People‘He’s like “Know what these people are waiting for?” I’m there, “Er, butter vouchers?” and that’s nothing against the people of Templeogue. It’s just my prejudice’By Ross O'Carroll-Kelly
TechnologyThe security guy who’s unlocking the mystery of government surveillanceBy Karlin Lillington
Social AffairsCriticism of direct provision system for asylum seekers continues to growBy Marie O’Halloran
BooksMartin Amis: ‘How can one claim to be human without looking at what we have done?’By Eileen Battersby
TV & RadioRadio: John Murray’s contrite guest shows that sorry is still the hardest wordBy Mick Heaney
BooksWhen American dreams cross paths: The True American – Murder and Mercy in TexasBy Molly McCloskey
DrinkPinot Noir Domaine de l’Aigle 2010, IGP pays d’Oc, 13.5%, €15.99 until 28th SeptemberBy John Wilson
TV & RadioTelevision: Feeling a lorra love for UTV’s engrossing Cilla Black biopicBy Bernice Harrison
BooksWe need a new green manifesto. Naomi Klein could have written it: This Changes Everything – Capitalism vs the ClimateBy Paddy Woodworth
CultureCork hears a tale of two forgotten artists and sends spectators on a mystery tripBy Louise Roseingrave
USUS advisers a prerequisite for rooting out Islamic StateBy Michael R Gordon and Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper