It is often said that you can determine how bad your situation really is by the calibre of those who attempt to help you out; well a slight variance to that old cliché may very well apply to the much …
Tiernan & O’Carroll Kelly: the real Irish culture?
Voices and words. It’s always voices and words, or voices about words. Contemporary society. Irish literature. The latter hasn’t embraced the former. Or has it? I’m not going to be so stupid as to decide one way or the other. …
The way forward for feminism
It seemed that all was well in the world of women last week, Women’s Week, when leader of the opposition, Fine Gael’s Enda Kenny tabled a motion to impose quotas on the number of women candidates that would have set …
Solar activity threatens sattelite technology
We have gotten used to using satellite navigation in our daily, from helping us find our way to the store to docking ships. It has become such a heavily used item that it would seem the akinks in the system …
Dawkins’ new book brings evolution to forefront
Creationists all around the world, be on your guard! Richard Dawkins’ latest book, The Greatest Show on Earth, is a collection of powerful evidence for the theory of evolution, making the information regarding natural selection accessible to non-scientists everywhere.
Perhaps …
Toxic drug Thalidomide finds new uses
This month the research journal Science published evidence produced by a Japanese research group that indicates a possible mechanism as to how the infamous drug thalidomide deformed a generation of babies.
If ever there was an argument for the dysteleological …
Greece: another epic journey ahead
Alan McQuaid, Chief Economist at Bloxham Stockbrokers, analyses the consequences that Greece’s economic crisis are likely to have on its closest neighbours. Despite the government’s fiscal retrenchment, it looks as if the region will be suffering the consequences for some …
Here at home it’s worse than it looks
Business Editor Jason Somerville takes a look behind some of the seemingly positive labour market statistics that have indicated the bottoming out of the Irish economy.
At the end of February, unemployment inched back to 12.6% from 12.7% the previous …
Book Review: The Good Shopping Guide: Your guide to shopping with a clear conscience
There are certain books which once you pick them up you cannot put them down again; they scream for attention and compel the reader to finish them before even thinking about starting anything else. The Good Shopping Guide is not …
Fairtrade for some, poverty for others
Jonathan Wyse takes a look at the downside of the Fairtrade movement from the free-market economist’s perspective and argues that the organisation may be doing more harm than good.
As some of you will know, “Fairtrade Fortnight”, overlapping the end …