- Provos: The New Split - How the Sinn Fein split is as much a matter of disputes about military tactics as it is about electoral strategy.
- Michael Keating Profile
- Gene Kerrigan On The US Elections
- Closed Shop In The Professions
- The Irish Shipping Debacle
- The Paintings Of Robert Ballagh
- The Jack O'Shea Interview, by David Walsh - Kerry's hero on the Australian tour
- Mick O'Dwyer, the drink and the game.
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Who's to Blame? In 13 years, politicians have amassed huge government debts which threaten to engulf the nation. Amid accusations on who is to blame, Vincent Browne examines the record and points the finger.
Innocence uprooted - Fintan O'Toole on Frank McGuinness' success at the Dublin Theatre Festival
It's that time of year again, by Gerry Thornley - Ireland has so many good out halves that we could export them; but only one can be selected.
The business of advertising in Ireland, by Hugh Oram
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- Garret And Eddie - The dismissal of Minister of State, Eddie Collins, arising from an investigation by FINTAN O'TOOLE in the last issue of Magill, throws the Government into further disarray. VINCENT BROWNE assesses the political significance of this on page 4 and on page 19 GENE KERRIGAN reports on a recent visit by Garret FitzGerald to the Waterford constituency of Collins.
- Fianna Fail's Unimposing Shadows - The present crop of cabinet ministers have been underwhelming but the alternative could be worse - even much worse. An evaluation by VINCENT BROWNE of the Fianna Fail front bench.
- BUSINESS The Aerospace Industry by James Kirby
- The Abbey In Crisis
- No Delight In Kerry by David Walsh
- Liam Brady's Uncertain Future by Paddy Agnew
- DEPARTMENTS Motoring What The Papers Say by Dermot Morgan Books by Fintan O'Toole Wigmore
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- The Minister, The Public's Money And Misleading The Dail, by Fintan 0 Toole
- The exclusive investigation into the affairs of the Irish Lamb Exporters' Group reveals that the Dail was misled on the extent of Eddie Collins' involvement in the companies while in public office, and shows also the secret involvement of the assistant chief executive of Foir Teoranta, the state rescue agency, in the same companies.
- The Politics Of Private Medicine - Fintan Cronin reports on the behind-the-scenes machinations which have split hospital consultants from their union, led to the dismissal of the board of the Richmond Hospital and held out some prospects that the multi-million pound Beaumont Hospital might finally open its doors to the public.
- A Bad Atmosphere by Fionnuala O'Connor - As Loyalist intimidation mounts, fear eats at the lives of the scattered Catholics of Lisburn.
- Megastores And Megastars - James Kirby asks whether Dublin can sustain a projected three record megastores and who the casualties of the invasion are likely to be.
- In Search Of The Crack, by Gene Kerrigan - Can an innocent lad from the northside of Dublin discover the legendary debaucheries of the Merriman Summer School?
- Liston And The Pride Of Lyons - David Walsh on the most spectacular of the individual duels that made up the All-Ireland semi-final.
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- The Death Of Fr Molloy - By Gene Kerrigan . After the trial and the inquest, the definitive account of a case which has been plagued by rumour, confusion, innuendo and a great deal of public concern that justice be seen to be done.
- The Interrogation Of Stephen Moore - Stephen Moore was recently awarded £25,000 in an out-ofcourt settlement of a claim for injuries received while in custody in Monaghan Garda Station. A friend of his claims to have received injuries at the same time but was unable to find a doctor to examine him in custody and therefore unable to take a case for damages. A file has gone to the DPP. Derek Dunne reports.
- From Clare To Here - By Breandan 0 hEithir The Irish in Britain are no longer the wild hard-drinking Paddies of the stereotype. A new generation has become more diverse, more confident, and better organised.
- Playing Politics With Poverty - How one of the most significant social documents in the history of the state, the report of the Commission on Social Welfare was effectively emasculated before it was even officially published. Aileen O'Meara reports.
- It's Not Only Rock And Roll - The hype, the hassles, the fun and the disappointments a summer of open-air rock concerts.
- Gold Diggers Of '86 - With South Africa on the brink of collapse, finding gold in Ireland has suddenly become a realistic economic prospect. James Kirby on the twenty Irish companies who are prospecting for gold.
- Riding in his first Tour de France, the young Dublin cyclist gives a unique personal account of the bitter struggle to survive the toughest sporting event in the world.
- As Time Goes By Futures Business Forum Motoring Subscriptions Wigmore
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- After The Divorce Referendum - By Gene Kerrigan The politicians stood aside, the priests gave the nod, and the silent majority spoke.
- The Betrayal Of The Innocents - By Fintan 0 Toole New evidence, exclusive to Magill, reveals that the incidence of child sexual abuse in Ireland may mean that one in four girls is molested before the age of eighteen. While the wall of silence stays up, the children suffer.
- The Bomb And The Ballot - In an interview with Derek Dunne, the IRA reveals its strategy for renewed bombing in England and declares its support for an end to Sinn Fein's abstentionist policy.
- Between Paradise And Hell - Fintan O'Toole on the contradictions, and the weirdness, of New York.
- Reading Poems Against The Wind, By Colm Toibin - Paul Durcan is the only poet who would be invited to read at the opening of Knock Airport. With his latest volume he is also winning a strong international reputation.
- The Best Team Always Wins - John Giles, one of the most respected names in football, on the winners and losers of Mexico '86.
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- An Apostle's Creed - In his first major print interview and one of the most comprehensive contributions to the debate on the role of the church in Irish public life, the Archbishop of Dublin Dr Kevin McNamara explains why he thinks divorce is a plague, why he wanted to be a priest, what he thinks of modern Ireland, his views on sexuality, feminism and censorship, what he thinks of socialism and capitalism, the Latin Mass and the devil.
- Dancing On The Coffin Lids - Gene Kerrigan at the Progressive Democrats' National Conference.
- Whatever You're Having Yourself - James Kirby reports on the dirty war behind the push to sell an ever-increasing number of new beers to the Irish drinker.
- The Life And Times Of Conor Cruise O'Brien - The third and final part of Fintan O'Toole's biographical profile looks at the strange odyssey that led a passionate defender of civil liberties to the position of stern upholder oflaw and order.
- World Cup '86 - By Paddy Agnew. Group by group, team by team, the most insightful guide to the players, the tacticians and the behindthe-scenes battles. In full colour.
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- The Secret World Of The Anti-Divorce Lobby - The anti-divorce campaign will be run by a small group of Catholic professionals, shadowy but well - organised, buoyed by their victory in the Pro-Life Amendment Campaign. Many members of Family Solidarity are not even aware of their existence. Emily O'Reilly probes their secret world, and Gene Kerrigan traces the connections of their leading theorist.
- The Fianna Fail Ard Fheis - Gene Kerrigan on the television show that is also a tribal gathering.
- The War Of Nerves - By Fionnuala 0 'Connor The Unionists are looking to Dublin and the SDLP are depending on the RUC. Everyone is playing the game of brinkmanship.
- The Life And Times Of Conor Cruise O'Brien - Part 2 of Fintan O'Toole's biographical profile tells the story of Conor Cruise O'Brien's chaotic years from his appointment as UN representative in Katanga to his decision to return to Ireland and seek election for the Labour Party.
- Reeling In The Money - Paddy Woodworth on the business of film making in Ireland.
- The Hard Edge Of Soft Rock - Fintan O'Toole talks to Chris Rea about the contradictions of making it big in the rock business.
- The Decline And Fall Of Big Ron - By Peter Ball How a football season full of hope became a shambles for a manager who tried to buy his way to glory.
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- Last month, Brendan McFarlane was ordered by a Dutch court to be extradited back to the North to serve out a sentence of 25 years. He is appealing the decision. His companion Gerard Kelly had his plea accepted that his offences were political. Brendan McFarlane has been on the run since he led thirty-seven men in an escape out of the Maze prison in September 1983. In an exclusive interview with Magill at Bylmerbages Prison in Amsterdam, Brendan McFarlane talks about his life, his youth and upbringing, and his involvement with the armed struggle in the North.
- High Noon In Dublin, by Gene Kerrigan - The gunshots on the streets of Dublin were the most startling element in a day on which the gardai tarnished their image. The warning signs had long been ignored.
- The Life AndTimes Of Conor Cruise O'Brien - by Fintan 0'Toole
- Cruise 0 'Brien's career ranged from the depths of the civil service to the heights of government office. In the first part of an in-depth look at the life and times of Cruise O'Brien, Fintan O'Toole details the intricacies of the early years in Foreign Affairs and the manoeuvering which characterised Irish foreign policy.
- We Reply To Judge Lynch - And we still say the judge got it wrong in his Kerry Babies Report. Gene Kerrigan reveals that the judge is now contradicting the Minister for Justice.
- Samuel Beckett At 80, by Fintan 0 Toole - The minor grandeurs and the major gloom of the exile entering his fifth decade.
- Sean Kelly - Reporting from the continent, career of the great cyclist. Paddy Agnew examines the latest developments
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- The Death Of Frank Hand by Gene Kerrigan - Three men have had death sentences for the murder of Garda Frank Hand commuted to forty years imprisonment. This is the story of how they came to be involved in the Drumree killing.
- Danger On The Shore - As British Nuclear Fuels continues to pump millions of gallons of radioactive waste into the Irish Sea, children on the North Antrim coast are dying of leukaemia. Emily O'Reilly reports.
- Judge Lynch Hits Back - Mr Justice Kevin Lynch replies to his critics on the Kerry Babies Report.
- Politicians And Paramilitaries, by Fionnuala 0 'Connor - After their meeting with Mrs Thatcher, the loyalist leaders hover between constitutional politics and alliance with the paramilitaries.
- The Pride Of Ballaghaderreen - Maurice Manning on the late James Dillon, shopkeeper, orator and leader of Fine Gael.
- Spoiled For Choice - Aidan Dunne reviews the Roderic O'Conor exhibition at the National Gallery.
- Arts For Jobs' Sake - Paddy Woodworth on the chaos in the funding of the arts.
- A Jack, Not A King - Peter Ball profiles the new Irish soccer manager.
- Serves The Buggers Right - John Reason on the Ireland versus England match.
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- Fetch!- by Gene Kerrigan Four years ago this month the RUC began trying to put John O'Reilly away. Four supergrasses have failed to do the job and he is now in Michael Noonan's custody, held on the word of Harry Kirkpatrick. How the Irish government is cooperating with a supergrass system it says must be ended.
- The Trouble With Harry - The transcripts of the Kirkpatrick trial reveal as never before the holes in his evidence and the reasons why the Anglo-Irish Agreement could hinge on the appeal against the convictions. By Derek Dunne.
- The New Coalition? -An exclusive Magill survey of the Fine Gael backbenchers reveals that a majority of them are prepared for coalition with the Progressive Democrats rather than Labour.
- Garret's Judges - With the appointment of J.P. McKenzie SC to the High Court, this government has now appointed eight High Court judges. What kind of legacy are they leaving to the legal system?
- The Sea-Green Incorruptible - By Fionnuala 0 'Connor At fifty, on his fourth and final try, Seamus Mallon has made it to Westminster. For the North, these are stirring times.
- Waiting For The 'Reagan' - In the Sudan, the word reagan has entered the language as the term for food aid. Colm Toibin reports from Khartoum on the struggle against impending famine and the politics of international aid.
- Pictures From A Dark Room - Aidan Dunne on Gene Lambert's extraordinary exhibition of photographs of the disabled.
- Paying The Piper - How terrorist attacks in Vienna and Rome directly threatened Irish jobs and seriously questioned our assumptions about neutrality.
- Fingers In The Dyke - John Reason looks back on the rugby rout in Paris but finds evidence that Ireland can do much better against Wales.
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- The Real Des 0 'Malley - In his first major interview since the foundation of the Progressive Democrats,
- Des O'Malley talks frankly about party policy on the North, the economy and divorce. He looks back on his own career and defends his controversial record in public office. And in an introductory profile Gene Kerrigan chronicles the twists and turns that have led Des 0 'Malley to the setting up of his own party. Interview 16 Profile 10
- A Rough Deal - Derek Dunne looks at the strange case of Eddie Gallagher, ten years after the Herrema kidnapping and still in prison.
- Cars For 1986 - George Campbell's special guide to all the new models for 1986.
- The Life And Death Of Phil Lynott - From Crumlin to cocaine, Phil Lynott lived out a hard heroic image and thought there was nothing he couldn't handle.
- The Robot Revolution - Robots are no longer in the realm of science fiction. They are already at work in Irish industry. But are we doomed to lose out in the race for new technology?
- The King Of The Brandywell - By Tommie Gorman Deprived of soccer for over a decade by sectarian politics, Derry has taken a colourful collection of football exiles to its heart.
- The Goal Kicker's Championship - John Reason previews the rugby championship coming up on February 1.
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