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    • A little less gloom on the economy

      Economic growth this year will be only half as fast as in 2007, the Central Bank forecasts in its quarterly bulletin, yesterday. The bank projects that the pace of economic growth will decelerate from 5.1 per cent in 2007 to 2.6 per cent this year. Yet, despite the forecast economic slowdown, the Central Bank's assessment of the State's economic prospects is not without an element of optimism. p

    • Home truths

      It is a shameful thing when the philanthropic impetus of a prominent private citizen, designed to contribute to the development of a local community, is smothered by wilful State neglect. That has happened in Co Kerry where Killarney House, a key feature within the National Park, has been allowed to go to rack and ruin by the Department of the Environment. p
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    • Chad's complexities a barrier for Eufor

      One of the refugee camps in Darfur, which have been terrorised by government-backed Janjaweed gunmen. Eufor is intended to complement the new UN and African Union hybrid force Unamid, which has been operating in Darfur since January 1st. Events in Chad have postponed the deployment of the Irish-led EU force. Simon Roughneen explains why, if the troops ever are deployed, they will enter a hornet's nest of competing and overlapping national, regional and international interests. p

    • Mission to focus on patrolling border areas

      If Irish troops eventually get to Chad, what will be their responsibilities? Tom Clonan explains. p

    • Ahern's authority wanes as serious questions mount up

      Inside Poltics: The Taoiseach's authority suffered further erosion during the week as more fuel was piled on to the smouldering saga surrounding his personal finances. p

    • Rights of adults must not trump needs of children

      Maybe I have lived through too many referendums, but my heart sank when I heard that there were people protesting outside where Elizabeth Marquardt was due to speak last Wednesday, writes Breda O'Brien . p

    • Kenyan crisis is chilling but talk of ethnic cleansing is premature

      World View : A chilling report from Kenya during the week spoke of how violence there is tearing apart the social fabric as people from mixed neighbourhoods are threatened by neighbours telling them to "go home" to where their tribes are in a majority. p

    • Government boxed in on economic options

      Wednesday's IMF warning about the vulnerability of the Irish economy to the kind of US downturn now under way - a 1 per cent drop in US growth translating into a 1.75 per cent drop in ours - highlights the importance of our Government having the capacity in the period ahead to stimulate growth by budgetary action, writes Garret FitzGerald . p

    • Passport non-story illustrates flaws in coverage

      Thankfully US politics has provided some real drama and substance in recent weeks, writes Noel Whelan . There has been very little of either in Irish politics. p
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    • An Irishwoman's Diary

      What is it with soundtracks? Once upon a time, they were acknowledged only in the near-invisible credits which came up on the screen as you were leaving the cinema. p
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