Crime Hysteria, by Gene Kerrigan and Helen Shaw - Proper and logical deployment of resources to alleviate crime is being stymied by stimulated hysteria which exaggerates the problem. Vested interests are turning a manageable problem into a crisis. We examine the latest facts and statistics.
MAKING MONEY, by Alan Murdoch - Early in May 1983, a stream of high quality forged £10 notes began crossing the counters of shops, bars and banks on Dublin's Southside. It was the start of a nationwide Provisional IRA campaign to raise money by other means - printing their own.
IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES, by Olivia O'Leary - The committee on marital breakdown, after much politicking and posturing, finally fudged the divorce issue. It has now become clear, however, that the majority of them are in favour of divorce.
ONE WAY TICKET - Robert Armstrong last year won a Guinness Peat Aviation award for his painting. He decided to tour the world, with the primary aim of visiting Papua New Guinea to study that country's arts and artefacts. In five months he visited five continents.
LIKE A TIGER, by John Reason - A profile of France's outtstanding full back, Serge Blanco.
A profile of Michael Kiernan, by Gervase Thornley
Magill Diary, Beyond The Pale, As Time Goes By, Motoring, Business Forum, Wigmore ; Theatre, Art, Rock, Books, Opera, Television
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- The National Handler, by Olivia O'Leary - Some see him as affable and helpful, for others there is something sinister about the man who oils Garret FitzzGerald's wheels and makes Fine Gael run.
THE ARD FHEIS LIMERICK BIGAMY, by Helen Shaw - Year after year RTE is handed over to the political parties, year after year the viewers switch off. Still the free adverts continue.
Limerick Bigamy Case, by Martin Byrnes - The laws of church and state came into direct conflict in the open court for the first time in Limerick recently. Many other such cases may follow.
THE UDR DEATHS, by Nell McCafferty - Three members of the Graham family in Fermanagh joined the UDR. And one after another the brothers were shot dead by the IRA.
DUNNE'S STORES IN BLACK AND WHITE, by Eamonn McCann - What began as a localised dispute over the suspension of a member of staff at a Dublin store has acquired internatio nal significance. There are now major issues of principle involved.
MICK DOYLE, by Gervase Thornley - Ireland coach Mick Doyle has been given much of the credit for the Triple Crown victory. Gervase Thornley looks at the rugby career of the man who has given Ireland a new style of play.
THE DUEL FOR THE CROWN, by John Reason - "Somehow they have manaaged to take up their beds and hobble up onto the winners rostrum. It would be stretchhing credibility to say that they walked there."
Kelly's Heroes ; ITGWU Bosses Clash ; Readership Row ; Beyond the Pale; Uncontroversial Slaughter ; Crimewatch
Art, Cinema, Theatre, Radio, Rock, Television, Books; As Time Goes By, Business Forum, Motoring, Wigmore
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- There is evidence that the £1.7m confiscated by the government under emergency legislation did not belong to the IRA. A heavy burden of proof lies with the government as legal proceedings begin, and Michael Noonan's career is in the balance.
The Dail began the process of dragging itself out of the mire and making itself more releevant to the electorate. The results have been patchy. By Helen Shaw
- Of the first twenty teenagers to be jailed in Loughan House in 1978 all returned to crime and to jail. Several are on heroin, two are dead. By Mark Brennock
Following the burial of Wales by the Irish rugby team, John Reason reviews the Irish perrformance and assesses our chances of winning the Triple Crown and the championship. By John Reason
Bishop Newman: the Mullah of Limerick, by Olivia O'Leary - The bete noir of liberals, Jeremiah Newman, Bishop of Limerick, talks candidly about family planning, the relationnship between Catholic TDs and their bishops, Islam, paciifism and nuclear war.
Baggot Street Crime watch ; Cruise O'Brien And The Lebanon ; The Kerry Babies Tribunal ; Street Traders ; Joyriders ; Beyond The Pale
As Time Goes By, Business Forum, Eamon Dunphy's Diary, Wigmore; Theatre, Cinema, Television, Books, Radio, Cars
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- The Counter-Reformation Of John Paul II, by Gian-Carlo Zizzola
Just when everyone was getting used to the changes brought about by Vatican II along came Karol Wojtyla. Not content merely to preside over his church, he systematically set out to remodel it in the image of Polish traditionalism. This most determined and energetic of popes has set himself a major task and has skilfully built up within the church the political base from which he can succeed.
- Alice Glenn and Joe Doyle were until recently just two more Fine Gael footsoldiers. Then they faced a decision which each had to cope with in her and his own way. By Olivia O'Leary
From the "Riordans" to "Glenroe", from "Strumpet City" to "The Price", RTE's drama department has been steeped in controversy, conflict and questionable judgement. by Paddy Woodworth
Pat McCartan is one of the most successful solicitors in the country and is poised to take a seat in the Dail. By Kevin Dawson
A hundred and some years ago the Wexford Slobs were the bottom of the sea. Now two huge dykes hold the water back and the resultant flat, dull landscape still looks like the bottom of the sea. Birds love it. by Bernard Loughlin
Barry McGuigan: A TV Fighter Gets His Chance, by Eoghan Corry
When Ireland met France last Saturday, the match turned so thoroughly nasty so quickly that it looked as if it might turn into the Third World War. By John Reason
As Time Goes By, Business Forum, Wigmore, Cinema, Books, Art, TV, Theatre, Poems by James Simmons and Paul Durcan
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The single institution which over the past twenty years has had the profoundest effect on Irish society is the Supreme Court. Praised by some, damned by others, ignored by most, the Court has received little scrutiny from the press, its personnel and its actions only occasionally coming to prominence. Colm Toibin, in a major investigation into the Court's development, chronicles the controversies within the Court, the conflict between the Court and successive governments, and the effect which the six most powerful men in the country have had on our society.
Take Me Home Country Roads - Olivia 0 'Leary in Kerry with Dick Spring
The Sexual Politics Of John B. Keane, by Fintan 0 Toole
"Unattached women are seen as not just a destabilising force in society but as a direct threat to men. Their sexual power derives from their ability to tantalise and punish men by denying them sex."
"McNeill told me that they were all fed up with being cannon fodder." - John Reason
Diary, As Time Goes By, Motoring, Business Forum, Wigmore , The Art Of Patrick Collins by Aidan Dunne
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Vincent Browne, publisher of Magill, in an Editorial, outlines the themes which have dominated Magill over its first hundred issues.
High Profiles - Profiles of five significant figures in Irish life: Colm Toibin on Gay Byrne and Nell McCafferty; Breandan 0 hEithir on Jack 0 'Shea; Paddy Agnew on Vincent 0 'Brien; Fintan O'Toole on Brian Friel.
A selection of photographs from the pages of Magill
"One Bold Step Forward Followed By A Deluge Of Apologies" - Pat Brennan on the women's movement - "But if the issue is sex, or anything related to it, feminists can do almost nothing."
Class Of '77 - Denis Geoghegan and Helen Shaw interview ten young people who left school in 1977, the year Magill was founded.
The Bishops & The North, by Olivia 0 'Leary - Bishops Edward Daly and Cathal Daly have stood in the front-line of nationalist opinion in the North. "The contrast in their dioceses, as much as their personalities, dictates a somewhat different approach by the two men to their public roles."
Top Job - Eamon Dunphy goes through the likely candidates for the job as Head of Sport in RTE.
Music To My Ears by John Reason - "In this year of Our Lord 1985 Ireland are going to run the ball. They have washed their hands of goal kickers and goal kicking records if those goal kickers cannot fulfil their prime function on a rugby field."
Editorial, Motoring, As Time Goes By, Wigmore
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An ll-Year Old Confesses to Murder, by Colm Toibin - Last May several gardai descended on a house in Tallaght and arrested an II-year old boy under the Offences Against The State Act. After several hours' interrogation the boy signed a confession to a murder he did not commit.
People Of The Year - We asked specialists in the field of politics, entertainment, sport, theatre and television to nominate the people who performed best in 1984.
Fair Cops, by Gene Kerrigan - The inside story of how two garda detectives fought to protect the integrity of the fingerprint system and were punished for their efforts.
A Year In The Dail, by Helen Shaw - What our TDs did for their money in 1984, and what they didn't do.
The World Of Derek Mahon - Paul Durcan went to London to interview one of Ireland's best poets.
The Rugby Greats, by John Reason - In the fourth part of his series on the greats of the game John Reason assesses the greatest back row players.
Diary, Terry Keane, As Time Goes By, Art, Wigmore
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Rome Rule by Olivia 0 'Leary - The appointment of Bishop McNamara as Archbishop of Dublin has provoked some trenchant comment from Dublin clergy. It also emphasises the Pope's determination to stamp his image on the church worldwide.
The Supermarket War - Alan Murdoch reports on the fierce competition between the supermarkets and the small retailers.
The Essential Nell - Nell McCafferty has just had published a collection of her best writings of the past fourteen years. Gene Kerrigan talked to her.
The Commissioner, by Olivia 0 'Leary - Larry Wren took over as head of the garda force in controversial circumstances. The post is today more sensitive than ever and the old-fashioned disciplinarian has his hands full.
The Fall From The Summit - The Summit debacle has not alone damaged Garret FitzGerald's prestige, it has blown away many of the illusions in whi h Anglo-Irish relations have wallowed.
Cyril Cusack, by Tom O'Dea - The grand old man of Irish theatre is ,thinking of retirement, but not just yet.
That Was Moving Hearts - Gene Kerrigan and Derek Speirs were along to record the last performance of the most exciting band to appear in recent years.
The Rugby Greats, by John Reason - In the third part of his series on the great players John Reason recounts the achievements of the great forwards.
Diary, As Time Goes By, Business Forum, George Campbell's Motoring, Terry Keane, Art, Eamon Dunphy, Wigmore 60
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The Coalition At Mid-Term, by Olivia 0 'Leary - After two years in office the Coalition can no longer justify its inactivity by claiming that it is just settling into the job. Olivia O'Leary examines the government's progress - or lack of it - and the performance of each Minister .
Murder In The Sun, by Sam Smith - Brendan Flynn is a Dublin businessman, an active Fianna Failer. His business partner was murdered in the Canaries and a nightmare startedfor Flynn.
Douglas Gageby And The Irish Times, by Gene Kerrigan - Ireland's most successful editor has been 25 years at the Irish Times. The paper has beecome an excellently marketed product as Gageby and his managers strive for financial stability.
Between The Dim And The Dark - Colm Toibin at the Wexford Opera Festival ... Three operas, daily recitals, great bars: the best festival in Ireland.
The Rugby Greats: Part 2 - John Reason continues his series on the game's great players, this time examining the great serum halves.
Ireland-Australia, by John Reason John Reason got 8/1 that Australia would make it a grand slam. He examines the Ireland-Australia game and reveals why his bookmaker is in tears.
Diary, As Time Goes By, Terry Keane, Business Forum, Motoring, Wigmore
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The Garda Scandals: The Evidence Noonan Ignores - Gene Kerrigan reports on the Shercock death and on some of the more notable recent scandals in the Gardai and illusstrates how the methods used and the fall in standards within the criminal justice system have led to a point where a Kerry Babies case was inevitable.
Diary, As Time Goes By, Business Forum, Terry Keane, Motoring, Cinema, Wigmore
Cash On The Line, by Helen Shaw - A billion pounds have been spent on the telephone system over the past five years.
The Greening Of Foreign Affairs, by Olivia O'Leary - "Government policy makers privately admit that there has been a determination to parade as publicly as possible Dublin's role as protectors of the nationalist community."
New Irish Films - David McKenna, Declan Kiberd and Aidan Dunne review three new Irish films.
The Rugby Greats - John Reason begins a series of articles on the great rugby players of the past twenty years.
Teasing The Nation, Player by player - Eamon Dunphy analyses the Irish team.
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- How The Farmers Rip Us Off - Olivia O'Leary and Mark Brennock examine the extent of the farmers' rip-off and the tactics they have been using in order to stave off a land tax.
The Paper Chase, by Alan Murdoch - The newspaper business is in trouble and its executives are taking turns using the scalpel and the hatchet. Alan Murdoch looks at the high finance and low life in the Press, Indeependent and Tribune.
Is It A Sin To Be Rich? There's a fresh wind blowing through the Catholic church and it's causing some shivers. By Olivia O'Leary
The Crime And Punishment Of Michael Kinsella,
Michael Kinsella was found guilty of murder in 1974. He has been in prison since then. Serious questions have been raised about whether the punishment fits the crime. By Gene Kerrigan
Radical Chic - Terry Keane tells where to go and what to do there.
Willem de Kooning At The Pompidou Centre - Aidan Dunne went to Paris to view the retrospective of one of the world's foremost painters.
The League Problems. Bohs are flying high after the Rangers victory but League of Ireland football is still fla pping its wings half-heartedly. By Eamon Dunphy
They're Not Going Home Without The Cup - A minute by minute account of the kingdom, the power and the disappointment. By Tom MacIntyre
Diary, As Time Goes By, George Campbell's Motoring, Business Forum Marathon Diary, Wigmore
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The Provos - In this issue we look at the Provisionals, at the prospects for an escalation of IRA military activity after Sinn Fein's foray into electoral politics. Gene Kerrigan also interrviews Danny Morrison to establish Sinn Fein's own estimation of its successes and failures and describes the ineffectual recall session of the Assembly following the Sean Downes killing. John McHugh examines the extent of the government boycott of Sinn Fein counncillors in the South and finds it makes concessions to political expediency.
- Niall Rush was getting 83p an hour from a Dublin clinic for allowing himself be used to test drugs for the benefit of international drug companies. He took the drugs and half an hour later he died.
- The Politics Of Rose by Aidan Dunne
- Behind the scenes of the latest art extravaganza things were frought with conflict and frustration.
- Land Of Hype And Glory by Eamon Dunphy
- Eamon Dunphy kept a diary of his experiences covering the Los Angeles Olympics.
- Shaping Up To Be A Magnificent Final by Kevin Cashman
- Kevin Cashman previews the All-Ireland.
- Diary, Network, Motoring, Theatre, Computers, As Time Goes By, Wigmore
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