http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:40:44 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 75 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/mc_logo_500x75.png http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/ Hopes that Navan would have its commuter rail line to Dublin in five years' time, initially dashed in media reports on Monday morning, now appear to be back on track with the Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey going on the offensive yesterday (Tuesday) and insisting that the project would be going ahead as planned, despite being left out of the Government's capital spending review document launched this week. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998867-minister-stakes-political-reputation-on-delivering-rail-project/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998867-minister-stakes-political-reputation-on-delivering-rail-project/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:24 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - The latest report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group published makes interesting reading. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998869-minister-dempsey-should-seek-more-council-funds/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998869-minister-dempsey-should-seek-more-council-funds/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:59:12 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - I am interested in exploring the Irish side of my heritage. The Meath Heritage and Genealogy Centre very kindly provided me with some information in 2006, which confirmed my research and I now have a good idea of the lives of my ancestors in Australia from the mid -800s. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998870-australian-researching-kildalkey-roots/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998870-australian-researching-kildalkey-roots/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:58:44 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - Since the opening of the M3 motorway on 4th June, the old N3 has now become the R147. One thing I cannot understand is the speed reduction from 100 km/hour to 80 km/hour. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998879-madness-of-differing-speed-limits/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/3998879-madness-of-differing-speed-limits/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:57:37 +0100 Opinion The news that McElhinney's of Athboy is to reopen next week after its shock closure announcement last month will be warmly welcomed at a time when jobs continue to be lost and the number on the live register in Meath climbs inexorably towards 12,000. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998678-a-rare-piece-of-good-news-amidst-the-gloom/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998678-a-rare-piece-of-good-news-amidst-the-gloom/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:00:55 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - The idea of Louth being awarded a possible replay against Meath should never have come to this. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998679-meath-need-to-refocus/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998679-meath-need-to-refocus/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:59:44 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - I am writing to convey my absolute abhorrence at the decision by the Meath board and players not to arrange for a replay against Louth in the Leinster final. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998680-apology-owed-to-louth/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998680-apology-owed-to-louth/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:58:51 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - I agree with the Meath footballers' decision not to replay the controversial Lenister Final. What I saw of the incident was an amateur footballer (Joe Sheridan)trying his best to win a first Leinster title for Meath in nine years. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998681-louth-should-get-over-result/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998681-louth-should-get-over-result/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:57:03 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - Being a long time supporter of Meath football through the different eras of Mick Lyons, Geraghty, Giles, Fay, Stephen Bray and Caoimhín King, I have to express my deep disappointment with the players and/or whatever manipulating forces were in the background to come a decision where a non-victory would be the choice of such a spirited and proud county. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998682-the-french-connection/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/3998682-the-french-connection/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:56:41 +0100 Opinion A little bit of perspective needs to be brought to the furore surrounding Sunday's Leinster Final result. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998607-perspective-needed-on-match-result/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998607-perspective-needed-on-match-result/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:00:27 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - I am amazed by Deputy Mary Wallace's declaration in last week's issue that her decision to support the Government in the "national interest " and ban stag hunting, was the most difficult, of her 20 years in politics. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998609-wallace-banned-hunt-to-save-own-skin/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998609-wallace-banned-hunt-to-save-own-skin/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:59:12 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - Concern Worldwide says an extra special thank you to the readers of the Meath Chronicle for their extraordinary support to the aid agency in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998612-concerns-haiti-work-to-continue/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/14/3998612-concerns-haiti-work-to-continue/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:58:18 +0100 Opinion Reports this week of funding cutbacks affecting disability services in the west of Ireland will be greeted with concern in this region and other areas where the HSE may soon be looking at cost containment proposals as it attempts to stay within budget this year. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998455-latest-hse-cuts-hitting-societys-most-vulnerable-/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998455-latest-hse-cuts-hitting-societys-most-vulnerable-/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:00:31 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - I have watched with interest over the last number of weeks the ingenious spin doctors at work within the government trying to hoodwink the electorate into thinking the recession is over, while the greedy politicians neglect to address the ongoing expenses of the public representatives. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998456-politicians-need-to-examine-themselves/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998456-politicians-need-to-examine-themselves/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:59:07 +0100 Opinion Dear sir, I was born on 22 March 1951, at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998458-meath-connections-in-search-for-mother/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/07/07/3998458-meath-connections-in-search-for-mother/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:54:25 +0100 Opinion The legacy of bad planning is evident everywhere in Ireland from the boom years of the early noughties. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998228-planning-review-must-answer-many-questions/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998228-planning-review-must-answer-many-questions/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:01 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - I wish to comment on Cllr Jimmy Fegan views on the proposed stag hunting ban and the recent motion passed at a Meath County Council meeting, supported by a vast majority of the elected members in a democratic vote. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998230-more-pressing-issues-than-stag-hunting/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998230-more-pressing-issues-than-stag-hunting/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:59:19 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - The proposed visit of the Queen of England to Ireland has the possibility attached for some real good by bringing some sort of healing and truth to the victims of the Dublin-Monaghan bombing carried out and I think we can all agree with the help of the British armed forces and their secret service http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998233-bombings-truth-needed-before-queen/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/3998233-bombings-truth-needed-before-queen/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:57:48 +0100 Opinion With the Labour Party surging ahead in opinion polls and unprecedented discontent reportedly rife among TDs within both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, there is no doubt that the past 18 months have seen the beginnings of what could yet become a seismic shift in Ireland's political landscape. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998070-strong-desire-for-new-political-direction/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998070-strong-desire-for-new-political-direction/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:00:24 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - The Tara Skryne Preservation Group would like to register deep distress at recent radio and newspaper reports of Meath county councillors rallying against the implementation of the Tara Skryne Landscape Conservation Area Plan. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998072-tara-skryne-fears-being-fuelled/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998072-tara-skryne-fears-being-fuelled/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:59:50 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - I noted a strange disconnection in last week's issue of the Meath Chronicle which maybe had something to do with its new format. On the one hand, the lead front page article and the editorial highlighted claims by politicians about local opposition to the landscape conservation plan for Tara Skryne regarding possible planning restrictions. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998073-other-reasons-for-opposition-to-tara/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998073-other-reasons-for-opposition-to-tara/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:58:52 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - I am currently an M Litt History student at NUI Maynooth and my research area is the treatment of unmarried mothers in twentieth century Ireland between the years 1921-1979. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998075-treatment-of-irish-unmarried-mothers/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/23/3998075-treatment-of-irish-unmarried-mothers/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:56:05 +0100 Opinion It is now clear there is considerable opposition in the wider Tara-Skryne area to the proposal by Meath County Council to impose new restrictions through a landscape conservation plan there, with implications that could see planning permission for buildings and structures curtailed within a five-kilometre buffer zone. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997883-buffer-zone-gets-cool-reception/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997883-buffer-zone-gets-cool-reception/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:00:21 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - How ironic that Fine Gael's spokesperson for road safety, Shane McEntee, is continuing to express support for the Ward Union, a hunt which for years posed a road safety risk to motorists in counties Meath and Dublin. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997886-road-safety-and-the-ward-union-hunt/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997886-road-safety-and-the-ward-union-hunt/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:59:47 +0100 Opinion Dear sir - The deadline for submissions on the Draft Landscape Conservation Area for Tara Skryne is Wednesday 16th June. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997887-politicians-kneejerk-reaction-to-tara-plan/ http://www.meathchronicle.ie/opinion/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/3997887-politicians-kneejerk-reaction-to-tara-plan/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:57:12 +0100 Opinion