Michael Godfrey
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 7
- Latest publication
- Sep 12, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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Opinion: Taxpayer-funded chest-feeding seminars are a step too far - Opinion - Carlow Nationalist (opens the original)
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HAVE we totally lost all sense of reality. Imagine using taxpayers’ money to fund seminars on teaching men to lactate. What is this country coming to? And who thinks it is alright to fund a conference online, off-line or on whatever line you like, supporting such a ludicrous notion? Or for that matter, hosting an event for breastfeeding/chest-feeding? That’s what was swirling around in the news last week. First, we had the lactation debate and then the debate about ‘inclusion’ – which was really
Godfrey's Gospel: 'We did it once and we can do it again' - Opinion - Carlow Nationalist (opens the original)
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ISN’T it a sad state of affairs to think that an agreement to pay an incredible $18 billion dollars to settle a court case hardly makes the news. That’s exactly what happened last week when Meta agreed to pay that sum to settle a child harm lawsuit in the United States. However, if you think the owners of that company will be going around barefoot and wearing sack cloth as they try to absorb such a huge payout, think again. As of last month, Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, alo
Godfrey's Gospel: 'We did it once and we can do it again' - Opinion - Carlow Nationalist (opens the original)
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ISN’T it a sad state of affairs to think that an agreement to pay an incredible $18 billion dollars to settle a court case hardly makes the news. That’s exactly what happened last week when Meta agreed to pay that sum to settle a child harm lawsuit in the United States. However, if you think the owners of that company will be going around barefoot and wearing sack cloth as they try to absorb such a huge payout, think again. As of last month, Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, alo
Carlow doctor Jim Madden was a healthcare pioneer - Life - Carlow Nationalist (opens the original)
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FOR almost 50 years, the name of Dr Jim Madden has been synonymous with healthcare in Carlow and the wider south-eastern region – first as a renowned dentist and later, the driving force behind a state-of-the-art cancer facility on the outskirts of Waterford city. In fact, Jim’s entrepreneurial approach to healthcare in general and more specifically to the treatment of cancer changed the way patients all over Ireland are treated today. It was he who advocated the expansion of private healthcare
Opinion: Criminal legal aid must be fair to defendants and taxpayers - Opinion - Carlow Nationalist (opens the original)
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I DON'T often agree with “solutions” put forward by government ministers to solve perceived overpayments for various schemes, but in the case where the justice minister has decided to scrap the old criminal free legal aid scheme, or whatever its exact title is called, and replace it with a new one, I have to give it the thumbs up. Naturally, I accept that everyone in this country is entitled to a fair trial but it is that very word, entitled, that often gets me set on a rant. We hear it from peo
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