Geraldine Kennedy

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Geraldine Kennedy was editor of The Irish Times from 2002 to 2011. Previously she was the newspaper's political editor.

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‘Madam Politician does a disservice to the women who served as ministers’

Geraldine Kennedy: There is something demeaning about the way Martina Fitzgerald portrays the 17 surviving women Ministers

Sat Oct 27 2018 - 06:02

Geraldine Kennedy: Papal visits underline Ireland’s progress

For many reasons we are not the same people visited by John Paul II in 1979

Sat Aug 18 2018 - 02:00

Judging Bertie Ahern: ‘We all partied, but he served the drinks’

The former taoiseach resigned 10 years ago this weekend. We assess his legacy

Sat May 05 2018 - 06:00

Geraldine Kennedy: Why I am a reluctant Yes to repeal Eighth Amendment

It’s a long way from what I voted against in 1983 to the right to abortion at 12 weeks ‘without any indication’

Sat Apr 28 2018 - 01:59

Geraldine Kennedy: Lack of trust between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael is real obstacle

A national coalition is on the way, even if TDs don’t quite see it that way yet

Tue Mar 22 2016 - 01:00

Geraldine Kennedy: How a new government can be formed

We could have the most constructive, representative and exciting Dáil ever

Thu Mar 03 2016 - 01:00

Geraldine Kennedy: Gender quotas alone will not ensure balance

Ireland ranks among countries such as North Korea for proportion of women in politics

Wed Feb 10 2016 - 01:00

Geraldine Kennedy: This election will be different to any other

The 2011 election was the most seismic in memory and it left a very changed political landscape for 2016

Sat Jan 02 2016 - 09:26

Did ‘Charlie’ give us the real man? Yes, but he was more intelligent and more dangerous

Haughey expended huge energy achieving power and then did not know what to do with it

Mon Jan 19 2015 - 09:08

A cold, calculated decision to step outside the law

The Ahern story had to be published; and there was a duty to protect sources

Sat Oct 25 2014 - 07:49

Scale of Garda station phone taping revealed

Bandon recordings ‘could expose State to damages of €2.5m over Ian Bailey case’

Tue Apr 01 2014 - 02:00

Attorney General ordered Garda not to destroy tapes

Callinan was seeking permission to destroy archive of recordings made in Garda stations

Mon Mar 31 2014 - 12:32

Geraldine Kennedy: Phone-tapping files a disappointing public record of historic events

State papers from 1983 include none from the Department of Justice

Fri Dec 27 2013 - 01:00

Time limit a key issue arising from health committee hearings on abortion

Opinion: Government must provide unambiguous answer to question raised by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin

Sat May 25 2013 - 02:00

Valuable debate complete with medical facts, figures

It wasn't the same as it used to be - there was objective information and, for the first time, dispassionate debate

Sat Jan 12 2013 - 00:00