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Conflict over McDowell's visit to private detectiv 3 May 2006 Exclusive: Conflicting accounts of a secret meeting in Co Meath at which Michael McDowell met Billy Flynn, a private detective, who "broke open" the Garda scandal in Donegal. Flynn speaks to Village and reveals how he obtained crucial phone logs. McDowell threatens Village with libel action The summer of '81: Colum McCann remembers the hunger strikers A piece of Camelot: Marion McKeone on the sale of Jackie Onassis's New York apartment Derek Mooney: the wild one profiled by John Byrne Steve Staunton's first 100 days assessed	Laide: new evidence could have convicted him 25 April 2006 Evidence excluded in the original trial could have been presented in a new trial of Dermot Laide for the manslaughter of Brian Murphy General discontent: Marion McKeone on Donald Rumsfeld The Children's boss: Emily Logan profiled by John Byrne Chelsea FC's wasted talent. By Ken Early Real life horror for Pavee Lackeen star
Once friends, later enemies 19 April 2006 Hans Kung said Joseph Ratzinger 'sold his soul for power'. Now they have resumed friendship. Hans Kung writes on Benedict XVI Culchies' revenge: Munster to humiliate Leinster Interview: William Hederman meets Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk Susan McKay on the murder of Attracta Harron Chronicle of carnage: road deaths in Ireland	Dutchy: the evidence 12 April 2006 No credible evidence Patrick Holland murdered Veronica Guerin; evidence he should NOT have been convicted on drugs charge Sunday Independent's exclusive 'scare stories' Marion McKeone on the Page Six scandal involving a pal of Bill Clinton Operation Easter: Harry Browne talks to playwright Donal O'Kelly Theatre: The Walworth Farce, almost a masterpiece. By Colin Murphy
The super-earners and the rest 5 April 2006 No banker deserves fifty times the income of a nurse. Emma Browne and Vincent Browne report on what people earn Denis Donaldson: The killing of a spy. By Gerry Adams and Vincent Browne Alleluia Carole: Carole Coleman tells Colin Murphy about interrogating Bush and blessing women Contepomi: the world's second best fly-half. By Ken Early Colum McCann on John McGahern	Gaybo and Carnage 29 March 2006 Road deaths in the Republic of Ireland were 18,000 in the period of 1969-2006 and 8,000 (approx) in Northern Ireland Unhappy Labour by Vincent Browne Podge and Rodge speak to John Byrne Profile: NewsTalk 106's Elaine Geraghty Lost Limerick: decades of State negligence. By Wesley Liddy
McDowell goes wild on One 22 March 2006 Gleeson goes wild on Late Late: 'Anybody who votes for this crowd might as well kill themselves' Maureen Harding Clark profiled Kader Asmal interviewed Michael McCaughan reports on Alvaro Uribe's reign in Colombia Sport: David O'Leary's poor record with Aston Villa	The Framing of Phil Flynn 15 March 2006 'They knew I was innocent, yet they leaked damaging stories to the media.' Interview by Vincent Browne Shooting in Rwanda: John Hurt interviewed Ireland's enforcer: Paul O'Connell interviewed Roy Keane may quit football. He talks to Ken Early Hamas: the perils and power. By Hussein Agha and Robert Malley Shooting in Rwanda: John Hurt interviewed
'Don't do a hysterectomy on me' 8 March 2006 A patient's plea to Michael Neary. How three fellow obstetricians said this man had no case to answer. By Mary Raftery and Sara Burke The murder of Donna Cleary: serious questions arise from this murder most foul. By Vincent Browne, John Byrne and Scott Millar Colum McCann's new column from New York Oscar shooter: Martin McDonagh profiled	Flames of Rage 1 March 2006 How the riots happened and why. By Chekov Feeney, Vincent Browne, John Byrne and Colm Heatley Rabbitte in the Tribunal headlights. By Colin Murphy Iraq's burning season: Paul Rogers on the intensifying insurgency and violence New York redemption: Joseph O'Connor interviewed Taking care of RTE: Mary Finan profiled
Junior Minister scam 22 February 2006 The Junior Minister Scam - jobs for the girls and for the boys In 1977 there were only seven Junior Ministers, now there are 17. At least seven of these positions are non-jobs Michael McDowell delivered a challenging lecture to the media in Ireland, which got surprisingly little media attention. It raised issues pressingly relevant to the media in general and to the role of the media in politics It's 20 years since she started acting, but with lead roles in a new Shakespeare production, a film in the Dublin film festival and a comedy series by Jennifer Saunders, there's no taming Pauline McLynn	Liar, Liar pants on fire 15 February 2006 Frank Dunlop: Lying to the Planning Tribunal Revisiting the Rising: how various 1916 commemorations have been used and abused. By Colin Murphy and Vincent Browne His own man, but still not a minister: Sean Haughey profiled by John Byrne Thrust back into opposing US imperialism: Tariq Ali interviewed High tension in Haiti: Michael McCaughan reports