Frustration makes its way on to the schedule as Davis plays a straight batTHE NEWS all the way to Co Wicklow features analysis of two opinion polls suggesting she’s making no headway in her campaign. …Fri Oct 07 2011 - 01:00
The fearful FathersAngry, isolated, paranoid and ageing, many of Ireland’s ‘ordinary’ Catholic priests feel failed and abandoned by the church hierarchy…Sat Jul 23 2011 - 01:00
Family Fault LinesINTERVIEW : MOLLY McCLOSKEY KNOWS the value of leavening the sad with the upliftingSat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Love and laughter to fore in special send-offOFFICIALLY, IT was a State occasionMon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Splendid grooming all round as royals canter through grounds and pavilions of National StudIT WAS playtime for the Queen of England yesterdayFri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Few will forget intense minute's silence that crossed the agesQueen pays homage to the memory of those who died in the cause of Irish freedomWed May 18 2011 - 01:00
'An abuser gets inside your head and creates the world for you'Margaux Fragoso’s memoir – a child’s-eye view of paedophilia – has been criticised for its voyeurism and ‘soft-porn’ content, …Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
UCD Law Society celebrates a century of ambition, rivalry, egos and energyFOR A few hours in UCD’s O’Reilly Hall on Saturday night – amid some 200 guests, legal gossip and students fluttering deferentially…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
The true story of LimerickWe’re used to the familiar narrative of deprivation, family feuds, organised crime and its ‘stab-city’ reputation – but what …Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Cool, calm, collected Kenny counters Higgins's opening barrage with easeThe Taoiseach offered far more in response to the returned Socialist deputy than certain Government hecklersWed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Old school takes back seat as new era dawnsThe word had come from Mayo that public celebrations should be low-keyThu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Single steps on the road to progress and a glance back at how far we've comeMADELEINE ALBRIGHT, former US secretary of state in the Clinton administration, famously said: “There’s a place in hell for women…Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Martin has no need for hard hat in NaasON THE CANVASS: Fianna Fáil’s leader plays it safe but is met in most cases by good wishes and warmthTue Feb 22 2011 - 00:00
The last lap: inside the campaignsLabour handlers look spooked. Fine Gael tails are up. And Fianna Fáil is going local, local, localSat Feb 19 2011 - 00:00
No vanity protest from Independent emboldened by arrival of the IMFON THE CANVASS: Having learned how to deal with the IMF, Stephen Donnelly felt it was time to standMon Feb 14 2011 - 00:00
Kenny has no regrets as Carrick speech receives standing ovationFine Gael leader gave a confident, often caustic performance during the final leg of his whistle-stop tourWed Feb 09 2011 - 00:00
Sinn Féin unveil whiter than white new look but there's no smoke without fireTHE MAKEOVER is almost completeMon Feb 07 2011 - 00:00
The doorstep challengeFor all the trepidation of canvassers, constituents are angry but surprisingly polite when they finally come face to face with…Sat Feb 05 2011 - 00:00
A long way from penny applesFINANCE: The FitzPatrick Tapes: The Rise and Fall of One Man, One Bank and One Country By Tom Lyons and Brian Carey Penguin…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
The man who wasn't thereEven as his political career crumbled, and with party rivals probing his wounds, Brian Cowen couldn’t shake off the tired cliches…Sat Jan 15 2011 - 00:00
'I've made mistakes, which is different to having regrets'SATURDAY INTERVIEW: IVAN YATES: His bookmaking business has gone into receivership, but former Fine Gael minister Ivan Yates…Sat Jan 08 2011 - 00:00
Still spending, but not so fastAmong Christmas shoppers, the talk is of ‘caution’ and ‘holding off for the sales’Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
Dare to HopeThere’s a long pause from Dr Ethel Crowley when she is asked how re-entry to whining old Ireland felt after six weeks in the “…Sat Dec 18 2010 - 00:00
You don't have to be mad to work here but ...This week Minister for the Environment John Gormley told the Dáil of the sleepless nights, non-stop criticism and ‘asylum’ conditions…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
1,300 turn out for funeral of Cork sistersPUFFS OF cloud in a blue sky and some 1,300 mourners yesterday watched as a hearse carried the small white coffins of six-year…Sat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
A mystery that may never be solvedTwo communities are reeling after the violent deaths of one man, two women and four childrenSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Remembering 1641 at trinityIN THE dim, atmospheric light of Trinity College’s majestic Long Room, a child of the Ardoyne and a big man from Ballymena greeted…Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Family bids farewell to a loving father and pioneer within the health serviceAS MAURICE Neligan’s three sons stood at the pulpit to pay emotional tributes to their father, the distinguished heart surgeon…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
'There is nothing wrong with us that we can't fix'IT WAS a risky punt for the owner of Business & Finance magazineFri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Does politics suit anyone? 'It suits men. It does really'As the Fine Gael TD Olwyn Enright leaves her job to spend more time with her family, she describes how unexpected the sheer desire…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Funeral takes place of 'real' Bob GeldofIf Germany had won the war ‘there would be no Geldofs’, said Bob jnr at a celebration of the life of his principled and passionate…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
A prostitute's life: 'Whether it hurts the woman or not, the men don't care'Punched in the face, kicked down stairs, bitten, starved and beaten - women involved in prostitution in Ireland are increasingly…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
A rose by any other nameOn the face of it, the Mary from Dungloe pageant would seem to resemble its better-known Kerry counterpart the Rose of Tralee…Tue Aug 03 2010 - 01:00
A one-sided curtain-raiser - but at least the ball was the right shape for IRFUWith a 68-0 scoreline the match didn’t set pulses racing, but rugby fans could marvel at a stunning arenaMon Aug 02 2010 - 01:00
Parents speak of pride for their son who gave them 20 years of loveCIARÁN SWEENEY: AS CIARÁN Sweeney’s coffin was carried into Clonmany church at 1pm yesterday, to the strains of Wonderwall , …Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Simple reflections, desolate tears at funerals of three crash victimsAS SUMMER rain lashed Donegal’s Inishowen Peninsula, Hugh Friel, “a lovely, quiet, pleasant gentleman” who was “easy pleased”, …Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:00
From anger to melancholy impotenceA SELECT few extracts from the Bank of Ireland egm might suggest a gathering full of fire-breathing refuseniksThu May 20 2010 - 01:00
'There's good in everyone - and if you look for bad, you'll get it'THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: After running a model prison for women and then resigning as that model was undermined, Kathleen McMahon…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Fans and familiar faces say goodbyeAt 9am, under a bleak, damp sky, 2½ hours before the funeral Mass, a little group of Gerry Ryan stalwarts was already queuing…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Fans and familiar faces say goodbyeAT 9 AM, under a bleak, damp sky, 2½ hours before the funeral Mass, a little group of Gerry Ryan stalwarts was already queuing…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Brightest light on the airwaves is extinguished too soonWhat would the impish broadcaster have thought as some of RTÉ’s finest Twittered about his passing?Sat May 01 2010 - 01:00
'Toy thought he was safe here'Tyrrelstown has been held up as a model of ethnic diversity, but there are concerns that underneath an already thin veneer lies…Sat Apr 10 2010 - 01:00
Pre-match nerves give way to genial atmosphere for gameAND SO it came to pass that the epic Munster-Leinster clash was just an average Friday in Limerick citySat Apr 03 2010 - 01:00
Cones and giant insects carry fun through the cityThere’s stilts, stars and scrambling eggs and, apart from some high prices, we love it allThu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
The mob, the media and the crime that damaged a nationJon Venables is back in prison and the lynch mobs are back in action, with tabloid newspapers leading the chargeSat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Dublin mayor to have no budgetThere will be no discretionary budget for the directly-elected mayor of Dublin, according to draft legislation on the planned…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
New mayor of Dublin not to have own budgetTHERE WILL BE no discretionary budget for the directly-elected mayor of Dublin, according to draft legislation on the planned…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Lament for a lost idealSOCIETY: KATHY SHERIDAN reviews Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism by Natasha Walter, Virago, 273pp, £12.99Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Jury finds Lillis guilty of manslaughter but not murderEAMONN LILLIS, the 52-year-old advertising director accused of murdering his wife, Celine Cawley, was yesterday found not guilty…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
