Surveillance powers will strengthen the arm of gardaí against organised crime but they may be a cause of concern for the rest of us too, writes Eoin Martin.

Though well-intentioned, Earth Hour showed how far we have yet to go in the race to save the planet writes Eoin Martin.

The problems with the Seanad relate to the way it is chosen but it is still very useful so find a better way of choosing it, writes Eoin Martin.

This budget was a better effort on the part of Brian Lenihan but also a much bigger gamble. It’s anyone’s guess how this will turn out but there’s no room left for error

The Irish should be grateful for Obama’s warm reception, writes Eoin Martin, because it was more than the English got…

In conversation with Eoin Martin, Archbishop Desmond Tutu explains how South Africa still has much room for improvement.

The Government struck a good balance with its pension levy but it should not expect to be loved, writes Eoin Martin.

The dissolution of the Progressive Democrats has opened a gap in Irish politics and Eoin Martin examines who might snap up this valuable real estate.

Brian Cowen has lead Ireland’s political Leviathan into unprecedented trouble, writes Eoin Martin, and it does not seem he knows the way out…

The Government promised pain and a plan for recovery but Eoin Martin can only find pain in Brian Lenihan’s budget.

A surgeon’s knife rather than a butcher’s axe is the tool needed to make savings in the public sector, writes Eoin Martin.

Eoin Martin asks how one juggles the $85 billion question of whether to let a financial institution fail or not.

Eoin Martin argues a Robin Hood approach to college funding ignores more fundamental problems in Irish education.