Paul Donovan

Paul Donovan

Paul Donovan writes weekly columns for the Irish Post and Catholic weekly the Universe. He also contributes to the Guardian’s Comment is Free site, Tribune and the Morning Star.

Articles by Paul Donovan

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Too soon to celebrate Alzheimer's drug

  • 07 August 2008
  • 2 comments

There is no standard procedure for helping those with dementia; it is largely a case of families fighting the corner for their loved one

Whiff of anti-popery

  • 12 June 2008
  • 6 comments

Observations on the Left

Out of control orders

  • 17 April 2008

Observations on deportations

Faith schools and social cohesion

  • 27 November 2007
  • 8 comments

Do faith schools promote cohesion and help with integration or are they a force for division in society?

British justice's shaky history

  • 15 November 2007

The quashing of Barry George's conviction for the murder of Jill Dando puts the spotlight back on the issue of miscarriages of justice

Work and amnesty are answer to asylum disarray

  • 29 October 2007
  • 8 comments

Asylum seekers should be allowed to work, while an amnesty would clear the backlog and remove a potential source of exploitable labour, writes Paul Donovan

Careful about criticising postal workers

  • 12 October 2007
  • 4 comments

Paul Donovan examines the issues behind the postal strike and warns if the railways are anything to go by privatisation could mean a worse run more costly service

Why Catholics should support Amnesty over abortion

  • 24 September 2007
  • 13 comments

It is time to let go of past prejudices and adopt a more rational approach towards abortion.

Round up the usual Algerians

  • 06 March 2006

Observations on security

We did it to the Irish first

  • 08 August 2005

Heavy-handed anti-terror tactics have a history of making things worse

Tiananmen Square

20 years on

Desperately seeking democracy

Nina Power

Newspeak's legacy

Bamboozle, baffle and blindside

Television

Simon Schama

Simplistic Simon says: “Look at me, everyone!”

Theatre

Liberal guilt

Watch out for the bleeding-heart liberal

Vernon Bogdanor

Worse than Profumo

End of the party

Nicky Wire

The way I see it

Nicky Wire: The way I see it

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Will China rule the world?

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