The British government's plan to push ahead with a limited inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finuca...

The Irish sacked Britain last week. Ten winners laid waste to Cheltenham and a last minute try created a Triple Crown at...

Appearing on RTE's Late Late Show, hosted by Pat Kenny, on Friday, 17 March, Brendan Gleeson made the following remarks (edited version):

Kader Asmal talks to Colin Murphy about his 27 years in Ireland, ending Apartheid in South Africa, and life on the world stage

Although it seems a strange idea to pair artists Patrick Fitzgerald and Ronnie Hughes for this joint show, the contrast between the two highlights different aspects of their works.
By Billy Leahy

A new aid package is due next month to save the North's economy. But many think the economy will never be able to compete with the South while still a part of the United Kingdom. Colm Heatley reports

The best programme on radio, on any radio, is Mooney Goes Wild on One. The idea of doing a nature programme on radio mus...

Derry council has voted to take a High Court case against the FOI Commissioner, who said that the council should disclose a deal it did with Ryanair regarding the council-owned Derry airport. Eamonn McCann reports

Though it sounds cheesy, there'd be much to enjoy in James Stephens's tale of philosophers, shepherd girls, celtic gods and leprechauns – if it wasn't so indulgently long, writes Colin Murphy

As all viewers of Columbo, Inspector Morse and A Touch of Frost are aware, the "hunch" is a crucial element of police detective work. In the fictional world, the investigator forms a view of what has occurred – how the crime was committed; who had means, motive and opportunity; who the murderer might be – and sets about looking for the evidence to back up this hunch. In television land, these hunches are disproved on only the rarest occasions, and then only in the subtlest fashion.