Bruce Arnold Political Articleshttp://www.brucearnold.ie/index.htmlBruce Arnold Political Articlesenwebsite@brucearnold.ieCopyright 2009 Bruce Arnold2012-04-23T09:00:00+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:29:58 +0100Given Denis O’Brien’s significant shareholding, it is time the Independent board acted in unison so the group can become strong and united againwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-04-23T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/denis-obrien-shareholding.html#unique-entry-id-124http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/denis-obrien-shareholding.html#unique-entry-id-124We are about to strip ourselves of all remaining control over our sovereignty and our money. We should think againwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-04-16T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/strip-ourselves-control.html#unique-entry-id-123http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/strip-ourselves-control.html#unique-entry-id-123This referendum is illegal and voting 'Yes' is madnesswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-04-09T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/yes-madness-vote.html#unique-entry-id-122http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/yes-madness-vote.html#unique-entry-id-122How household charge is likely to go down drainwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-04-02T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/household-drain.html#unique-entry-id-121http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/household-drain.html#unique-entry-id-121Fianna Fail reform should start with change of leaderwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-03-26T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-reform-start.html#unique-entry-id-120http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-reform-start.html#unique-entry-id-120Ten wishes for what will be a difficult year aheadwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-12-06T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ten-wishes-for-year.html#unique-entry-id-119http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ten-wishes-for-year.html#unique-entry-id-119Frustration growing as debate on Europe stifledwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-01-23T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/frustration-growing-europe.html#unique-entry-id-118http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/frustration-growing-europe.html#unique-entry-id-118O Cuiv has given his party the chance to shape a new futurewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-03-05T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ocuiv-future.html#unique-entry-id-117http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ocuiv-future.html#unique-entry-id-117Kenny's strength lies in his singleness of purposewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-01-30T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/kenny-strength-single.html#unique-entry-id-116http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/kenny-strength-single.html#unique-entry-id-116Twitter saga shows RTE needs to stop pretending it has no agendawebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-03-12T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/twitter-saga-rte.html#unique-entry-id-115http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/twitter-saga-rte.html#unique-entry-id-115Necks on the line after RTE 'Tweetgate' fiascowebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-03-19T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/tweetgate-fiasco.html#unique-entry-id-114http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/tweetgate-fiasco.html#unique-entry-id-114Why we need someone like Ganley in Europewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-01-16T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/we-need-ganley.html#unique-entry-id-113http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/we-need-ganley.html#unique-entry-id-113Like Lemass, we should not be in thrall to Europewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-01-09T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lemass-not-europe.html#unique-entry-id-112http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lemass-not-europe.html#unique-entry-id-112Europe steering a course that will drive us to ruinwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2012-01-02T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/europe-steering-course.html#unique-entry-id-111http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/europe-steering-course.html#unique-entry-id-111We need to strengthen UK ties before EU strangles uswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-12-12T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/strengthen-uk-ties.html#unique-entry-id-110http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/strengthen-uk-ties.html#unique-entry-id-110Our new place in Europe must be closer to Britainwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-12-05T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/our-place-europe.html#unique-entry-id-109http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/our-place-europe.html#unique-entry-id-109It's time to steer a course away from euro chaoswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-11-28T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/steer-course-away-economy.html#unique-entry-id-108http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/steer-course-away-economy.html#unique-entry-id-108We must stop bickering and accept painful cutswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-11-21T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/accept-painful-cuts.html#unique-entry-id-107http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/accept-painful-cuts.html#unique-entry-id-107Higgins's grand ambitions hindered from the startwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-11-16T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/higgins-ambitions.html#unique-entry-id-106http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/higgins-ambitions.html#unique-entry-id-106Sinn Fein gets a lesson in humilitywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-10-29T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/sf-lesson-in-humility.html#unique-entry-id-105http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/sf-lesson-in-humility.html#unique-entry-id-105SF fills vacuum by standing up to Eurocratswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-10-31T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/sf-vacuum.html#unique-entry-id-104http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/sf-vacuum.html#unique-entry-id-104Gallagher's myth-making will bring shame on Araswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-10-26T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/gallagher-myth-making.html#unique-entry-id-103http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/gallagher-myth-making.html#unique-entry-id-103Don't repeat old mistakes when casting your votewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-10-24T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/repeat-mistakes.html#unique-entry-id-102http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/repeat-mistakes.html#unique-entry-id-102Top three candidates still have questions to answerwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-10-17T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/top-three-questions.html#unique-entry-id-101http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/top-three-questions.html#unique-entry-id-101A president fit for office should be fit for purposewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-10-12T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fit-for-office.html#unique-entry-id-100http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fit-for-office.html#unique-entry-id-100Norris must quit race for the Aras ... and here's whywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-10-03T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/norris-quit.html#unique-entry-id-99http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/norris-quit.html#unique-entry-id-99Economy with facts will quench the Dragon's firewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-10-10T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/dragon-fire.html#unique-entry-id-98http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/dragon-fire.html#unique-entry-id-98A McGuinness win would reignite North strugglewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-09-26T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/mcguinness-win-reignite.html#unique-entry-id-97http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/mcguinness-win-reignite.html#unique-entry-id-97Fianna Fail outflanked by McGuinness Aras bidwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-09-19T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fianna-fail-outflanked.html#unique-entry-id-96http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fianna-fail-outflanked.html#unique-entry-id-96Thinking Ireland has a natural candidate in Marywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-09-12T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/thinking-ireland.html#unique-entry-id-95http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/thinking-ireland.html#unique-entry-id-95Flouting Brussels rules will destroy our coastal heritagewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-09-05T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/flouting-brussels.html#unique-entry-id-94http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/flouting-brussels.html#unique-entry-id-94Why our 'friendly' airline has lost me as passengerwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-08-22T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/friendly-airline.html#unique-entry-id-93http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/friendly-airline.html#unique-entry-id-93Martin's actions prove he was never right for top jobwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-08-29T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/martin-never-right-for-top-job.html#unique-entry-id-92http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/martin-never-right-for-top-job.html#unique-entry-id-92So many wasted years but line has finally been drawn on abusewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-07-25T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/line-drawn-on-abuse.html#unique-entry-id-91http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/line-drawn-on-abuse.html#unique-entry-id-91Church abuse was crying out for legal remedywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-07-18T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/church-abuse-crying-out.html#unique-entry-id-90http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/church-abuse-crying-out.html#unique-entry-id-90Faulty judgment and anti-Israeli bias leave Norris unfit for Aras runwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-08-01T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/norris-faulty-judgment.html#unique-entry-id-89http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/norris-faulty-judgment.html#unique-entry-id-89Why Gaybo should never be voted into the Araswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-08-08T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/gaybo-never-voted.html#unique-entry-id-87http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/gaybo-never-voted.html#unique-entry-id-87Latest Fianna Fail stroke backfires badly on Martinwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-08-15T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-stroke-backfires.html#unique-entry-id-86http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-stroke-backfires.html#unique-entry-id-86We must reject calls to accept more EU control of our budgetswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-06-27T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/reject-budget-calls-eu.html#unique-entry-id-85http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/reject-budget-calls-eu.html#unique-entry-id-85We need loud mea culpa from FF if it is to recoverwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-07-02T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-mea-culpa.html#unique-entry-id-84http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-mea-culpa.html#unique-entry-id-84Reform will give Seanad a life and mind of its ownwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-05-28T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/reform-seanad-mind.html#unique-entry-id-83http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/reform-seanad-mind.html#unique-entry-id-83Fianna Fail's Don Quixote is merely tilting at windmillswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-04-16T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fianna-fails-don-quixote.html#unique-entry-id-82http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fianna-fails-don-quixote.html#unique-entry-id-82Lenihan's confessions may just strengthen FG's handwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-04-30T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lenihan-confession-fg-hand.html#unique-entry-id-81http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lenihan-confession-fg-hand.html#unique-entry-id-81'Father of the Country' who truly transcended politicswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-05-20T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/father-of-the-country.html#unique-entry-id-80http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/father-of-the-country.html#unique-entry-id-80This visit has brought our two countries even closerwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-05-19T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/countries-even-closer.html#unique-entry-id-79http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/countries-even-closer.html#unique-entry-id-79Kenny must get tough to put us on right roadwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-05-07T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/kenny-tough-road.html#unique-entry-id-78http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/kenny-tough-road.html#unique-entry-id-78FG can govern without Labour - if it wants towebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-03-05T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fg-govern-without-labour.html#unique-entry-id-77http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fg-govern-without-labour.html#unique-entry-id-77Kenny didn't turn heads, but he spoke to our heartswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-02-28T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/kenny-spoke-heart.html#unique-entry-id-76http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/kenny-spoke-heart.html#unique-entry-id-76Enda must bare his teeth or EU will eat him alivewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-02-26T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/enda-bare-teeth.html#unique-entry-id-75http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/enda-bare-teeth.html#unique-entry-id-75Endorsing Cowen would be lunacy for Fianna Failwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-18T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/endorsing-cowen.html#unique-entry-id-74http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/endorsing-cowen.html#unique-entry-id-74Master of contempt Cowen leaves chaos in his wakewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-21T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/contempt-cowen.html#unique-entry-id-73http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/contempt-cowen.html#unique-entry-id-73Cowen is now nothing but an embarrassmentwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-24T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/cowen-embarassment.html#unique-entry-id-72http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/cowen-embarassment.html#unique-entry-id-72Martin the worst choice to restore FF's integritywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-29T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/martin-worst-choice.html#unique-entry-id-71http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/martin-worst-choice.html#unique-entry-id-71Shabby episode an example of all that's wrong in sorry State (Extended version)website@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-15T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/shabby-state-extended.html#unique-entry-id-69http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/shabby-state-extended.html#unique-entry-id-69NEWS STORY: David Drummwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-15T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/david-drumm.html#unique-entry-id-68http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/david-drumm.html#unique-entry-id-68NAMA the solution? No, it's become a nightmarewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-08T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/nama-nightmare.html#unique-entry-id-67http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/nama-nightmare.html#unique-entry-id-67Reflections on another fine mess as Bertie bows outwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-01T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/bertie-bows-out.html#unique-entry-id-66http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/bertie-bows-out.html#unique-entry-id-66Rainbow coalition legacy now utterly demolishedwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-12-08T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/budget-2010.html#unique-entry-id-65http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/budget-2010.html#unique-entry-id-65It is like the Icelandic volcano, a dark cloud of ash threatening to close Europe for businesswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-11-30T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/volcano-business.html#unique-entry-id-64http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/volcano-business.html#unique-entry-id-64This is the biggest political betrayal in Irish historywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-11-24T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/biggest-betrayal-in-history.html#unique-entry-id-63http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/biggest-betrayal-in-history.html#unique-entry-id-63Greens' bizarre half-exit sets up a weak Budgetwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-11-23T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/greens-half-exit.html#unique-entry-id-62http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/greens-half-exit.html#unique-entry-id-62Fianna Fail must not be allowed to profit from the uncertaintywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-11-27T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-profit-uncertain.html#unique-entry-id-61http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-profit-uncertain.html#unique-entry-id-61Director general, please fix our lop-sided and opinionated RTEwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-11-13T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/rte-please-fix.html#unique-entry-id-60http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/rte-please-fix.html#unique-entry-id-60This Government has discredited Irelandwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-11-06T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/government-discredited-ireland.html#unique-entry-id-59http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/government-discredited-ireland.html#unique-entry-id-59Lisbon 'No' voters hold the key to salvationwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-10-30T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lisbon-no-salvation.html#unique-entry-id-58http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lisbon-no-salvation.html#unique-entry-id-58Abuse report ignores failure of State to stop the horrorswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-11-28T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/abuse-report-ignores-failure-of-state.html#unique-entry-id-57http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/abuse-report-ignores-failure-of-state.html#unique-entry-id-57This looks like a deal between those in power and those who managed our banking systemwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-04-03T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/deal-between.html#unique-entry-id-55http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/deal-between.html#unique-entry-id-55Church must respect State law ahead of its own ruleswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-03-27T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/church-must-respect.html#unique-entry-id-54http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/church-must-respect.html#unique-entry-id-54FF is long past its sell-by date and needs removingwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-02-27T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-long-past.html#unique-entry-id-53http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ff-long-past.html#unique-entry-id-53Politicians share blame for turning blind eye to abusewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-03-20T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/political-blame.html#unique-entry-id-52http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/political-blame.html#unique-entry-id-52Our laws still allow for the protection of child abuserswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-03-13T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/laws-still-allow-abusers.html#unique-entry-id-51http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/laws-still-allow-abusers.html#unique-entry-id-51Church and State colluded in this abuse-ridden societywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-03-06T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/tracey-fay.html#unique-entry-id-50http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/tracey-fay.html#unique-entry-id-50Greens must get off knees and stand up for principleswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-02-20T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/green-principles.html#unique-entry-id-49http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/green-principles.html#unique-entry-id-49Lee made an ass of himself by opting for wrong partywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-02-13T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lee-opting.html#unique-entry-id-48http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lee-opting.html#unique-entry-id-48Lacklustre Kenny is Fianna Fail's biggest election assetwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-02-06T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/kenny-ff-biggest-asset.html#unique-entry-id-47http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/kenny-ff-biggest-asset.html#unique-entry-id-47EU hasn't wasted any time getting its claws into foreign policywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-02-01T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/eu-time-claws.html#unique-entry-id-46http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/eu-time-claws.html#unique-entry-id-46Last 12 years has corrupted this country's coming of agewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-01-16T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/last-12-years.html#unique-entry-id-45http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/last-12-years.html#unique-entry-id-45Lenihan motivated by one thing only: the next electionwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-12-12T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lenihan-one-thing.html#unique-entry-id-44http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lenihan-one-thing.html#unique-entry-id-44Impotent bank inquiry is product of a castrated Dailwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-01-23T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/impotent-bank-inquiry.html#unique-entry-id-43http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/impotent-bank-inquiry.html#unique-entry-id-43The sooner Brian resigns, the better for the economywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-01-09T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lenihan-resign.html#unique-entry-id-42http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/lenihan-resign.html#unique-entry-id-42Murphy Report failed to address our absurd lawswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2010-01-04T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/murphy-report-failed-to-address.html#unique-entry-id-41http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/murphy-report-failed-to-address.html#unique-entry-id-41Why it's a good thing those crazy pay talks broke downwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-12-05T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/pay-talks-public.html#unique-entry-id-40http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/pay-talks-public.html#unique-entry-id-40Government has been inept in its handling of Bruton bidwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-10-31T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/bruton-eu.html#unique-entry-id-39http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/bruton-eu.html#unique-entry-id-39Cowen's Dithering on Reform Does Rest of Us No Favourswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-11-14T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/cowen-dithers.html#unique-entry-id-38http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/cowen-dithers.html#unique-entry-id-38Read Beyond Spats to True Value of McWilliams' Bookwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-11-07T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/mcwilliams-review.html#unique-entry-id-37http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/mcwilliams-review.html#unique-entry-id-37We Are Drowning in a Sea of Figures That Don't Add Upwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-10-13T17:59:10+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/drowning-sea-figures.html#unique-entry-id-36http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/drowning-sea-figures.html#unique-entry-id-36Individual voices of abused not being heard in debatewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-07-27T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/voices-not-heard.html#unique-entry-id-35http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/voices-not-heard.html#unique-entry-id-35First sensible move to help abuse victimswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-06-20T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/first-sensible-move-for-victims.html#unique-entry-id-34http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/first-sensible-move-for-victims.html#unique-entry-id-34Government needs to get a grip and help abuse victimswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-06-13T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/government-needs-to-help-victims.html#unique-entry-id-32http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/government-needs-to-help-victims.html#unique-entry-id-32Inspired Ganley stands out a mile from mediocre rivalswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-06-04T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/inspired-ganley.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/inspired-ganley.html#unique-entry-id-31Taxpayers don't deserve any money from religious orderswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-06-06T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/taxpayers-money.html#unique-entry-id-30http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/taxpayers-money.html#unique-entry-id-30Now politicians are taking advantage of abuse victimswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-05-30T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/politicians-taking-advantage.html#unique-entry-id-29http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/politicians-taking-advantage.html#unique-entry-id-29Listen well, Mr Cowen, to the wise words of Richard Brutonwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-07-05T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/listen-well-mr-cowen.html#unique-entry-id-28http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/listen-well-mr-cowen.html#unique-entry-id-28We must take a stand against US over new Cold War gameswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-08-23T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/us-war-games.html#unique-entry-id-27http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/us-war-games.html#unique-entry-id-27Power won over principles and led to the PDs' demisewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-09-27T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/power-over-principles-pds.html#unique-entry-id-26http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/power-over-principles-pds.html#unique-entry-id-26This bankers' solution to a bankers' problem is flawedwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-10-04T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/bankers-solution-to-a.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/bankers-solution-to-a.html#unique-entry-id-25This new, shining America makes Europe look woefulwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-11-08T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/new-shining-america.html#unique-entry-id-24http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/new-shining-america.html#unique-entry-id-24'Brians' just tinker with fire extinguishers while we burnwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-11-22T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/brians-tinker.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/brians-tinker.html#unique-entry-id-23It's undeniable: Cowen is a big failure as Taoiseachwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-11-29T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/cowen-failure.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/cowen-failure.html#unique-entry-id-22So why does RTE keep the Angelus but silence the critic?website@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-02-14T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/rte-angelus.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/rte-angelus.html#unique-entry-id-21Time is right for debate on a return to Commonwealthwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-03-21T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/return-to-commonwealth.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/return-to-commonwealth.html#unique-entry-id-20Blind eye that saw just one side of Gaza storywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-04-04T09:50:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/blind-eye-that-saw-just-one-side.html#unique-entry-id-19http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/blind-eye-that-saw-just-one-side.html#unique-entry-id-19Still missing full story behind the children 'shovelled into schools'website@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-05-21T09:20:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/still-missing-full-story.html#unique-entry-id-18http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/still-missing-full-story.html#unique-entry-id-18State let off the hook over its central role in abusewebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-05-23T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/state-let-off-hook.html#unique-entry-id-17http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/state-let-off-hook.html#unique-entry-id-17Green's Wipeout Achieved in Two Yearswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-05-16T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/greens-wipeout-in%20two-years.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/greens-wipeout-in%20two-years.html#unique-entry-id-15Fianna Fail and the Green Partywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-05-09T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fianna-fail-and-green-party.html#unique-entry-id-14http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/fianna-fail-and-green-party.html#unique-entry-id-1410 Reasons for Distrusting Lenihan and Backing McWilliamswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-04-25T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/10-reasons-distrusting-lenihan.html#unique-entry-id-13http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/10-reasons-distrusting-lenihan.html#unique-entry-id-13We need from Cowen a declaration in favour of higher taxes and a new respect for consensuswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-02-28T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/we-need-from-cowen.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/we-need-from-cowen.html#unique-entry-id-11Taoiseach must lead way if he wants us to pull togetherwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-02-07T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/taoiseach-must-lead-way.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/taoiseach-must-lead-way.html#unique-entry-id-10Ireland remains one of the two least stable European countries in its relations with Israelwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-01-24T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ireland-remain-least.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/ireland-remain-least.html#unique-entry-id-9Martin has woven a web of deceit on Gaza and Lisbonwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-01-17T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/martin-web-of-deceit.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/martin-web-of-deceit.html#unique-entry-id-8I don't want to be governed by unions or this Taoiseachwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-01-31T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/governed-by-union.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/governed-by-union.html#unique-entry-id-7Cabinet and Opposition must unite to salvage the economywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-01-10T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/cabinet-and-opposition.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/cabinet-and-opposition.html#unique-entry-id-6Fianna Fail Do Not Know How to Governwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-01-03T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Fianna%20Fail-Do-Not-Know-How-to-Govern.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Fianna%20Fail-Do-Not-Know-How-to-Govern.html#unique-entry-id-5Lenihan's crisis Budget was political and cowardlywebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2009-04-11T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Will-the-Real-Ireland-Stand-Up-and-Assert-Itself.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Will-the-Real-Ireland-Stand-Up-and-Assert-Itself.html#unique-entry-id-4Book Review: Brian Cowen: The Path to Powerwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-11-01T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Book-Review-Brian-Cowen.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Book-Review-Brian-Cowen.html#unique-entry-id-3Brian didn't knife Bertie but he needs to be a lot sharperwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2008-10-25T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/brian-knife-bertie.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/brian-knife-bertie.html#unique-entry-id-2Opposition Need for Cautionwebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2007-04-13T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Opposition-Need-Caution.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Opposition-Need-Caution.html#unique-entry-id-1Government Hemmed in by Opinion Pollswebsite@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2007-04-24T09:00:00+01:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Government-Hemmed-in-by-Opinion-Polls.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/Government-Hemmed-in-by-Opinion-Polls.html#unique-entry-id-0Shabby episode an example of all that's wrong in sorry State (Irish Independent)website@brucearnold.iePolitical Articles2011-01-15T09:00:00+00:00http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/shabby-state-edit.html#unique-entry-id-70http://www.brucearnold.ie/files/shabby-state-edit.html#unique-entry-id-70