The murder of Jim Gray was part of the internal power struggle within the UDA, and not connected to the ongoing UDA/LVF feud

 If you were in any way aggrieved by your resident young ones on Sunday morning (when they feed the iPod but let...

MICHIKO KAKUTANI is underwhelmed by Salman Rushdie's latest novel, the Booker-shortlisted Shalimar The Clown

Martin Scorsese shows his understanding of the roots of American music in No Direction Home and The Blues; the judges on The X Factor cruelly break hearts for public enjoyment; Karl Spain tries to find that special someone and the BBC's antique shows really take the medal. By Dermot Bolger

Colin Murphy tells a tale of two Shakespeares at the Dublin Theatre Festival

Billy Leahy speaks to Ross McDonnell and Noel Brennan as they launch their joint exhibition, Warsaw, at the Goethe Institute, Dublin

Paul Wolfowitz is having fun. “It's fun to have the chance to be a retail politician again”, he tol...

The Green Party's John Gormley knows his seat in Dublin South East is at risk in the next election, but believes his Green policies and his presence in his constituency will ensure his position in Dáil Éireann

A new photography exhibition by James Morris looks at the West African butabu, a mud building constructed by the whole community. Billy Leahy examines this unique phenomenon

I've been listening to local radio recently. A lot of local radio. The Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) Radio Awards 2005 will be presented at a ceremony at the Burlington Hotel next month. I found myself nominated some time ago as a member of the adjudication panel for the current affairs entries and for the overall Station of the Year Award.