Opinion: When it comes to climate change regulations and the Government’s Project Ireland 2040 plan, is it fair that people in Gneevegullia and Kilcummin will not be allowed to cut turf to keep them warm while in Japan and China the situation is so serious that people are walking around with masks on their faces… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Opinion
Crowning glory? Now what’s the real story?
SKETCH: In the immediate aftermath of the war of words that followed a comment made by the Mayor of Kerry, the spotlight falls on what’s acceptable and what’s not and, the question must be asked, if there are no defined limits on off-the-cuff remarks in the political debating arena then why aren’t they set? IN… Continue Reading
Politics can’t all be about the parish-pump
Opinion: All elected councillors in Kerry should show leadership and publicly condemn the politics of divisiveness and racism in the debate that followed the decision to house 55 asylum seekers in Linden House, Killarney, writes Martin Leen (pictured) I’M not part of any political group although I am an anti-racist and I do whatever I… Continue Reading
Our guests of other nations
Opinion: When two groups of vulnerable people are played against each other for the ostensible prize of living in emergency accommodation, ironically, this exemplifies the reason why we have these problems in the first place, writes John O’Shea CHRISTMAS is that time of year when we welcome our emigrants home from the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, Dubai, Australia, New… Continue Reading
In a way, we’re all away with the fairies
WITH folklorists rushing to add credence to Danny Healy-Rae’s concerns about the antics of fairies, there is a growing sense that the Kerry TD might be the wisest of them all when it comes to knowledge of things that might go bump in the night. For as long as Darby O’Gill has been waging war… Continue Reading
