{"id":1416,"date":"2026-06-17T21:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayohomeopathy.ie\/?p=1416"},"modified":"2026-06-17T21:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:38:54","slug":"my-commentary-in-the-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mayohomeopathy.ie\/index.php\/my-commentary-in-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"My commentary in the media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.encounterbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/9781641772426_FC-310x465.jpg?resize=224%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"224\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have recently had a book review and letter to the Connaught Telegraph about rents and HAP thresholds published.<\/p>\n<p>The book, The Statesman as Thinker by Daniel J.Mahoney, explores examples of great statesmen and women in history who were also great thinkers. I ask the obvious question: do we have great statesmen-thinkers today, and contrast such great people with our own country run by the m\u00fainteoir\u00ed \u2013 currently 19 in the Dail! The article can be accessed at Gript <a href=\"https:\/\/gript.ie\/book-review-the-statesman-as-thinker\/\">https:\/\/gript.ie\/book-review-the-statesman-as-thinker\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My letter in the Connaught Telegraph is here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.con-telegraph.ie\/2026\/03\/11\/letter-to-the-editor-affordable-rent-in-mayo-is-anything-but\/\">https:\/\/www.con-telegraph.ie\/2026\/03\/11\/letter-to-the-editor-affordable-rent-in-mayo-is-anything-but\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have recently had a book review and letter to the Connaught Telegraph about rents and HAP thresholds published. 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