The Stormont talks are unlikely to succeed. The only real doubt is whether violence will return. By Fionnuala O Connor

The multi-party talks process is going nowhere fast, according to East Londonderry MP Willie Ross, who is determined that the unionist community will resist Tony Blair's attempts to forge a settlement. By Carolyn Farrar

Preamble
In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, from Whom is all authority and to Whom, as our final end, all actions both of men and States must be referred,
We, the people of Eire,
Humbly acknowledging all our obligations to our Divine Lord, Jesus Christ, who sustained our fathers through centuries of trial,
Gratefully remembering their heroic and unremitting struggle to regain the rightful independence of our Nation,

The recent political furore surrounding Ireland's offshore accounts is disingenuous, to say the least, according to Elaine Lafferty

Noel Smyth interviewed by Ursula Halligan

In a continuing investigation into the finances of the former Taoiseach, Mr Charles Haughey, Magill has established that:

• Mr Haughey faced a personal financial crisis last summer, around the time that he conceded he had lied to the McCracken Tribunal. Irish Incontinental bank froze approximately £400,000 in Mr Haughey's Cayman Island account.

The Wealth and Connections of John Magnier. By Ursula Halligan

Asked by Magill if he ever gave money to Mr Haughey, Robert Sangster, speaking from a hotel in Melbourne, Australia, said initially,  he “didn't want to get involved in all that.” He added, “in Britain it wasn't unusual for people to contribute to the Conservative Party,” but that he didn't want to ignite (in Ireland) the same sort of controversy that surrounded Tony Blair on the tobacco sponsorship issue.

Asked again if he ever gave money to Charlie Haughey or to Fianna Fail, he said, emphatically,  “no”.

So many Irish banks–so little Irish trade. By Christena Colclough

Eileen Gleeson watched as PR types lounged the afternoon away in her father's pub. Now she holds the prime PR post as Mary McAleese's right-hand woman. How did this remarkable doubleact come about? By John Drennan