March 7, 2010
VOL 27 NO 10
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The British government has operated a secret scheme granting royal pardons or immunity from prosecution to hand-picked ex-IRA members wanted for killings, bombings and other paramilitary activities, it has been claimed.


Of ... more

Gang killer’s girlfriend quizzed over ...
THE partner of convicted gangland murderer Brian Rattigan is at the centre of a major criminal ... more
Moriarty legal teams laid down ...
Lawyers working at the Moriarty Tribunal, which has yet to publish its final report after 13 years, conducted ... more
Flying Colours Or Whitewash?
An inquiry ordered by education minister Batt O'Keeffe last week found evidence of a significant increase ... more
Cherished equally?
It was around 6.30pm on 12 May 1998 and Tracey Fay had no home to go to. She was in a shopping centre on ... more
Rugby Analyst, Neil Francis - ...
Martin Johnson and the Six Nations. Whether it's as player or coach, ya gotta deal with him. The brooding ... more
A Leg To Stand On
Manuel Pellegrini knew he had to find the right words. After all, in the 36 hours between Real Madrid's 1-0 defeat to ... more
A treaty declared
It wouldn't have taken much for Justin McCarthy to have a little over 48 hours – the two days until next ... more
Munster miss out on top ...
Munster missed the chance to go top of the Magners League after surrendering to Newport Gwent Dragons at ... more
Television Critic, Patrick Freyne - ...
The Irish obsession with terrifying true crime stories is getting silly. It's reaching a point where strung-out news ... more
Getting their middle-aged kicks as ...
As breaks from the day job go, nipping off to play some iconic punk rock in front of sell-out crowds is an option ... more
An Audience With The Queen
'But you know what?" says Helena Bonham-Carter, who's just been watching her partner Tim Burton's dark new ... more
New Irish Writing - Paula ...
The poet Paula Meehan and novelist Carlo Gebler will be judges for the 39th Hennessy X.O Literary Awards ... more
Banks to reveal payoffs to ...
AIB, Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Life & Permanent are set to disclose multi-million euro payoffs to former senior ... more
Anglo Irish to shrink loans ...
Anglo Irish Bank will keep just €24bn in loans after splitting into 'good' and 'bad' banks in a radical post-Nama ... more
Britain tipped to be the ...
While the eyes of the world focus on Greece's debt crisis, investors in Edinburgh are busy preparing for Britain ... more
Ireland’s Good Name Squandered
'Who steals my purse steals trash… but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which ... more
I’m not in this ...
Dáithí Ó Sé arrives into the hotel lobby a couple of minutes late and looking a little flustered. He's busy ... more
Cooking Clever - Fab food ...
Each recipe: serves 2-4, costs between €1.50 and €4.50 per serving, takes less than an hour to prepare ... more
Farewell dear Friends
Six years ago, a generation of television viewers went into mourning. In May of that year, Channel 4 ... more
Drawing on the best Irish talent
This year's 82nd Academy Awards ceremony has been causing quite a stir on the campus of Ballyfermot ... more

Comments

  1. Paddy McG March 10, 2010 at 10:32 p.m.

    Whilst I agree Shawcross had no intent to hurt ...

  2. truthman30 March 10, 2010 at 6:13 p.m.

    Very good article Diarmuid. I have a great deal ...

  3. Ger Reidy March 10, 2010 at 3:55 p.m.

    Brilliant piece Michael, well done.I,d love to see him ...

  4. jack meskill March 10, 2010 at 11:39 a.m.

    The Irish are natural slaves and cowards. We are ...

  5. brian o' driscoll March 10, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.

    You're kidding, it's absolute tripe in fairness, no two ...

  6. Chris Kennett March 10, 2010 at 10:04 a.m.

    It has been my own experience that public tenders ...

  7. Jack March 10, 2010 at 3:38 a.m.

    I doubt their claims very much. You'll often find ...

  8. Jaker March 10, 2010 at 1:57 a.m.

    Dear Mr Freyne, On everything in your piece above ...

  9. Gary March 10, 2010 at 1:10 a.m.

    Great to see the bitter illiterate emigrant has returned ...

  10. owen2 March 9, 2010 at 9:51 p.m.

    Isnt it just great that those poor shysters can ...

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