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Poll: Does the Pope's letter go far enough?
Yesterday the Pope wrote a letter to all Catholics insisting that “no effort must be spared” to prevent instances of clerical abuse from happening.
# your-say - Yesterday’s News
Poll: Is there a place for the Rose of Tralee in modern Ireland?
Has the pageant had its day after 59 years? Or is it still relevant in 2018?
# your-say - Sunday 19 August, 2018
Poll: Do you do the lotto?
The cost of buying a ticket with Lotto Plus is set to rise.
# your-say - Saturday 18 August, 2018
Poll: Will you attend a World Meeting of Families event?
Or will you be sitting this one out?
# your-say - Friday 17 August, 2018
Poll: Should gambling firms be able to sponsor sporting organisations/events?
The FAI is said to be considering cutting ties with betting firm, Ladbrokes.
# your-say - Thursday 16 August, 2018
Poll: Should the contraceptive pill be available for free without prescription?
Fianna Fáil has added to calls to make the pill more freely available.
# your-say - Wednesday 15 August, 2018
Poll: Did your Leaving Cert results play a major role in your life?
Students around the country will be finding out their results this morning.
# your-say - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
Poll: Do you think drivers who park on cycle lanes should get penalty points?
Is it time to get tough on motorists who block cycle lanes?
Poll: Do you welcome new hotels being built in Dublin?
A number of plans for new hotel developments in Dublin have been announced in recent months.
# your-say - Monday 13 August, 2018
Poll: Should plastic bottles be banned from Irish beaches?
40% of Irish rivers, beaches and harbours were littered or heavily littered, according to a new survey.
# your-say - Sunday 12 August, 2018
Poll: Should restaurants bring in penalties for ‘no-shows’?
A restaurant industry campaign to levy a deposit charge on customers who book tables and then fail to show up was recently shut down by the CCPC.
# your-say - Saturday 11 August, 2018
Poll: Will you be tuning in to RTÉ's live coverage of the papal visit?
It’s going to be broadcast across, TV, radio and online.
# your-say - Friday 10 August, 2018
Poll: Should Ireland ban the use of single-use plastic bags entirely?
New Zealand has become the latest in a line of more than 60 countries to ban the bags outright. Should we follow suit?
# your-say - Thursday 9 August, 2018
Poll: Should older people be 'incentivised' to downsize their homes?
Such an initiative is being proposed by the Independent Alliance ahead of October’s budget.
# your-say - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
Poll: Have you ever checked your social media accounts while driving?
A new survey suggests that one in four Irish people have checked their social media while driving. But are you one of them?
# your-say - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
Poll: Should drivers who exceed the speed limit by a greater margin face tougher penalties?
Minister for Transport Shane Ross said a tiered form of speeding offences will be introduced next year.
# your-say - Monday 6 August, 2018
Poll: Do you leave lights on at home when you go on holidays?
It’s a foolproof method of protecting a home from burglars, we think.
# your-say - Sunday 5 August, 2018
Poll: Do you check your work emails out-of-hours?
A worker has been awarded €7,500 after being required to deal with out-of-hours work emails.
Poll: Should people who refuse to fold up buggies for wheelchair users on buses be fined?
Transport Minister Shane Ross has said he will look at introducing fines on the matter.
# your-say - Saturday 4 August, 2018
Poll: Are you afraid of another economic collapse?
The Central Bank has warned that the strength of the economic growth means the economy risks “hitting full capacity”
# your-say - Friday 3 August, 2018
Poll: Are the strike days making you wary of booking Ryanair flights?
Ryanair pilots based in Ireland are staging their fourth one-day strike action today since 12 July.
# your-say - Thursday 2 August, 2018
Poll: Do you think grandparents should get cash for helping out with childcare?
The idea of the Grandparent and Grandchild Expenses Reimbursement Scheme was raised with the Taoiseach this week.
# your-say - Wednesday 1 August, 2018
Poll: Should frontline gardaí be given tasers to protect themselves?
The Garda Representative Association is calling for a rollout of tasers to all frontline gardaí.
# your-say - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
Poll: Did you watch Love Island?
This was the fourth series of the show.
# your-say - Monday 30 July, 2018
Poll: Do you think gambling ads should be banned from sports?
There’s a sharper focus on sports adverts and the detrimental effect they could have on young people.
# your-say - Sunday 29 July, 2018
Poll: Are you happy to see the rain?
The wet conditions look set to stick around in the days ahead.
# your-say - Saturday 28 July, 2018
Poll: Would you visit the U2 centre?
Planning permission has been submitted for the attraction on Hanover Quay.
Poll: Would you report someone for breaking the hosepipe ban?
Over 300 reports have been made.
# your-say - Friday 27 July, 2018
Poll: Would you support restrictions on trade with Israel?
Government ministers look set to clash on a bill which would introduce a trade ban on Israeli goods.
# your-say - Thursday 26 July, 2018
Poll: Three years since it was launched, do you use Eircode?
Ireland’s modern postcode system cost €38m to develop before it officially launched in 2015.
# your-say - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Poll: Do you think it's beneficial to be in a union?
According to trade union organiser Paul Dillon, Ireland has the weakest trade union recognition laws in Western Europe.
# your-say - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Poll: Will you go out and vote in the presidential election?
It’s now almost certain that Ireland will go to the polls in the autumn.
# your-say - Monday 23 July, 2018
Poll: Is it okay for parents to allow their children to drink alcohol at home?
A new campaign is asking parents not to “turn a blind eye”.
# your-say - Sunday 22 July, 2018
Poll: When do you want a general election?
The Dáil could run until 2021 – but would you rather go to the polls before then?
# your-say - Saturday 21 July, 2018
Poll: Have the Ryanair strikes affected your decision to fly with them?
Ryanair has had a tumultuous relationship with unions – and announced its intention to recognise trade unions just last year.
# your-say - Friday 20 July, 2018
Poll: Should the GAA allow the Liam Miller match to be played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh?
The former Republic of Ireland footballer died of pancreatic cancer earlier this year.
# your-say - Thursday 19 July, 2018
Poll: Are you happy that we'll have a presidential election?
Sinn Féin’s decision to run someone effectively guarantees a contest.
# your-say - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
Poll: Would Facebook's moderation policies put you off using it?
Channel 4 sent an undercover reporter into Facebook’s offices to get an insight about how it makes decisions on what to delete.
# your-say - Tuesday 17 July, 2018
Poll: Should it be mandatory for the national anthem to be taught in school?
A new report is due before the Seanad this afternoon.
# your-say - Monday 16 July, 2018
Poll: Should Garda stations have 'drunk tanks'?
Similar schemes have been trialled in UK cities like Newcastle, Bristol and Cardiff.
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Poll: Does the Pope's letter go far enough?
YESTERDAY, POPE FRANCIS distributed a letter to Catholics around the world condemning the crime of sexual abuse by priests and the various cover ups of such abuse that have scandalised the church.
He said that, in future, “no effort must be spared to create a culture able to prevent such situations from happening”, adding that the church had shown “no care for the little ones; we abandoned them”.
The letter is broadly seen as a response to the most recent scandal to affect the church – the revelation last week that more than 1,000 children had been molested by hundreds of Catholic priests in Pennsylvania.
Reaction to the letter has not been universally positive, however, with clerical abuse victims’ group One in Four saying that survivors “are tired of meaningless apologies”, and that the letter doesn’t outline “one single concrete step” as to how abusers will be held accountable in future.
Do you agree?
We’re asking: Did Pope Francis’s letter regarding abuse within the priesthood go far enough?
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