Crosswords & Puzzles
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Jennifer O’Connell: We are world experts at anomalies, fudges and blind eyes
Rule number one: don’t talk about the anomalies or you might have to address them
Albert Reynolds: Razzmatazz politician and supreme negotiator
Showman and dealmaker defied detractors when he brokered peace in North
Des O’Malley was a mould-breaking ‘giant of politics’
Progressive Democrats founder made ‘extensive’ contribution to public life, says Higgins
Fianna Fáil members know party facing one of its greatest challenges
Activists acknowledge issue of identity essential to repelling threats from Fine Gael and Sinn Féin
Bitter infighting in Green Party threatens to undermine Coalition
Row over Hazel Chu’s bid for Seanad seat highlights split between party’s leading figures
Fearless lifeboat volunteer retires from watery watch after 45 years
Kieran Cotter calls time on Baltimore RNLI seagoing work – service that began in 1975
Pragmatism v Principle – how the Seanad attempted to tackle the issue of children born out of wedlock
An Irishman’s Diary
We’ve had decades of poverty, stifled dreams and lives unlived. But look on the bright side
RTÉ’s The Way We Were successfully dusted off the Reeling in the Years formula
Politicians and sports people ‘should not get’ tax relief aimed at artists
Exemption not intended for ‘career politicians’ or various stars promoting their memoirs
The Crown, season 4: Gillian Anderson takes up the Margaret Thatcher challenge
She is the latest of many actors to wrestle with the blue suit and tortured vowels
Mother-and-baby-homes: Dealing with sensitive data a difficult balancing act
Committee will have to weigh up a matrix of matters before making recommendations
Why are some in Fianna Fáil unhappy with Micheál Martin?
Majority in FF do not want leader’s removal, but many take issue with his operating style
The Puck Stops Here – Frank McNally on the royal goats, psychedelic sheep, and fearsome midges of Kerry
An Irishman’s Diary
Thirty years on, Ireland’s smoky coal ban remains an urgent issue
Some, including initial proponent Mary Harney, argue the ban should be nationwide
Paddy Sheehan obituary: Witty Cork TD with a serious work ethic
Former Fine Gael TD was ‘completely resistant to anodyne press office suggestions’
Anne Doyle: ‘Depression? I know what it is, and it’s a b*tch’
The former RTÉ newsreader on her popularity, perks of retirement and not enjoying lockdown life
Barry Cowen sacking: Lenihan questions why vetting did not flag Pulse record
Vetting of proposed ministers ‘always carried out’, says former minister of state
The Best Of Times: Roche goes to the limit and beyond in bid for Tour de France glory
The drama of the closing stages of the 1987 race held the nation in rapture
Seán O’Rourke: 32,000 interviews later... ‘I’ve had my fill’
The broadcaster, who retired on Friday, looks back on his career high and low points
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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