Cover Story: The Pirates - The Pirate radio stations by winning popular appeal have weakened RTE's claim on exclusive radio broadcasting. We examine the issues, perrsorialities and politics of independent broadcastting on
- The Wigmore column returns to print with characteristic pungency and daring. Edited again by Vincent Browne.
- A graphic and photographic account of the rising of the Dublin proletariat in 1913 under the inspiration' of James Larkin ..... Page 32
- Strikes - We explain, exclusively (?) the issues involved in the teleephone and Aer Lingus dissputes
- Eurovision - Helen O'Higgins writes about the cock-up of the Eurovision contest and profiles Colm Wilkinson
- Martin O'Donoghue on the economy
- A Divided City, Portrait of Dublin 1913
- The Fingerprint Affair
- The Anti Pornographers
- Aer Lingus Dispute
- P&T Dispute
- Fine Gael by Vincent Browne
- The Socialist Labour Party
- Profile of John Treacy by Selwyn Parker
- An All Ireland Soccer Team by Peter Ball
- The Burren Censorship Seminar
- The Liberties Festival
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- Adultery - A special report on changing sex behaviour in Ireland, the breakdown of marriages and the nullity controversy. Also a new opinion poll on atttitudes to sex among young Dublin women.
Labour - Vincent Browne writes on the state of the Labour party under Frank Cluskey and traces its history, from which it appears to have learnt few lessons.
CIA - Chris Doherty writes about the United States Counnsellor in Belfast who has been named as a CIA opperative, a charge which he denies.
Economy
UCD economist, Paddy Geary, analyses the state of the economy and Fianna Fail's economic proposals which, he says, cannot solve our basic problems.
Sport
John Reason reports on the international rugby season and concludes that Wales was not a great team and Ireeland not a bad one
Irish footballers in England by Peter Ball Rugby Round-up by John Reason
The Grand National by Joseph Doyle
MAGILL FILE
Observing Conor Cruise by Henry Kelly Conradh na Bourgois by Mairtin MacCormac
On Tour with Garret Fitzgerald by Gene Kerrigan
B+I by James Prufrock
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Nuclear Power - The first thorough examination of the issues involved in the nuclear power controversy. Jeremy Bugler examines the danger.s, the costs, the alternatives and whether we need a nuclear power station at all.
Ethiopia - An examination of what is happemng in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia: the disentanglement of an empire and a disentanglement of the wars that are being waged there.
Farmers Taxation by Alan Matthews - How much tax do farmers pay in comparison with the rest of the community? Alan Matthews analyses the facts on farmers tax.
Mike Gibson - The fist interview/profile of Mike Gibson in this the season in which he broke the world record for international rugby caps. Written by John Reason, the distinguished Daily Telegraph rugby coresspondent and confident of the player.
The Sunday World - How Ireland's most successful Sunday Newspaper was established, the people behind it, how it was taken over by tycoon Tony O'Reilly and what's going to happen to it. by Vincent Browne.
The Rifles of the IRA by Kevin Myers
Haughey's Reservations
Consumer Information by Dermot Kelly
Peace People's Finances by Kevin Myers
Art - The Roberts Brothers by Bruce Arnold
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- Edmund Garvey - New revelations on the Garvey years in the Gardai, including surveillance of top officials, the Government's discreet attempts to get him to resign and the background to the affair by the two reporters who first exposed the Garda 'horrors', Joe Joyce and Don Buckley
- Fianna Fail - Coinciding with its celebratory Ard Fheis later this month, we publish a profile on the man most likely to succeed Jack Lynch; an analysis of the election reesults; and a glosssary of Jack Lynch's statements on Northern and constitutional policy
- Fisheries - The background to the fisheries controversy; unravelling the complicated historical, economic and legal contexts of all these affairs by Betty Purcell
CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Sacking of Garvey by Joe Joyce and Don Buckley
The Thoughts of Chairman Lynch by Geraldine Kennedy
The Precarious Majority by Richard Sinnott
A Case History of Imperialism by Betty Purcell
FINANCE
Profile of George Colley by Maurice Manning
Financial Diary
Tom Roche: a profile by Tom Anderson
SPORT
Rugby - An analysis of the Ireland Scotland International on the basis of interviews with a number of rugby experts and an examination of video tape recordings of the big match
The Art of Successful Betting by John Conroy
Uncompetitive Prize-money by John Crimmins
Eamonn Coghlan by Terry Madison
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COVER STORY
Garret Fitzgerald: The first major political profile of Garret FitzGerald, examining his family backkground, his career in Aer Lingus, how he joined Fine Gael and, exclusively, the inside account of how he became leader. By Vincent Browne
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Crime in the Security Industry by John Feeney
Violence in the Home by Janet Martin
Janet Martin writes about wife battering and baby beating in Ireland, where the Government is indifferent to the problem and the social agencies inadequate to deal with it
The North: Diminishing Violence by Kevin Myers
Sex and The Male Response - The most recent study of male sexuality, what turns men on, are they sex fiends or soft eyed romantics, do they still opt for marriage, are they solely interested in their own sexual gratification and why they still prefer virgins ... Page 29
FINANCE
Brooks Watson by James Prufrock
Youghal Carpets by Sean Mitchell
SPORT
Irish Jockeys Ride High by Joseph Doyle
The Finances of Vincent O'Brien by John Crimmins
The Art of Successful Betting by John Conroy
Racing in Ireland - Joe Doyle on the success of Irish jocckeys, John Crimmins on the finances of Vincent O'Brien, and John Conroy on how to make a fortune from the bookies ... Page 40
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Theatre Films Music
The January Sales by Lindi Naughton
Restaurants by Ulick 0 'Connor
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- Lynch's Memories of Christmas - Jack Lynch remembers his childhood Christmases in Cork, Nora Connolly 0 'Brien recalls waiting for James Connolly, Michael Hartnett writes about Christmas in West Limerick, Rev. Martin Smyth remembers a Presbyterian Christmas in Belfast. Reminiscences also from Dervla Murphy and Bernadette MeeAliskey
- The Ferenka Fiasco - The Ferenka closure represents the most serious set-back to Irish industrial strategy in two deecades. We examine the backkground to the Ferenka closure, the Government's involvement in the affair and the conseequences to job creation in Ireland
- The Itinerant Controversy - The Mongan family will have a house to spend Christmas in but over 8 other itinerant families will have to spend it on the side of the road. Mairin de Burca writes about the itinerant controversy
- Johnny Giles has been the counntry's foremost footballer for nearly two decades and has recently returned to Ireland to 'take Shamrock Rovers to the European Cup title' as he exxplains himself. We interview Giles in depth.
- Opinion Survey on Contraception and Divorce The Ferenka Fiasco: Inside Story
- The Short Strand by Kevin Myers
- Nuclear Waste in the Irish Sea by Jeremy Bugler - Jeremy Bugler writes about the nuclear contamination of the Irish Sea by waste from the Wind scale reactor and explains how the complacency of the British scientific establishment was shattered at the recent inquiry
- Noel Browne and the Irish Left by Gene Kerrigan
- Post Office Rules O.K. by Liam 0 'Toole
- Foir Teoranta: Good Money after Bad by Tom Anderson Hospital Sweepstakes in Distress by Pamela Readhead
- Shopping: Christmas Gifts by Gabrielle Williams
- REVIEWS - Books of the Year Records of the Year Theatre by Eavan Boland Films by Deirdre Friel
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- Department of Justice: The Cover-Up Continues. In the Wake of Amnesty International's Report on Garda brutal ity and the fingerprint evidence scandal, the Minister of Justice is continuing his predecessor's policy of a cover up. By Vincent Browne
And One Law for the Irish By John Shirley - An appeal by an English Girl and three young Irishmen raises alarming questions about the attitudes of English courts to Irish people, according to an English journallist who has written extensively about the police.
The Trade Union Recruitment War By Liam O'Toole
When Lovely Filly Stoops to Folly By Pamela Readhead
Did the Equine VD which now threatens the Irish bloodstock industry originate in this country?
Why 51% of the Population is counting on Bobby Molloy. By Mary Holland
How does the new Dail shape up in its attitudes to Women's Rights? A recent survey gives some depressing answers, particularly from Ministers who should know better.
Martin O'Donoghue : Will it be Roses all the Way? By Joseph O'Malley
A Magill Profile of Martin O'Donoghue, ex-waiter, exxprofessor of Economics at Trinity College, and now the man who stands to win or lose most from the financial performance of the new government.
The Press on Fereneka: 'Yes, But' By Gene Kerrigan
A trade-unionist looks at recent press coverage of strikes and, in particular, of the Ferenka dispute.
Television: Exclusive Magill Opinion Poll on RTE 2 A big swing against RTE 2 is revealed by this opinion poll. Tom O'Dea looks at the recent history of the RTE 2 debate and analyses why the public has changed its mind.
How real is the recent dizzying rise of the Irish stock exchange and should we be impressed by it? By Giles Merritt
- The Fitzwilton experiment was one of the most spectacular financial phenomena of recent years but it contributed nothing to the Irish economy. By James Prufrock
- An Example for the Footwear Industry By Marianne Heron
If an Irish manufacturer can sell shoes at 100 dollars a pair to Americans, there is hope for the whole industry.
Fitness: Why we don't have a government policy for sport and why we need one. By Eamon Dunphy
Restaurants by Ulick O'Connor; Pubs by Anthony Cronin; Theatre by Conor Cruise O'Brien; Films by Deirdre Friel; Traditional Music by Cia ran MacMathuna;
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- JACK LYNCH - The artful ambiguities of Jack Lynch and the background to his-talks with the British Prime Minister (by Vincent Browne)
- Ted Kennedy talks about Ireland:
- The first inside story of how four Irish-American politicians persuaded the Bible Belt President to speak out on lreland (by Mary Holland)
- Exclusive interview with Senator Kennedy on Ireland, his own growing involvement with the Northern issue and his family's associations with this country
- Violence in Dublin: There are very good reasons why a district justice should be afraid to walk through the centre of Dublin (by Gene Kerrigan)
Opinion Poll on Attitudes to Unity - A national opinion poll survey on southern attitudes to Irish unity, on recognition of a power-sharing administration in Northern Ireland and on the Catholic Church's position on mixed marriages, integrated education, the legislation of contraception and divorce
POLITICS: A directory of political and other pressure groups by Carol Coulter
MEDIA: The Irish Times Bares its Breast by Jack Maloney
- RTE's Multi-channel Threat, by Colm Boland
FINANCE - The British Counter Invasion by Pameia Readhead and Lindie Naughton
CIE - a critical analysis by Sean D Barrett
OPINION - Should We Celebrate the Russian Revolution? by Paul Foot
Conor Cruise O'Brien, Ulick O'Connor, Vincent Browne, Paul Foot , Niall Toibin, Mary Holland, Bruce Arnold, Ciaran MacMathuna
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