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Sean Counihan

 

Sports reporters too set in their ways

GREAT writing about sport is a rarity in Ireland.  more >

Are we supporting hordes of scroungers?

A DESIRE to put the interests and welfare of the Irish people first is as close as one can get to a working definition of patriotism.  more >

Kenny might need Seanad nuclear option

I APPLAUDED, figuratively speaking, when Enda Kenny announced that Fine Gael, once in government, would move to abolish Seanad Éireann. Now, after mature reflection, I reckon we should take that commitment with a grain of salt.  more >

Royal visit nice but not necessary

SO should we get uptight about the prospect of a visit to the Republic by Queen Elizabeth II?  more >

Why this sporting life is oh so great

WHO was the greatest? The names come tumbling fast – Ring, Ali, Bradman, Fangio, Pele, Laver, Nicklaus, Piggott, O’Connell, Navratilova, Purcell and Kyle.  more >

Yes minister, you’re on the right track

FAIR play to Communications Minister Eamon Ryan – he is acting as the people’s champion in proposing that major rugby matches – such as the Six Nations and Heineken Cup – should be available to free-to-air television.  more >

Newspapers can carry a really nasty sting

I ALWAYS thought Sarah Ferguson was a more interesting woman than Diana Spencer.  more >

Ireland can no longer afford a president

THE former attorney general John Rogers SC is right. It is now necessary for the people to drive home, well in advance of the next general election, their demand for a commitment by the parties to true reform of the Oireachtas.  more >

Hysterical censorship is a storm in a B-cup

I BLAME it all on Serena Williams.  more >

Corruption has been widespread in this country

IN a rights-conscious age where movements like feminism have made us all conscious of equality issues, it is easy to forget how recent are the gains made against hereditary privilege, elitism and the class-ridden structures flowing from the divine rights of kings.  more >



 

 

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