The British Prime Minister made a speech on nuclear waste and nuclear energy last night. In the height of arrogance in dealing with the Irish republic, he decided to approve another generation of nuclear plants in the United Kingdom. This morning the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, made the same noises I have heard for the past ten to 15 years about protesting about Sellafield and taking a case to the European court of this and that. Continue reading ‘Government Must not Roll Over on Issue of Sellafield’
Government Must not Roll Over on Issue of Sellafield
Published May 17th, 2006 in EnvironmentWe Test Cars for Safety, but is it Time we Retested Drivers too?
Published May 16th, 2006 in TransportOne of the reasons for bad driving is that once one has passed the driving test at 17, there is absolutely no compulsion on one to keep up to date with any of the rules of the road…
There is a case for testing people regularly as the time of their driving tests becomes more distant. It is a bit absurd to say people are competent to drive in modern conditions when they passed a test 60 years ago. Continue reading ‘We Test Cars for Safety, but is it Time we Retested Drivers too?’
Trinity Announces New Fellows and Scholars
Published May 15th, 2006 in Trinity NewsMarking the beginning of the Annual Trinity Week, two new Honorary Fellows, 16 new Fellows and 64 new Scholars were announced by the Provost, Dr John Hegarty, surrounded by the Board of the College.
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Archbishop Robin Eames is an Unsung Hero of the Battle against Paramilitarism
Published May 9th, 2006 in International Affairs, Northern IrelandI wish to pay tribute to Archbishop Eames who has announced his plans to retire. It must be immensely frustrating to be a clergyman in Northern Ireland where the only weapons one possesses are words to be used against the weapons of action used by politicians and the real weapons used by paramilitaries. Archbishop Eames wielded the weaponry of words very well.
He consistently preached the gospel of peace and practised ecumenism in that he consistently joined with other denominations in an attempt to bring peace to Northern Ireland. Continue reading ‘Archbishop Robin Eames is an Unsung Hero of the Battle against Paramilitarism’
A blind Donkey would have Made More Money than the National Pensions Reserve Fund
Published May 3rd, 2006 in Consumer AffairsThe National Pensions Reserve Fund has been inexplicably bad in the past year and a quarter. In the last three months, it is very difficult to understand how it only increased by 5.4%. The majority of its investments are in the stock market.
Stocks in the Pacific Basin increased by 5.7%; stocks in Japan increased by 6.8%; stocks in the rest of Europe increased by 8.5%; stocks in the euro zone increased by 10.4%; stocks in North America increased by 4.5% - so the fund beat them by almost 1%; stocks in the UK increased by 7.6%; and stocks in Ireland increased by 10.2%. The fund is second from the bottom when measured against those geographic sections. Continue reading ‘A blind Donkey would have Made More Money than the National Pensions Reserve Fund’
