do to restore trust in our institutions

      Corruption isn't just a matter of breaking the law. It's also about breaking moral and ethical codes of personal responsibility, writes Elaine Byrne p

    • Man's best friend has a rival after goldfish learns to play fetch

      MAGPIE: A CALIFORNIAN man has trained his pet goldfish to play football, basketball and even limbo dance under a bar. Comet the goldfish can also play fetch with a hoop, slalom around a series of poles and push a rugby ball over a set of posts. p
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    • An Irishman's Diary

      President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh: a funny thing happened on the road to his house in Cahirciveen IT IS enormously embarrassing when you have to reverse back to a speed checkpoint. Such was the case as I headed west out of Portlaoise one fine Monday morning many years ago, writes Ronan Quinlan p
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