"1916" is so intertwined with the official (and popular) "narratives" of the origin of our State – and how we see ourselves as a people – that it is almost impossible to have a clinical or rational debate on the Rising and its implications. You are to be congratulated on facilitating that debate.

A new report examines the likely course and proliferating dangers of a United States attack on Iran

Sinn Féin moved decisively at its ard-fheis last weekend to intensify the party's appeal in the South, as a means of breaking the logjam on political development in the North brought about by the DUP's refusal to engage.

Bertie Ahern is allergic to decisions; the political system is conditioned to create jobs for the girls and the boys

In 1977 there were only seven Junior Ministers, now there are 17. At least seven of these positions are non-jobs

First published in 1968 Ted Hughes's The Iron Man is now back in the shops with wonderfully dark and sinister illustrations by Tom Gauld that will rouse many young people to read the tale that inspired them. And what a tale it is!

Charlie McCreevy, your time has come. Your place in history awaits you. Fate has decreed this. Being sacked by Bertie Ahern wasn't the end of your political relevance. It was only the beginning and catapulted you onto a far bigger stage to boot.

Jay McInerney's latest offering fails to fully utilise the horrors of 9/11 to inject some much needed bite into the novel's real subject.

Steve Heighton has drawn on the Polaris Expedition to create a novel of big ideas and beautiful language,

Poet Nick Laird's first novel is a comic tale of an Ulsterman's escapades in a sharply-observed London,