The Irish Times - Opinion

• Gaza ceasefire the priority
  FOLLOWING ISRAEL'S tank and troop assault on Gaza over the weekend it becomes all the more imperative to redouble the search for a ceasefire. Israel's stated aims are ambiguous and flexible, but certainly include putting an end to the Hamas-inspired rocket and missile attacks on southern Israeli communities.
  
  
• Failing Tracey Fay
  THE STORY of 18-year-old Tracey Fay is a tragic narrative of neglect and abandonment and a graphic example of how our child protection system is failing to support some of the most vulnerable youngsters.
  
  
• Waterford finally cracks under debt burden as flaws exposed
  Downturns in its target markets and adverse exchange rates only exacerbated the flaws in a company that was slow to respond to changing tastes and consumer trends, writes
  
  
• Israel must be held to account over Gaza action
  WHEN DOES the mandate of victimhood expire? At what point does the Nazi genocide of Europe's Jews cease to excuse the state of Israel from the demands of international law and of common humanity?
  
  
• False hope and cruelty of having an inactive lung transplant list
  Double lung transplants for Irish cystic fibrosis patients is a lottery with a waiting list that doesn't make sense, writes   
  
  
• Paying a heavy price for the sins of those in authority
  There is a failure by those in power to at least acknowledge the necessity for self-examination, writes
  
  
• Message of Rosary priest has resonance for our times
  The campaign begun by Mayo-born Fr Patrick Peyton in the 1940s to promote the saying of the family Rosary won the support of Hollywood stars and had a worldwide impact, writes
  
  
• A somewhat indiscreet look inside the murky world of UN diplomacy
  reviews By Michael Soussan, Nation Books, 318pp, £15.99
  
  
• Corrections and Clarifications
  An article in the Go supplement last Saturday, on Irish holiday destinations, gave an incorrect address for Bridge House in Skibbereen. It is on Bridge Street. It does not have a website, but information about it can be obtained at www.skibbereen.ie/tourism/accom.html
  
  
• An Irishman's Diary
  ARE the present-day Dublin street characters as interesting as those of previous generations? There's a real conundrum. Admittedly, one of my favourites was one of the most recent - the Chilean man who squatted by the side of Brown Thomas in Wicklow Street, playing the pan pipes. He was making a genuine contribution to the well-being of everyone in the vicinity, but I haven't seen him for a while. Years ago, Wicklow Street had another resident musician, the woman who played the harp.