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John Giles: Halfway to greatness 1 May 1979 The Irish in Lebanon The new Irish Army Garda Brutality The US Ambassador to Ireland Paralysis in the Public Sector The Tories and Northern Ireland Johnny Giles: halfway to greatness The Mostek deal	“Why we killed Airey Neave” - INLA 1 April 1979 Roy mason’s Guilt Why we don’t pay tax The British Police Women in revolt Irish rugby selectors: insane or incompetent
The Budget: Who got it wrong? 28 February 1979 Dublin’s prostitutes Profile: Noel Browne Who was St.Patrick Judges Rules Lord Denning Tony Ward on Tony Ward	The Gay Bryne Phenomenon 31 January 1979 How the left would create jobs A tannery’s labour troubles The North: Un beau pays, mal habite The Gay Byrne phenomenon Holidays ‘79 The Property Boom The rise and rise of Michael Smurfit
Lead us not into temptation 31 December 1978 Garret Fitzgerald on the EEC The Contraception Backlash Cooney and Garda Brutality Dublin’s Inner City The Temple of Death Why O’Malley should Break Up Cement Roadstone Fiat’s Fahey Strikes in the Public Sector Daredevil Derek Daly Memories of Mike Gibson Sunrise in Hollywood	The Tony Hanahoe Affair (Dec 1978) 30 November 1978 The Tony Hanahoe Affair by Vincent Browne Teddy Kennedy is the most powerful liberal in the US Senate and is unlikely to sacrifice that position for a shot at the presidency in 1980, and indeed, may never run for that office. Tom Kiernan, capped 54 times for Ireland and coach of the victorious Munster team against the All Blacks, talks about Irish rugby. The myth of dole abuse disguises the worsening misery of the unemployed and distracts attention from employers' abuse of the system. Inside H Block by Ed Maloney UDA Plans for Independence by Ed Maloney Cork County Council by Nell McCafferty How Cooney Scooped the Sunday World Motoring, Wigmore, Health, People, Going Out in December The Myth of Dole Abuse by Brian Trench Martin 0'Donoghue on the Economy Iran in Flames by Vincent Browne Armed Robbery by Rorie Smith Teddy Kennedy in 1980 by Alex Cockburn The EEC Bonanza Irish Painters c 1660-1920 by Bruce Arnold Record Reviews by Brian Trench
Discomania (Nov 1978) 31 October 1978 Echoes of Dallas - Fifteen years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, we publish in colour the only exisstent photographs of the incident and Alexander Cockburn writes about the investigations that are taking place into the circumstances of the event. Discomania by Gene Kerrigan Kevin Marron profile by J. J. O'Molloy Car Thefts by Michael Fitzpatrick The RUC and the Press, by Ed Maloney The Absentee Garda Landlord The ABC of Newspapers by Rorie Smith Oil Exploration by Inga Saffron Chub O'Connor by Gerry O'Shea Investment in Sectarianism by Ed Maloney Wave Power by Jeremy Bugler Finance Diary by Terry Buckley The Bank of Ireland and TMG by Jack Maloney The Orpen Exhibition by Bruce Arnold Motoring, Wigmore by Nell McCafferty, Restaurants by Peter Pumpkin Dance People by Ros Carne Irish Art and Architecture by Bruce Arnold James Galway by Grace Leslie National Wage Agreements by Brian Trench The Unmaking of a Deal by Brian Trench The Fingerprint Affair and Gerry Collins, by Vincent Browne Johnny Giles and International Football by Vincent Browne The Discordant Conclave by Gian-Carlo Zizola Shay Deering Profile The All Blacks by Terry McLean The Politics of the Provos, by Brian Trench	The North: Photographs of a decade (Oct 1978) 1 October 1978 To mark the tenth anniversary of the outbreak of the Northern troubles, we publish the outstanding photographs of the period by the world's leading cameramen in a 20-page feature. THE KENNEDYS - In the first of a four part series on the Kennedys, Alexander Cockburn writes a reassessment of Robert Kennedy based on a newly published biography by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. SPORT: Bugsie Malones and the Press by J.J. Molloy; Tony Hanahoe on the Kerry Victory; Europay by Terry Buckley; Irish Rugby: What Needs to be Done; The Tartans Come to Town by Gene Kerrigan; The Linenhall Library by Ed Maloney; Preview of the Rugby Season by John Reason; The Bosses of the Turf by Joseph Doyle FEATURES: The Irish Stock Exchange by Jack Maloney; Robert Kennedy Reassessed by Alex Cockburn; Finance Diary; Supermarkets and Prices by Christine Falls CURRENT AFFAIRS: The October Conclave by Vincent Browne; Republican Justice by Nell McCafferty Health by Michael Fitzpatrick; Prices and Promises by Inga Saffron; Motoring edited by Selwyn Parker REVIEWS: Social Column by Joan Byrne; Restaurants by Peter Pumpkin; Dublin Theatre Festival by Inga Saffron Going Out by Anne Dempsey; The Lord Longford Biography by Cecil King ; Wigmore
The Politics of the Papacy (Sept 1978) 1 September 1978 COVER Vincent Browne examines the politics of the Papacy and reveals the neat coalition of factions that elected Albino Luciani the 263rd Pope. Anthony Cronin encapsulates the mood of the country in the Summer of '78 from Derby Day to Puck Fair. Smuggling is a way of life in parts of the border area. Rorie Smith has been investigating the scale and consequence of the racket. Bruce Arnold reviews the priceless Alfred Beit art collection at present in view at Russborough House and we reproduce some of the finer works. The Prague Championships by Fionnbarr Callanan Cricket in Ireland by Selwyn Parker The Supreme Court and Censorship by Alan Shatter Incomes Policy in Northern Ireland The End of Unionist Hegemony John O'Connell and the Labour Party The Dalkey School Project by Mavis Arnold Questions for an Inquest ~ Itinerants in Bourgeois Dublin by Rosalind Came Pollution on The Liffey by Rosalind Came Property Prices by Inga Saffron Taxi-Drivers by Inga Saffron 22 Scenes of Rural Ireland by Padraig 0 Flannabhra 40 The Garstin Exhibition by Bruce Arnold Samuel Beckett by Denis Donoghue The Beit Art Collection by Bruce Arnold Restaurants by Peter Pumpkin Traffic Congestion in Dublin by Kevin Myers 26 Roy Mason and the SAS by Ed Maloney 30 The Nuclear Power Issue after Carnsore by Jeremy Bugler 34	There will be many more funerals - The IRA (Aug 78) 1 August 1978 In an exclusive authorised interview, the Proviisional IRA states: the war goes on, there will be no more ceasefires, nor negotiations with the British, they are opposed to an independent Ulster, and bombing in England will resume once certain "logistical" problems have been solved. "People at War" Marriage break-up - Marianne Heron unravels the complexity of Irish marriage law and advises you on how to get out of your marriage. Kevin Myers reports on the Raybestos row in Ovens, Co. Cork and reveals how the pollution levels are considerably higher than the company's own experts believed to be safe Drugs and the Irish Law by Betty Purcell Who Controls The Irish Press? by Helen Reynolds Marxist conference on Ireland The Asbestos Controversy by Kevin Myers The Summer's Weather by Michael Fitzpatrick The Concert Hall Fiasco by Grace Leslie The Showjumping Championships by Alan Smith Motoring edited by Selwyn Parker How to Beat the Bookies by Joseph Doyle Poetry by Paul Durcan Profile/Interview with Mario Kempes by Norman Fox Harold Cudmore, Super Sailor by Selwyn Parker
Unsteady as she goes - A year in office (Jul 1977) 1 July 1978 CURRENT AFFAIRS Cover - A special year-in-office opinion poll survey on the performance of the Governnment, of individ ual ministers and on succession to Jack Lynch Sex - Young people are abandoning traditional moral values and indulging freely in pre-marital sex. Rosita Sweetman exammines the emerging phenomenon Collins - In spite of Gerry Collins's recent Dail statement the fingerprint affair continues to throw up disquieting questions. Vincent Browne reports on Page 11. The Tyranny of Convention The Charasmatics Conference by Gene Kerrigan The Fingerprint affair by Vincent Browne The Performance of the Government David Thornley by Muiris Mac Conghail and D. R. Lysaght The Macroom Rock Festival by Ciaran Flynn FEATURES Noel Browne and Republicanism by Michael Farrell Saturday Night Fever in Drumshanbo by Gene Kerrigan THE ARTS The RHA Exhibition by Bruce Arnold Gemma Hussey on The Abbey Theatre by Mavis Arnold The Pretentiousness of Irish Festivals Restaurants, Music, Films FINANCE Review of The Green Paper by Sean Barrett Finance Diary SPORT Norman Fox writes from Argentina on the World Cup competition and we re-produce dramatic colour pictures of some of the most exciting action.	World Cup '78 The Teams and Players (June 1978) 1 June 1978 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Chequebook Employment Crisis RTE 2's promises A Conference on Police Brutality H Block Hell Hole Irish Health Problems - Is this what Pearse died for? Art Review Poems