'Paradise: Lost and Found', an exhibition of new works by Anthony Pilbro will open in Alternative Entertainments Gallery at The Civic, Tallaght on Friday 2nd February 2007 from 5.30 – 7.30pm, to be opened by Orla Scannell, Arts Officers, South Dublin County Council.
Mairéad McGuinness has been proclaimed a future Taoiseach by fans, the ‘yummy mummy' of Irish politics by spin doctors. She speaks to Village about the media, family and Fine Gael. By Justine McCarthy
The rock outcrop in this scene near the Martian equator is no bigger than the central tower of Christ Church cathedral in Dublin, illustrating the extraordinary seeing-power of America's scientific “spy-satellite” called the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The mound lies in a region of layered rock near the centre of Becquerel Crater, one of the best examples of layered sedimentary rocks on Mars. Sedimentary rocks are often deposited (as sediments) in water, although windblown sedimentary rocks are also common.
An imposter pretending to be Mary Harney on Questions and Answers made it ‘quite a laugh' and the RTÉ rugby panel can be fairly entertaining. But the best thing on television at the moment is an advertisement
For the first time, Gerry Adams outlines in detail his negotiations with the Irish government on the release of the killers of Jerry McCabe; how this was formally agreed; how Michael McDowell was to fly to Limerick to inform Ann McCabe; and how at the time of the Good Friday Agreement Bertie Ahern gave an explicit assurance on the release of these men
The Stardust Victims' Committee has expressed concern that the government is ‘dragging its heels' over the establishment of a fresh judicial inquiry into the causes of the 1981 disaster.
The disagreement between Sinn Féin and the SDLP on the acceptability of MI5 ignores the nature of that organisation and the immunity from accountability it enjoys. By Eamon McCann
The abject state of Irish politics rarely has been as vivid as in the last week (leading up to 18 January). Fine Gael is still reeling from a ludicrous internal spat regarding what may happen after the election and it will reel even more from the feebleness of its leader on the number of candidates running in constituencies (running too many candidates guarantees the party will fail to take seats it otherwise would win). Labour is in disarray over the issue of possible coalition with Fianna Fáil after the election.
Piasún, Phasianus colchicus. The best-known of our game birds, the Pheasant, is not native to Ireland; it has its origins in eastern Asia. First introduced here in the 16th century as a quarry species for hunters, it is now widespread throughout the country, the core wild population supplemented each year by thousands of captive-reared birds released by shooting clubs and gamekeepers.
Richard Dawkins sets out to drive religion to extinction in The God Delusion. The book, however, has little new to offer. It is deeply flawed, data-free and full of double standards, says H Allen Orr