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Susan O'Keeffe

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Susan O'Keeffe is an investigative journalist. She is a former member of Seanad Eireann (2011-2016). She worked for many years with BBC Current Affairs as a producer/director in Manchester and London and with Granada TV's World in Action. Her programme Money for Nothing resulted in the Beef Tribunal and with her arrest and trial for not revealing her sources to that Tribunal. She also made the programme Sins of the Fathers, the first to reveal abuse of children by Catholic priests. Dublin born, she holds a BSc(Dairy&Food) from UCC and a diploma in marketing. She has written a book The Candidate, a contemporaneous account of her 2009 European election campaign.

Comment

Susan O’Keeffe: We will never eradicate violence but we can create zero tolerance for it

The Justice Minster has showed leadership by introducing a seven-year strategy to fight domestic, sexual and gender-based crimes

Politics

Susan O’Keeffe: Left/right divide offers real change to the way politics is done here

For better or worse, Ireland’s political landscape is becoming more like that in the US and UK

Employment

Susan O’Keeffe: McGrath can follow KFC’s lead as he approaches crunch talks on a wing and a prayer

The Public Expenditure Minister will have to be creative when he steps into the Work Relations Commission to negotiate pay rises for the public sector

Dublin Airport

Susan O’Keeffe: As consumerism creaks, we may have to get used to more queues and cancellations

The scenes at Dublin Airport last weekend may become more commonplace as the consequences of Brexit, the pandemic, climate change and war are brought to bear on everyday life

Susan O’Keeffe: Rules are for fools in Boris Johnson’s school

Irish politicians must ensure that the standards of behaviour at the centre of power in Britain do not become acceptable here

Columnists

Susan O’Keeffe: ‘Striding out at 7am simply isn’t working for young people’

The vista for those starting out in their careers is less attractive and stable than for previous generations — but there are ways employers can appeal more to under 25s

Susan O’Keeffe: Boom time for oil giants as war rages, inflation surges and the cost of living spirals

Governments can persuade citizens to retrofit homes and fit solar panels, but the real battle will have to be fought with corporations whose power and scale is unequalled

Susan O’Keeffe: SF’s Stormont success shows how little Britain’s government cares about the North

If Boris Johnson’s Conservatives had any interest in preserving the unity of the UK, they would have paid far more heed to an election that could have major consequences

Susan O’Keeffe: Oireachtas committees are too weak

Format needs to be revamped and strengthened to hold government – both ministers and senior civil servants – to account in a substantial manner

Susan O’Keeffe: Consistent underfunding of our mental health services is a national shame

Many ministers for Health have come and gone and tinkering with mental health care in this country is their only legacy

Susan O’Keeffe: For the wrong reasons, Ireland could become a self-sufficient, food-secure country

Charlie McConalogue may be wrong in the moment to encourage the growth of feed crops rather than food but he is right in the longer term

Susan O’Keeffe: The elephant in the room is Ukraine’s isolation

Political leaders in Europe and beyond may be sympathetic and supportive yet the invaded land remains outside the realm of nations that will be physically defended against aggressors

Susan O’Keeffe: The row about our neutral status is unnecessary at this fragile, fraught time

Ireland’s assistance should be humanitarian, focussed on the provision of food, shelter, water and repair of vital infrastructure

Susan O’Keeffe: Europe’s great challenge will be to remain united against Putin’s tyranny

The EU has never been tested at war and must now stand together in what could be a dark and lengthy conflict

Susan O’Keeffe: National Women’s Council should correct mistake which breaks its momentum

Committed, valuable organisation was wrong to exclude democratically women from event

Susan O’Keeffe: Eamon Ryan’s ambitious scheme may soon require its own retrofit

What is pushed out as a universal programme is simply not

Susan O’Keeffe: Will this be the year of the big squeeze?

The cost of living crisis is having a marked impact of households and businesses