It's Thanksgiving week and America has finally put the turkey on the chopping block. The celebrations that took place following the outright stuffing that George Bush and his cronies received in the midterm elections were a sight to behold. The air was charged with victory. House parties were held all over the country. There was a renewed sense of hope that a corner had been turned. Rumsfeld got the boot. Bush was seen shedding a tear. Even Cheney hung his wattled chin in shame. It felt as if the US had emerged from a terrible fever and now, at least, there was a prospect of cool air.

What should we call the newly-arrived migrants to Ireland without being racist or xenophobic? New citizens, non-nationals, foreigners?

Baiba Saulite, the mother of two who was shot dead at her home in north Dublin, was failed by the Garda, who provided protection for her solicitor but not for her, despite an obvious threat to her life. By Justine McCarthy

By far the greatest part of the revenue generated by newspapers comes from advertising and this proportion is steadily increasing. For example, in 2005, Independent News and Media's advertising revenue rose €100m to €1.047bn, while sales increased by just €19m to €316m. Therefore, publishers' primary product is not the paper itself – they are in the business of selling eyeballs to advertisers.

The latest instalment of RTÉ's Would You Believe series was raw, brilliant television, unlike the drivel that passed for entertainment on the station's One to One series of interviews

Oscars, Grammys, national honours. All in a day's work for André Previn. With his opera version of A Streetcar Named Desire now playing at the Gaiety, the German-born conductor, composer and pianist finds time in his hectic schedule to talk to Colin Murphy 

A biography of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes displays the author's intricate knowledge of the subject but it fails to live up to expectations, writes Charles Taylor

Colin Murphy enjoys the simplicity of the lunchtime play at Bewley's Cafe Theatre before heading to André Previn's production of Tennessee Williams' Streetcar for the whole opera shebang.

For much of his life, George Hook was a struggling businessman. But in 1997, aged 57, an RTÉ appearance launched his career as a rugby pundit, eventually leading to his own show on NewsTalk. By Colin Murphy.

While serving in the RUC, John Weir colluded with the UVF in at least 10 murders in Ulster in the mid-1970s. In an interview with Frank Connolly, he claims high-ranking RUC officers knew about the activities of the loyalist gang that killed at least 76 people between 1972 and 1977