The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has got a time extension before he is called to give evidence to the Mahon tribunal in relation to alleged illicit payments he received in 1989 and 1992/3

Fears of retaliatory attacks after the recent double murder in Finglas mount as local activist describes the flood of firearms into the area. By Frank Connolly

As opposition to the planned new stadium at Lansdowne Road mounts, GAA members have re-ignited debate over the use of Croke Park for rugby and soccer matches, saying the existing Lansdowne grounds should be kept open until the go-ahead for recontruction is given. By Frank Connolly

The family of US-born John Hemsworth has called for an inquest into his death and for the American government to get involved in his case. By Frank Connolly

Evidence that Docklands authority board members may have failed to meet statutory requirements and questions about the authority's involvement in a project for which it has a legal regulatory function. By Frank Connolly

Donegal publican Frank McBrearty snr and his wife Rosalind were asked to leave a meeting addressed by the Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, in University College Dublin on Tuesday 21 November.

Conor Lenihan, minister of state at the Department of Foreign affairs, has been criticised for threatening to withhold funding from an agricultural charity active in Africa. The threat followed intervention by the Irish Farmers' Association. By Frank Connolly

The resumption of the planning tribunal's investigation into Quarryvale will focus on alleged payments made to Bertie Ahern and to a large number of other politicains. By Frank Connolly

One of the three members of the only Sinn Féin cumann in the Erris peninsula is employed by Shell E&P on the Corrib gas pipleine and terminal project. Paddy Ruddy, from Muingingane, Kilcommon, is a member of the local cumann based in Ballycroy and is one of the few local people employed by Shell on the gas project.

Frank McBrearty snr tells Village that victims of Garda abuse cannot afford legal fees. Meanwhile the government pays Department of Justice and Garda lawyers at the Morris tribunal over €7m. By Frank Connolly