Early Days In The Cosgrave Coalition - An excerpt from Chapter 5 of "Round Up The Usual Suspects: The Cosgrave Coalition and Nicky Kelly" which outlines the political background to the arrest of Nicky Kelly.
Citizen Ken by Olivia 0 'Leary - Ken Livingstone is a man with a mission: to save the GLC and spread egg all over the face of Margaret Thatcher.
The Big Irish Ball - Mark Brennock and photographer Patrick Redmond spent two weeks in the ·ith the Irish troops.
Framing Of Marie McCarthy, by Colm Toibin - How 'Today Tonight', Gordon Thomas and the Sunday Press used the Pope and an innoocent woman to sell a story which was completely untrue.
Olympics - A complete guide to all the field and track events by Hugh Quigley.
Twice Chairman of the RTE Authority, Chief Executive of Gael-Linn, Donall 0 Morain, is now about to publish a Sunday newspaper in Irish. by Tom O'Dea
Million Dollar Bash - Declan Kiberd casts a cold eye over the fun and frolics of the middle classes at the Dylan concert at Slane.
Diary, Motoring, Art, As Time Goes By, Business Forum, Wigmore
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- 1984 In Mountjoy - Colm Toibin investigates how 400 undelivered letters came to be found on a landing in Mountjoy.
The Long Slow Death Of The Labour Party - After the defeat of the Labour Party in the Euro elections, the party seems unlikely to change its basic direction. The party knows what its problems are but is unwilling or unable to do anything about them. Also, Gerald Barry analyses the election results.
From Whom All Mercies Flow - Gene Kerrigan reports from Belfast City Hall on the election of Big Ian Paisley.
Time & Patience In The Suir Valley - by Colm Toibin
A further report has been published on the problems surrounding the Merck Sharp and Dohme factory in the Suir Valley. Another "report may be published next year. Meannwhile, cattle continue to die.
The Politics Of Heart Surgery - Mary Raftery looks at the new developments in the technology of heart surgery and profiles some of the leading specialists in Dublin.
Sweet William, Big Maggie & The Ascot Gavotte, by Olivia 0 'Leary
"The children of the wealthy, who once wore Che tee-shirts, can now stop slumming it. Mrs Thatcher has made Britain safe for the rich."
Big Brother Comes To Town - Alan Murdoch profiles Gene Amdahl, the pioneering scientist behind the Trilogy project, describes his revolution in micro-electronics and the company's international strategy for tax avoidance.
Kevin Cashman writes about Tony Doran and assesses Wexford's chances in the light of Wexford's defeat of Kilkenny.
Eamon Dunphy writes a last farewell to the European soccer championships.
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- The man from God knows where by Jimmy Breslin
- The legacy of Dermot Ryan by Olivia O’Leary
- O’Malley: out in the cold by Olivia O’Leary
- More fiddle then a Fleadh by Eamonn Mctlann
- A week in wonderland by Nell McCafferty
- The rubber dinghy man: a profile of Terry Venables by Eamon Dunphy
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- Where is the just society? Olivia O’Leary talks to Liam Skelly
- Charlie Haughey’s forty shades of green by Olivia O’Leary
- Waiting for the Sherriff by Gene Kerrigan
- The Great Khan of Cortoon: A profile of John Healy by Tom O’Dea
- Part of what we are: Eamon Dunphy writes about the centenary progress of the GAA
- The rise of Limerick by Kevin Cashman
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- True Confessions by Colm Toibin
- Sean Doherty’s pot of gold by Olivia O’Leary
- The extradition of Dominic McGlinchey by Derek Dunne
- Political Reporting: the take and the feed by Gene Kerrigan
- Biting the bullet by Colm Toibin
- The great Shamrock Rovers revival by Eamon Dunphy
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The Heroin Bushfire - Day by day the heroin bushfire moves Southwest across Dublin, with one community suffering as another chases the pushers out. Magill investigates recent events and profiles Ma Baker, one of the leading pushers.
The John Hume Show - As the Forum proceedings reach a climax John Hume, the North's most successful proponent of constitutional nationalism, faces the biggest challenge of his career. Olivia O'leary has been following Hume through the political labyrinth and examining his relations with his colleagues in the SDLP, Garret FitzGerald and Charlie Haughey, and Margaret Thatcher; and assessing his chances of salvaging something from the political maelstrom.
In The Custody Of The State - Martin Beatty died in police custody and the recent inquest on his death left many quesstions unanswered. The Beatty case is the latest in a series of disturbing events, with someone dying in the custody of the state every three months, on average.
The Politics Of Pig Slurry - Mark Brennock has been wading through the 'depths of charge and counter-charge that followed the Ballyshannon pollution scandal. He investigates the events, the illnesses that followed, the lack of official action on the problem, which spreads far beyond Ballyyshannon.
Two Poor Teams On An Off Day - John Reason assesses the Twickenham match and its consequences.
A Brilliant Loser - Eamon Dunphy writes about Tony Ward.
Diary, Motoring, Computers, As Time Goes By, Business Forum, Wigmore
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- Barrie Cooke : The Moment Of Seeing
- The golden voice of Tommy O Brien
- Garret FitzGerald in Government
- The confession of Christy lynch
- Inside the Marriage Tribunal
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- Operation Santa Claus - Tommie Gorman details the events leading up to the successful rescue of Don Tidey, the murder of a Garda and a soldier in Derrada Wood and the subsequent escape of the kidnap gang.
The Rise And Temporary Fall Of John Bruton - Fine Gael is his natural home and he will probably some day be its natural leader. Olivia O'Leary profiles the Minister for Industry.
No Camping - Maggie O'Kane describes the lifestyle of Ireland's 15,000 travelling people, and the hostile attitude of the settled community towards them.
Vilification Once Again - During the last challenge to Charles Haughey's leadership of Fianna Fail in January and February 1983, Mr Haughey's supporters publicly alleged that their leader was being subbjected to a campaign of vilification by the media. John Horgan in a paper first given to the Merriman School analyses the press coverage at the time.
George Orwell And The Road To 1984 - In recent weeks the long awaited Orwell circus has come to town. The Orwell legend has been employed to make political capital by the kind of people Orwell raged against with typewriter and rifle. Gene Kerrigan examines the man's life and work.
The Island That Wouldn't Go To Sleep - Colm Toibin on Tory Island
John Reason previews the forthcoming Ireland v France rugby international.
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- Maggie O'Kane at Greenham Common
- Seamus Heany's Ireland
- Cluskey: The Real Tainiste
- Spaghetti Soccer
- The Magic of John Feeney
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A Woman in Gangland is a piece of "serious investigative journaalism" which is "written with verve" by a "talented journalist". This is the opinion of Justice Barrington. He made the remarks in: the process of barring the article from publication on December 2 in the High Court.
- Nicky Kelly: The New Evidence by Derek Dunne
- Mountjoy: The Short Honeymoon by Mark Brennock
- Labour's Legacy by Mary Raftery
- The Crowning Of The King Of The Paddies by Colm Toibin and Mark Brennock
- If Thy Right Hand Offend Thee by Colm Toibin
- A Tale Of Two Ministers. by Joe Joyce and Peter Murtagh
- Sidney Nolan and the Kelly Gang by Aidan Dunne
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How The TDs Rip Us Off 6 Gene Kerrigan looks at how the TDs, on their gross! inflated salaries rip off the taxpayer.
- Love In A Cold Climate - Mary Holland reports from London on the first Anglo-Irish summit in two years.
- Wish You Were Here - A group of British journalists recently came to Ireland courtesy of the government. Julia Langdon, political correspondent of The Guardian was among them. This is her story.
- The Trial Of Sergeant Diviney by Gene Kerrigan
- Peter Matthews (photographed above in the early 1960s) died in a garda cell at Shercock in April 1982. The trial arising from his arrest and interrogation produced a shocking and disturbing story .
- Dublin On £4 A Day - There are over 1,100 people sleeping in night shelters, hostels or sleeping rough in Dublin every night. Mark Brennock and John McHugh lived among them for two weeks.
- Marathon '83 - Derek Speirs and Billy Stickland went out to photograph the runners.
- Edward O'Grady And The Politics Of Racing
- Eileen Battersby profiles the young Tipperary horse trainer, Edward O'Grady.
- The Guinness Jazz Festival Lyn Geldof reports from Cork.
- Diary, Network, Motoring, As Time Goes By, Business Forum, Wigmore
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- Mary Raftery explores the life and times of one of Ireland's most notorious criminal families.
- Justice Donnelly Hits Back by Kevin Dawson
- The President of the District Court talks about the Rent Courts.
- The Criminal Justice Bill - Adrian Hardiman argues that the Bill threatens to undermine established legal principles.
- Wolfe Tone and the Rituals of Republicanism: Gene Kerrigan, at Bodenstown with the Provos and Charlie Haughey, takes a good cold look at the beliefs and activities of Wolfe Tone.
- Vinnie Doyle, the controversial, talented and erratic editor of the Irish Independent, is profiled. by Alan Murdoch
- Soccer: a Two-act Farce - Cian O'Mahony puts the Ireland-Holland debacle in perspective.
- Derry and the Irish League - Declan McColgan examines the plight of the team that can't find anyone to play against.
- The Women's Programme - Last Monday saw the launch of Irish Television's first current affairs programme by and for women.
- Such Mighty Sheets of Sound - John Banville at the Wexford Opera Festival.
- Diary, Network, Motoring, As Time Goes By, Business Forum, Wigmore
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