The Ryanair experience
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Letters
Readers would surely like to hear what the Irish position is on next EU budget
Should we not now be EU frugals, being net contributors?
‘Shedsit’ is a misleading term
The required building standards are far from anything that might be described as a shed
Aughinish Alumina report leaves Ireland’s reputation in ruins
How predictable the inquiry would leave room for denial
Opposition, cost and availability means going nuclear will never be a viable solution
It would be extremely hazardous for any government or politician to propose locating a nuclear facility in any constituency
Public sector largesse is not down to unionisation
Politicians are not using their own money to pay public service staff, and their generosity benefits them in elections
Dirty old town: Dublin stinks like hell
Grime will reign until there’s a heavy downpour
HSE spending sign-off is not the only thing the private sector would refuse to put up with
In such enterprises senior managers could be relied on to take such decisions or be replaced
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A capital idea: Finn McRedmond and thinking outside the Dublin box
A regional approach would see diversion of development to complementary centres like Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Sligo
Scrapping of HSE insourcing the latest short-sighted decision in public life
Why are we so bad at recognising, in advance, potential unintended consequences
Plea for religiously mixed schools bound to fall on deaf ears
Family experience in Co Down brings Monty Python to mind
Ban on using nuclear power for infrastructure around Ireland should be repealed
Shared electric fleets charging overnight are the ideal customer for always-on nuclear power. The technologies belong together
Childcare professionals deserve pay in line with their value to society
The current system demands high professional standards while failing to recognise those who meet them
Camaraderie is a poor reason for a return to the office
The unspoken premise of every return-to-office column is that the workplace ought to furnish warmth, belonging and company
Is it a bird? Is it a plan? It feels like budget-related stories arrive earlier each year
Perhaps this is cuckoo land
After reading through the World Cup ‘highlights’, it’s time for soccer to clean up its act
Soccer just may be entering a state of worldwide decline, and there are numerous disturbing signs that such is the case
To think Slievenamon fire could have been started deliberately beggars belief
A more robust response is warranted with real sanctions that bite for those who engage in this reckless behaviour
Rating hurlers in the All-Ireland final
‘Disgraceful that self-appointed judges in the press box should ... allocate marks out of 10 to individual players’
Remote working brings many benefits to the public service
Many workers are more productive when working remotely
Dependency on fossil fuels leaves families exposed to energy price shocks
Dara Lynott writes that there is a need for a framework of measures to ease the cost of electricity in the long term
Ireland’s ‘free market’ creche model shown up yet again
High quality cannot flourish within a profit-privileging environment
Fintan O’Toole’s Odyssey offers a meaningful and perceptive opinion on a classic
Readers are full of praise for the journalist’s writings making the epic poem feel alive and relevant in the 21st century
Niche book titles and a London memory
A holiday job in the capital’s bookshop many decades ago and that curious customer
Shedsit concerns
Many of these units do not comply with building regulations or fire safety requirements
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