Gerard Howlin
@GerardHowlin
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Public affairs consultant, political commentator and former senior government adviser.
Joined October 2011
Sinn Féin has placed a foot in every camp. No wonder it’s wobbling.
irishtimes.com
A party that doesn’t want local property tax for anyone but wants free third-level fees for all isn’t a left party
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RT @IrishTimesOpEd: Gerard Howlin: Sinn Féin has placed a foot in every camp. No wonder it’s wobbling
irishtimes.com
A party that doesn’t want local property tax for anyone but wants free third-level fees for all isn’t a left party
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RT @dubcivictrust: The newly revamped The Mercantile, at the corner of Dame Street and South Great George’s Street, is not only an aestheti….
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RT @IrishTimesOpEd: We cannot police the streets if online material is not regulated
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Racism in this State goes back a bit, but vile discourse online is new and most of it comes from abroad – principally the US and UK
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We cannot police the streets if online material is not regulated.
irishtimes.com
Racism in this State goes back a bit, but vile discourse online is new and most of it comes from abroad – principally the US and UK
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Chatting this morning on @PatKennyNT about how the EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is over and what to do about it.
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The EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is over.
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Being at the centre in Brussels requires new credentials we have yet to acquire.
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RT @IrishTimesOpEd: Gerard Howlin: The EU status quo Ireland prospered in for 50 years is over
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Being at the centre in Brussels requires new credentials we have yet to acquire.
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RT @CliffTaylorIT: Updated this a couple of times . Key issues remain unclear - esp impact on pharma EU-US deal good for Ireland as it aver….
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Ireland relies heavily on US investment and trade and stood to be exposed if talks went badly
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RT @Holocaust_Irl: Statement from Jewish Rep Council of Ireland re; antisemitic attack in Dublin. "We wish to express our sincere gratitud….
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RT @frankmcdonald60: Look out for my critical piece in this weekend’s Irish Times about the terrible tower on Tara Street that has photobom….
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Government promise to oppose Mercosur trade deal is an error of judgment.
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Trade deal is a big win for Ireland, but beef farmers feel challenged
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RT @kieranarose: In 2015 Department of Housing officials demanded of Dublin City Council that myself and Paul Kearns be subject to "the ful….
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Visit the post for more.
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RT @kieranarose: In 2015 Dept of Housing first reduced apartment standards . I said they were "bamboozled" by powerful private property l….
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Follow live developments from Leinster House, where the Housing Committee is meeting to discussing Government's plans for apartments and Committee of Investigation into historic sexual abuse in...
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Should the €1,000 relief on student fees continue? A student representative and a former government adviser debate .
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Ireland is one of the most expensive places for higher education in the EU, but is cutting fees the answer?
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RT @GerardHowlin: Chunks of our tax base are blithely gambled on in pursuit of the approbation of a grasping and politically unreliable mid….
irishtimes.com
Just days away from the next turn in the Donald Trump tariff saga, we are being egged on to slash a dangerously narrow tax base further
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Chunks of our tax base are blithely gambled on in pursuit of the approbation of a grasping and politically unreliable middle class.
irishtimes.com
Just days away from the next turn in the Donald Trump tariff saga, we are being egged on to slash a dangerously narrow tax base further
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