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- A tale of two lives cut short
Sat, Feb 6, 2010Warren O’Connor and Noel Deans lived very different lives and their deaths were not connected. Yet they died a mile apart, inside a 24-hour period, both victims of a violent, chaotic north Dublin neighbourhood, writes
KATE HOLMQUIST - Is 'a shared North' any closer?Sat, Feb 6, 2010Following Thursday night’s deal in Northern Ireland, five contemporary writers give their views on the political events of recent times
- Germany reels at abuse in top Jesuit school
Sat, Feb 6, 2010The now familiar narrative of systematic abuse of children by priests has scandalised Germans, but campaigners fear the church’s perceived lack of will to change will deny victims justice, writes
DEREK SCALLY in Berlin - No place for home birds
Sat, Feb 6, 2010Charlie Bird has had enough of Washington, but many foreign correspondents experience homesickness and loneliness, writes
DENIS STAUNTON , Foreign Editor - Was Mandela's vision squandered?Sat, Feb 6, 2010Is the growing disillusionment with the ANC’s leadership justified or were expectations unrealistically high?
- 'Criticism I can take. Things that are dishonest I find a lot harder'
Sat, Feb 6, 2010 THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: MARK DURKAN Stepping down today as SDLP leader to focus on his family and his work as an MP, the man who took over from John Hume is philosophical about his party’s slide since the 1998 halcyon days, writes
DAN KEENAN , Northern News Editor - Seven DaysSat, Feb 6, 2010A glance at the week that was
- What makes a trial newsworthy?
Fri, Feb 5, 2010Most trials that receive blanket media coverage, such as that of Eamonn Lillis, involve middle-class people who have committed violent crimes. Are we simply drawn to narratives that fit our everyday experience, or are darker impulses at play? - Letting the paisley pyjamas out of the bag
Fri, Feb 5, 2010Too much intimacy can destroy a relationship – and a pair of thermal long johns can cause almost as much trouble - Your last chance to get 'Lost'
Thu, Feb 4, 2010As the final series of ‘
Lost’ hits the box tonight, viewers fret over the winding down of that rare television animal – a full-blooded media event - Outdated, unsuitable institutions
Wed, Feb 3, 2010More than 4,000 disabled Irish people live in homes that most developed countries would have shut long ago. In some, residents are still medicated to control their behaviour, writes Chief Reporter
CARL O’BRIEN - 'Disabled people are at the back of the queue. They don't have a voice'
Wed, Feb 3, 2010 CASE STUDY: GERALDINE DOLAN: AFTER A lifetime in institutional care, life is beginning to change for Geraldine Dolan.
- Salaries rise as funding falls
Wed, Feb 3, 2010 FUNDING ISSUES: TAXPAYERS GIVE more than €1.5 billion in funding to voluntary groups to provide services for people with disabilities. However, there is concern over the lack of transparency and accountability in how this money is spent by not-for-profit organisations. - All experts agree that community-based living the way forward
Wed, Feb 3, 2010 HOW THEY DO IT ABROAD: MOST WEALTHY western countries have been closing down institutions for people with disabilities for the past 40 years. - Disabled, abused and neglected
Tue, Feb 2, 2010In the first of a two-part series, Chief Reporter
CARL O’BRIEN reports on the uninspected and unregulated State-funded care of disabled people. It is fertile ground for abuse and neglect - 'I was branded a troublemaker. I felt my integrity was in tatters'
Tue, Feb 2, 2010 WHISTLE-BLOWER: BRIDIE COX worked as a nurse in the disability and mental health sector in the UK for 30 years, but when she returned home to Co Clare a few years ago to continue her work, she was shocked at the standard of care. - 'The abuse that happened in the past was horrendous'Tue, Feb 2, 2010 INSTITUTION PROFILE: EIGHTEEN MEN have been investigated in connection with allegations of abuse against 21 children with intellectual disabilities at Brothers of Charity residential units in Galway over 33 years.
- 'He did dirty things to me'Tue, Feb 2, 2010 CASE STUDY: BRENDAN: BRENDAN doesn’t say much. When he does, his speech is slurred and difficult to understand. But he’s aware of everything that goes on around him.
- New Bill begs further questions
Sat, Jan 30, 2010A BILL published yesterday, which aims to tackle “threatening” begging practices, has received mixed reactions as different groups consider the complexities surrounding legitimate begging and a perceived increase in so-called professional begging practices, writes
PAMELA DUNCAN - Mo's legacy lives on screen
Sat, Jan 30, 2010POLITICIANS AND officials, no doubt, walked the grounds of Hillsborough Castle this week during the occasional break in yet another round of talks to break yet another impasse in the Northern Ireland peace process, writes
MARK HENNESSY, London Editor
