The knee-jerk ban on the sale or possession of mushrooms containing psilocybin has been backed by five of the six major parties in the Dáil, despite none having any evidence to support their stance. Peter McGuire reports
Modernists battling to open our minds in the 1960s; hosts smoothing over famous Irish murders and sportsmen trundling headfirst down the slopes. By Dermot Bolger
The old ones, perhaps slightly customised, are best. Paddy Irishman dies suddenly in his sleep and goes straight to heaven. On his very first trip to the heavenly canteen, he's just about to tuck into his fatted calf when, looking about him, he spots a familiar face at the top table. A curly-haired chap in a crumpled suit and an open-necked shirt appears to be dominating proceedings at the table, engaging all around him in what has all the appearances of a gang-interrogation. The man spits out questions and responses with an air of exasperation and heavy sarcasm.
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The leadership of the Republican movement and of Sinn Féin are facing an acute internal crisis as a result of the...
The Independent Monitoring Commission (IMC) challenged the conclusions of the Independent International Commission on De...
The Criminal Assets Bureau has recently made much-publicised raids of properties in Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Louth as part an investigation into IRA money-laundering. It is just one of a number of dubious operations north and south of the Border that have occurred at important times in the North's political process. Colm Heatley reports
2006 looks set to be the make-or-break year in the struggle between Rossport, Shell and the Government, with locals expecting riot police in their community this summer. Micheál Ó Seighin, one of the Rossport Five, spoke to William Hederman
Druid Synge runs some marathon theatre on the Aran Islands, chefs battle it out for the Masterchef crown and the Irish public's first foray into stocks and shares goes a bit wrong
Faith Healer is dominated by a riveting performance by a Hollywood star but it isn't Ralph Fiennes.
Colin Murphy reports