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- Who is Enda Kenny?Sat, Feb 26, 2011His supporters would say they never expected less, but Enda’s arrival at the political summit was hardly a tale of overnight success. Those close to him describe a gregarious countryman, devoted husband and steely operator deserving of a crack at Ireland’s top job, writes KATHY SHERIDAN
- The last broadcasts to a wider world
Sat, Feb 26, 2011Regarded as a treasure by millions in often desolate regions, the BBC’s World Service is facing the cold winds of cutbacks and changing ambitions, writes MARK HENNESSY, London Editor
- Hold on to your seat for drama you can count on
Sat, Feb 26, 2011As history shows, our electoral system ensures scenes of shock, surprise and gruelling endurance at individual counts, even when the overall result seems easy to predict, writes STEPHEN COLLINS , Political Editor
- King takes on the webmaster in Oscars battle royalSat, Feb 26, 2011Colin Firth will be crowned Best Actor. Natalie Portman will dance away with Best Actress. But not even DONALD CLARKE can predict which film will bag the Oscar tomorrow night
- Brewing a fair deal from our coffee habit
Sat, Feb 26, 2011Drinking fair trade coffee really does make a difference to the small producers who make up a major portion of the massive global coffee market, writes TOM HENNIGAN in Jinotega, Nicaragua
- Seven DaysSat, Feb 26, 2011A glance at the week that was
- Eyewitness accountSat, Feb 26, 2011The New Zealand quake
- Washington Diary
Sat, Feb 26, 2011 President of the world?
- Hands on Traditional skills and where to learn them
Sat, Feb 26, 2011 Pottery
- The sad truth about Facebook happiness
Mon, Feb 21, 2011Research suggests that browsing the seemingly happy lives of others on social-networking sites could contribute to feelings of unhappiness, writes KEITH DUGGAN
- Finding a job can be harder for highly qualified people
Sat, Feb 19, 2011A new scheme is designed to help professionals who have lost their jobs and who have not had to apply for work in many years
- King of the hill changes his tune
Sat, Feb 19, 2011NOT SO many years ago the BBC banned him from the airwaves for his terrorist sympathies, a judge threw him out of a Belfast court because he was a “collaborator” with the terrorists on trial, and the FBI was opening his mail because of his views. The US secret service once listed him as a threat during a presidential visit to his neighbourhood.
- Chocolate was a bigger threat than drugs
Sat, Feb 19, 2011Jonathan Franklin had a front-row seat at the Chilean miners’ rescue operation, and his book gets inside the world of the 33 men trapped 688 metres underground
- The Irish artist who captured CheSat, Feb 19, 2011 PROFILE: JIM FITZPATRICK: Why has it taken Jim Fitzpatrick, best known for his intricate illustrations of Celtic mythology, 42 years to seek copyright of his most famous work, the iconic poster of Che Guevara?
- Paris Diary
Sat, Feb 19, 2011By RUADHÁN MAC CORMAIC
- Seven Days
Sat, Feb 19, 2011A glance at the week that was
- Give me a crash course in . . .
Sat, Feb 19, 2011The Irish bondholders
- In Images
Sat, Feb 19, 2011The Berlusconi women
- This week we were
Sat, Feb 19, 2011
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...watching - Hands on Traditional skills and where to learn them
Sat, Feb 19, 2011Hedge laying
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