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# politics - Sunday 20 May, 2012

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Interview: ‘The rich and powerful don’t get hurt’ – Noam Chomsky on Occupy

Sun, 8:30 AM 3,574 Views 68 Comments

American writer, philosopher and academic Noam Chomsky speaks about the remarkable successes of the Occupy movement.

# politics - Friday 18 May, 2012

Corruption

Jury to begin deliberations in John Edwards case

Fri, 9:59 AM 1,090 Views 3 Comments

The former US presidential candidate is on trial for six corruption charges related to his White House run in 2008.

# politics - Thursday 17 May, 2012

Live

AS IT HAPPENED: The Last Word’s Fiscal Compact debate

17/05/12 8,258 Views 108 Comments

We’ll be watching and updating you as the ‘No’ and ‘Yes’ campaigners take each other on in front of Today FM’s Matt Cooper this afternoon.

From The Daily Edge Pic Of The Day This post contains images

Unexpected Ministerial Balloon Photoshoot of the Day

17/05/12 1,787 Views 14 Comments

No comment.

# politics - Wednesday 16 May, 2012

Fiscal Compacted

Referendum roundup: 15 days to go

16/05/12 2,189 Views 19 Comments

Austerity treaty, stability treaty or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.

# politics - Tuesday 15 May, 2012

Fiscal Compacted

Referendum roundup: 16 days to go

15/05/12 2,625 Views 31 Comments

Austerity treaty, stability treaty or somewhere in between? TheJournal.ie keeps you up to date with our evening Fiscal Compact referendum bulletin.

Acropolis Now?

Greece to hold second election after coalition talks are abandoned

15/05/12 1,673 Views 25 Comments

Talks to try and form a techocrat government are abandoned after a two-hour meeting of the five main leaders.

# politics - Monday 14 May, 2012

Anti-austerity

German state elections a blow for Merkel… and austerity

14/05/12 2,515 Views 11 Comments

The winning party in Germany’s most populous state, the Social Democrats, have been described as spendthrift by the Chancellor.

Greece

Greek crisis: Syriza out of talks, second election likely

14/05/12 887 Views 16 Comments

The leader of the far left party will not take part in coalition talks today.

# politics - Sunday 13 May, 2012

Explainer

Explainer: How election posters work – and which party has the best

13/05/12 3,684 Views 46 Comments

What messages are the posters trying to send? And what’s the point of them anyway? TheJournal.ie answers all your questions.

Politics

Support for coalition parties down – but up for Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil

13/05/12 2,478 Views 89 Comments

Latest Red C opinion poll shows SF and FF picking up 2 per cent apiece.

# politics - Saturday 12 May, 2012

Daily Edge

The Daily Fix: Saturday

12/05/12 4,472 Views 1 Comment

In the Fix: Latest referendum poll, what’s going on in Greece, and surviving a robot uprising (video).

From The Daily Edge Not The News

Here’s the week’s news… skewed

12/05/12 2,636 Views No Comments

BREAKING via The Mire wire: The Leaving Cert could be the death for Chinese language and Ó Cúiv’s new job as a party pooper in Perth.

From Business ETC Greece

Bundesbank chief: Greece risks losing financial aid if it breaches loan agreements

12/05/12 1,873 Views 19 Comments

Greek political leaders are to meet tomorrow for a final attempt at forming a coalition.

# politics - Friday 11 May, 2012

Political Action

Man to walk from Limerick to Dublin hoping to form new political party

11/05/12 3,738 Views 46 Comments

Martin Critten says he wants people to join him in creating a new political party and a new manifesto that will be formed by the input of ordinary people.

# politics - Thursday 10 May, 2012

Social Welfare This post contains videos

VIDEO: What happens when a TD faces the social welfare system?

10/05/12 7,463 Views 51 Comments

Independent TD Stephen Donnelly told the Dáil last night:”The system is not working.”

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should Ireland introduce same-sex marriage?

10/05/12 3,669 Views 167 Comments

Ireland already has civil partnerships for couples who want to make a commitment – but should the country follow Barack Obama’s lead on gay marriage?

# politics - Sunday 6 May, 2012

Politics

Ouch: Tensions increase as Gerry Adams dismisses Fianna Fáil as ‘impotent’

06/05/12 6,130 Views 155 Comments

The two parties have exchanged a series of increasingly-harsh criticisms this week as they battle to be seen as the main opposition party.

# politics - Saturday 5 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Career Change

Goldie Lookin’ Chain member elected Labour councillor in Wales

05/05/12 3,679 Views 8 Comments

Yes, really.

Referendum

Martin challenges Gerry Adams to head-to-head debate – but will Adams do it?

05/05/12 3,331 Views 67 Comments

The Fianna Fáil leader criticised Adams’ ‘virtual absence’ from the referendum campaign to date.

Politics

Boris Johnson beats Ken Livingstone in London mayor battle

05/05/12 1,543 Views 9 Comments

In an unexpectedly tight race, the Conservative politician won by 51.5 per cent of the vote to Livingstone’s 48.4 per cent.

From The Daily Edge Get Them Young This post contains images

Kildare boy becomes Ireland’s youngest mayor

05/05/12 11,051 Views 25 Comments

Attracting young people to politics has always been an obstacle but young Dylan Steele shows them how it’s done.

# politics - Friday 4 May, 2012

America

Designer testifies at John Edwards trial over donations from 101-year-old

04/05/12 2,012 Views 1 Comment

The former US presidential candidate denies using campaign donations from the elderly millionaire to cover up his pregnant mistress.

Cuts

Opposition TDs force Dáil debate on domiciliary care allowance

04/05/12 1,634 Views 4 Comments

The allowance is given to the carer of children with severe disabilities who need close supervision. Opposition TDs say there have been significant problems with the payment recently.

# politics - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

Opinion

Column: We need to force out apathy. Engaging young people is the only way.

02/05/12 1,731 Views 9 Comments

Lowering the voting age is just the start, writes Paddy Duffy – and lessons on instilling political values could come from an unexpected place.

# politics - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

Liveblog

AS IT HAPPENED: The Europe Debate with Vincent Browne on TV3

01/05/12 12,740 Views 191 Comments

Join TheJournal.ie as we track the hits and misses of the first major televised debate between the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ camps in the Fiscal Compact referendum.

Poster Boys This post contains images

Boris as a martian – but are dirty poster tricks alien to Irish politics?

01/05/12 3,973 Views 17 Comments

The gloves are off in the London mayor elections – do Irish politicians know how to play the poster game?

# politics - Monday 30 April, 2012

Politics

“This issue simply doesn’t arise” – Gerry Adams rules out coalition with FF

30/04/12 2,347 Views 51 Comments

The Sinn Féin leader made the comments after Micheál Martin said he was against any possible coalition with the party.

# politics - Sunday 29 April, 2012

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Is Micheál Martin right to rule out coalition with Sinn Féin?

29/04/12 5,485 Views 79 Comments

Micheál Martin today ruled out any possibility of the parties ever going into coalition together, despite Éamon Ó Cuív saying they would be natural partners. Is this the right move by Martin?

From The Daily Edge Philandering This post contains videos

8 political playboys (or, they fancied they were…)

29/04/12 3,087 Views 9 Comments

Political powerhouses who like to think they have women falling at their feet (and some actually did).

# politics - Thursday 26 April, 2012

Leveson

Leveson: Rupert Murdoch plays down political influence

26/04/12 574 Views 1 Comment

News Corp chairman told British inquiry into media ethics that it’s a myth he or his papers carry serious political sway.

Water Headache

Enda Kenny: We can’t guarantee water will not be cut off

26/04/12 4,952 Views 54 Comments

Taoiseach says that Government can’t send a message to people that they need not pay water charges. However, decision not yet made on how to tackle amount of water “lost” between production and tap – and who will pay for it.

# politics - Thursday 19 April, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

19/04/12 5,677 Views 11 Comments

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

# politics - Wednesday 18 April, 2012

Opinion

Column: It’s not too late to save the Social Welfare Bill

18/04/12 3,317 Views 41 Comments

Tonight’s debate in the Dáil will slash eligibility for the one parent family payment to save a mere €7.6 million – but it’s not too late to stop this, writes Patrick Nulty TD.

Water Charges

Opposition TDs criticise govt for keeping people in the dark over water charges

18/04/12 1,515 Views 38 Comments

Fianna Fáil also raised concerns about job security for the thousands of people currently employed in water services.

# politics - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

Opinion

Column: Spending public money – where’s the master plan?

17/04/12 3,814 Views 104 Comments

Former trader Nick Leeson has an idea to sort out the State coffers – get a bunch of hard-nosed business people to assess the waste and root out value for money.

# politics - Friday 13 April, 2012

Labour

Gilmore tells conference: We face great challenges – but Labour is up for the challenge

13/04/12 2,112 Views 42 Comments

The Tánaiste said that the Labour movement had been written out of history “by those who prefer to take a simple Celtic-Rangers view of Irish history”.

# politics - Tuesday 10 April, 2012

Egypt

Egypt’s presidential race: the lineup

10/04/12 1,124 Views 3 Comments

We take a look at the presidential race in Egypt, and the many elements to it. The two main contenders are mirror images of each other – and mark how much the nation has changed.

# politics - Friday 6 April, 2012

Referendum This post contains videos

In their own words: What do TDs think of the fiscal treaty?

06/04/12 2,794 Views 14 Comments

All this week, an Oireachtas sub-committee has been discussing the fiscal compact treaty with academics, civil society leaders, and other politicians. Here’s what they made of it.

# politics - Thursday 5 April, 2012

Moriarty

Here’s what happened at the meeting between Phil Hogan and Michael Lowry

05/04/12 6,195 Views 62 Comments

The Minister for the Environment has released the minutes of the meeting he held with Michael Lowry just days after the publication of the Moriarty Tribunal report.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Column: Sludgy and outdated: Why our education system is like a septic tank
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Tests, tests and more tests – but schools and colleges aren’t giving us the creativity we need in this crisis, writes Kate Katharina Ferguson.

David Hall
Column: The mortgage crisis is stoked by mistrust. Here’s how we might fix it.
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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

Jim Clarken
Column: ‘Women are digging up anthills for the tiny grains inside’
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Children mine for gold in home-made pits, while parents risk their lives for food – Jim Clarken describes the harrowing scenes as a crisis unfolds in west Africa.

Michael Taft
Vote No: The Treaty will bring the EU together – in economic stagnation
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Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

Naoise Nunn
Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
By Naoise Nunn - @naoisen

A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
Column: Parents bringing their children to be kneecapped. Yes, this is Ireland.
By Seamus Breslin

Self-styled republican vigilantes are terrorising a city, writes Seamus Breslin – and perceived neglect by authorities is fuelling the fire.

Mike Morris
Column: Another Priory Hall is coming down the tracks. Here’s why.
By Mike Morris - @nyderoleary

Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

Jane Suiter
Column: Who are the winners and losers in the referendum campaign right now?
By Jane Suiter - @JaneSuit

With nine days to go before referendum day, Dr Jane Suiter of UCC analyses the parties and the latest polls to see how the campaign is playing out.

Micheál Martin
Column: Job creation is too important for party politics. Let’s work together.
By Micheál Martin

Writing for TheJournal.ie, Micheál Martin explains why Fianna Fáil’s new plan to tackle youth unemployment should be seriously considered.

Lisa McInerney
Column: National pride or bald-faced bigotry? Maybe neither, or both.
By Lisa McInerney - @SwearyLady

Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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