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Gerard Howlin

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Early access to all drugs for rare diseases is pie in sky unless we tax to pay for it

Early access to all drugs for rare diseases is pie in sky unless we tax to pay for it

Public interest was shafted for the sake of political opportunism at patients’ expense this week

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Scaling back remote working should be on the agenda as payback for public sector pay rises

Money, no matter how many billions are involved, is the least important part of what is really at stake in the pay talks

20.07.2026 40

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Keir Starmer made bad choices. Micheál Martin avoids choices altogether

Andy Burnham, his likely successor as UK prime minister, won’t have any such luxury

24.06.2026 30

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Byelections showed increasingly fractured politics with dangerous consensus on one issue

Among 31 candidates in two constituencies, no one questioned the giving powers of the magic money tree

24.05.2026 40

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Michael Healy-Rae reminded the Government of its real Opposition: rural Ireland

Volatility of rural voters has serious implications for a Coalition dependent on it for Dáil seats

15.04.2026 70

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Minister for Health can choose to play politics or set out change required in service

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill could manage through to next post, or election, but true test of character will be FG Minister’s legacy

07.04.2026 60

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Sinn Féin has placed a foot in every camp. No wonder it’s wobbling

29.08.2025 60

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We cannot police the streets if online material is not regulated

15.08.2025 50

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The EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is at an end. We need to cop on and catch up quickly

01.08.2025 50

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Ireland needs to stop holding out against Mercosur

18.07.2025 60

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Keeping student fees down and reducing VAT would cost €3 billion we don’t have

04.07.2025 60

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Micheál Martin and Paschal Donohoe are responsible for this Government’s lethargy

20.06.2025 60

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There’s never been a better time for a left alliance - if they don’t fall out first

06.06.2025 50

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