- The Fine Gael party bears no resemblance to the party that Garret FitzGerald took over in 1977. But the old guard took a stand against the new order during the recent Amendment campaign. Was this the start of their revival or their last stand? Gene Kerrigan charts the transformation of Fine Gael, and looks at the war within the party.
- Who Is James Delaney? - A Texan millionaire who owns the site of the Battle of the Boyne is coming to Ireland to meet politicians and businessmen. Kerry Dougherty reports.
- Barring Orders - The new system of Dail Committees is seen as a step towards Dail reform. But the published verbatim report of the first meeting of the Joint Committee on Legislation is not enncouraging.
- Inside Mountjoy - Mark Brennock visited Mountjoy prison and examined the conditions in which its 490 inhabitants live. "It is possible to obtain heroin within the prison. Prison officers say they have found prisoners in their cells with syringes in their arms."
- Druid's Spell - The focus of excitement in Irish theatre has switched from Dublin to Galway over the past five years. Kevin Dawson goes to Lisdoonvarna and Inishmaan with the Druid Theatre Commpany to see why.
- Marathon Notebook - Kerry Dougherty talks to eight runners about the 1983 Dublin City Marathon.
- Brian Friel & The Three Pamphleteers - Richard Kearney went to Derry to see Field Day's production of Boesman and Lena by Athol Fugard. He also reviews three new Field Day pamphlets by Seamus Heaney, Seamus Deane and Tom Paulin.
- Diary, Network, As Time Goes By, Computers, Business, Wigmore
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- In 1976 and 1977 there were persistent allegations of brutality against the Gardai. The Sallins mail train robbery trial was the centre of these allegations. In this major investigation, Magill examines the allegations that the Gardai conspired to subvert the course of justice.
- The Moral Civil War (Gene Kerrigan)
- The Irish J.R.: Kerry Dougherty talks to the managing director of Atlantic Resources and considers the government’s options (Kerry Dougherty)
- Shattering Garret: Marpk Brennock examines the role and function of Young Fine Gael and profiles its Chairman, Chris O’Malley (Mark Brennock)
- The Seeds of a Police State (Vincent Browne and Derek Dunne)
- The Green Minister: A Profile of Austin Deasy (Risteard O Muirithille)
- The Derek Hill Collection (Colm Toibin)
- How The Dubs Burgled the Banks (Brendan O hEithir)
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- Whether or not justice is being done these days it is certainly not being seen to be done. The "deal" system, in which lawyers work out the what's ebst for their clients or most expedient for the legal establishment, has been thrown into the limelight by the MacArthur case and the failure to prosecute for the murder of Donal Dunne. Inside, we look at how the deal was done and in whose interests. And how the deal backfired.
- Justice Behind Closed Doors. Malcolm MacArthur: How the Deal Was Done
- Haughey’s Strategy (Mary Holland)
- An Taisce: The New Blood (Mary Raftery)
- The Accusing Finger of Raymond Gilmour (Nell McCafferty)
- Question Marks: TDS and the abuse of Dail Questions (Gene Kerrigan)
- As Time Goes By (Gene Kerrigan)
- On the Road: David Walsh on the Tour de France with Sean Kelly (David Walsh)
- The Last Word (John Reason)
- Lisdoonvarna ’83 (Gene Kerrigan)
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The Armalite and the Ballot Box: Michael Farrell interviews two spokespersons authorised to speak on behalf of the leadership of the IRA (Michael Farrell)
- “We have now established a sort of Republican veto”: Michael Farrell interviews Gerry Adams MP, vice-president of Sinn Fein (Michael Farrell)
- ITGWU Establishment Rules (Mary Raftery)
- A Question of Judgement: Kerry Dougherty reports on the continuing saga of Gerard Cowzer (Kerry Dougherty)
- A Grain of Truth: Mark Brennock examines the Irish Independent’s treatment of the Ranks workers (Mark Brennock)
- How TDs Subvert the Dail (Gene Kerrigan)
- To Westminster And Back: The Life And Times Of Gerry Fitt (Nell McCafferty)
- Bowie Live! (Michael Dwyer)
- Old Father; Old Artificer (Bruce Arnold)
- As Time Goes By (Gene Kerrigan)
- Ollie Campbell: Asking for more (John Reason)
- When the vote comes In
- Forget me nots
- Take me home country roads
- Fear in the Valley - Sequel
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- There is death and disease in the Suir Valley. On one farm alone 114 cattle have died. The authorities say there is no problem.
- Gerry Adams: The provos at the ballot box
- The unimportance of being Paddy Hillery
- Profile: Tim Pat Coogan
- The reconstruction of the Kerry Team
- How the Amendment Works
- Feeney Rides Again
- Actual Grace
- Great GAS
- Comrades Brothers and Sisters
- As Time Goes By - June 1983
- Micheal Mulcahy: Images of the Navigator
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- Oliver J Flanagan - The Bitterness Erupts.
- The Revolt of the 11/64 (Gene Kerrigan)
- The Secrets of Opus Dei (Maurice Roche)
- As Time Goes By (Gene Kerrigan)
- Parliamo Brady: Cian O’Mahony visits Liam Brady at Sampdoria Genova (Cian O’Mahony)
- The Rise and Fall of Cobh Ramblers (Kevin Cashman)
- Barrie Cooke: The Process of Growth (Colm Toibin)
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- Maggie O'Kane talks to the Fairview Killers
- Labour - The Cutting Edge of Coalition
- The Death of Helen Phillips (Mary Raftery)
- Who Fears to Speak (Gene Kerrigan)
- A Question of Judgement - Judge Frank Martin and the Cowzer Affair (Kerry Dougherty)
- Man Bites Dogma: The Press and the Amendment Campaign (Luke Gibbons)
- As Times Goes By (Gene Kerrigan)
- Showbands, Books And The Great Patrioltic War - Travels in the Soviet Union By Anthony Cronin (Anthony Cronin)
- The Lions Share (John Reason)
- Robert Ballagh - Upstairs, Downstairs (Colm Toibin)
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- Trusting Garret (Gene Kerrigan)
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- The Scintillating Supercchaged, Stunning, Vociferous, Best-Ever, Green White and Gold Ard Fheis
- The Prodigal Son (Colm Toibin)
- What makes Bertie run? (Gene Kerrigan)
- Frank FitzGerald and the Arms Crisis of 1922 (Michael Farrell)
- The Long Honeymoon: The IFA and the ICMSA (John McAleese)
- As Time Goes By (Gene Kerrigan)
- The Watershed Trial (Gene Kerrigan)
- A Jazz World (Brian Trench)
- Ollie Campbell and the Fruit Machine (John Reason)
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- Charlie and the Press Gang
- How Charlie Won the War; The Battle for the Leadership of Fianna Fail (Vincent Browne)
- The Worst Laid Plans. Fintan O’Toole on one reason why Dick Spring should scrap An Bord Pleanala (Fintan O’Toole)
- A Portrait of Peadar O'Donnell As An Old Soldier
- “Get all the Protestants out”. Colm Toibin listens to two supporters of the FitzGerald Amendment (Colm Toibin)
- As Time Goes By (Gene Kerrigan)
- The Killing of Eamonn Byrne (Maggie O’Kane)
- Death By Ambiguity (Brian Trench)
- Replay '82?
- Paul Brady; Moving on up the line (Ferdia MacAnna)
- Exit Sean McCarthy (David McKenna)
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- Have SPUC, will travel
- Limericks Fearsome Ferocity (Gene Kerrigan)
- Beyond Compassion - Michael D. Higgins
- A Naas how-do-you-do (Gene Kerrigan)
- Who is Fred O’Donovan and why is he trying to silence Gay Byrne? (Colm Toibin)
- The Extraordinary Life and Times of Sean MacBride. Part 2 (Michael Farrell)
- Ireland in Wonderland; Ten Year in the EEC (Joe Carroll)
- Souvenirs of Survival; Making Sense – Ten Painters 1963-1983 (Mairead Byrne)
- These Sporting Patriots (Eamonn Dunphy)
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- "And the first thing we're going to do is cancel Christmas..."
- How long more must we tolerate this awful Government? (Vincent Browne)
- Ministers and Misfits
- A Character Evaluation of Garret FitzGerald
- The Extraordinary Life and Times of Sean MacBride. Part 1 (Michael Farrell)
- No Surrender. Patterns of Discrimination in Northern Ireland (Paddy Agnew)
- Shady Dog Stories; Kevin Cashman recalls some of the strokes pulled in the greyhound racing game. And some of the plans that came unstuck (Kevin Cashman)
- As Time Goes By (Gene Kerrigan)
- Charley Haughey: Read 'em and weep (Gene Kerrigan)
- Dallas with Knobs on (Eamon Dunphy)
- The Lost Post (Gene Kerrigan)
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- How the Fine Gael whiz-kids sold us a Taoiseach. by Vincent Browne
- The People Speak (Gene Kerrigan)
- Considering the death of a man aged about 25 years (Gene Kerrigan)
- The Rip-Off on Health (Pat Brennan)
- The Uncivil Civil Servants. The Obstruction of Reform (PJ Hegarty)
- Selections for the Lions – the large lump syndrome (John Reason)
- Delusions of Grandeur. Eoin Hand’s Record (Cian O’Mahony)
- As Time Goes By (Gene Kerrigan)
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