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Despite the promises of independence, we've let ourselves become slaves

Saturday November 21 2009

So much for the terms of the Lisbon Treaty on democratic checks and balances

Mary refuses to play ball in face of some snide kicks

Friday November 20 2009

OH WOE is us. We can handle banjaxed banks, politicians' expenses outrages, a brutal Budget. Anything but this; the bitterest end to our riches-to-rags story.

World Cup Qualifiers: Bosnia (0) v Portugal (1)

Wednesday November 18 2009

AT a team talk before the World Cup quarter-final at France '98, Miroslav Blazevic told his Croatia team they had to go out and die for the "Croatian flag and all the people who had given their lives".

Favourite for EU role urged to clear up Ganley link

Tuesday November 17 2009

IRELAND'S anticipated new European Commissioner was urged last night to clarify her past business relationship with Lisbon 'No' campaigner Declan Ganley.

Rebels put Thompson back in post

Tuesday November 17 2009

IFA members in Co Limerick have reinstated David Thompson as county vice-chairman in defiance of a directive from headquarters on procedures to follow if the Cappamore farmer was to regain his position.

Teammates carry Enke's coffin out of the stadium in Hanover. Photo: Getty Images

45,000 pay respects to goalkeeper who took own life

Monday November 16 2009

A wooden coffin covered with white roses resting 50 paces from the goalmouth in the Niedersachsen Stadium of Hannover 96 yesterday became the focus of a nation in tears.

Taoiseach gets on his high horse over glum press pack

Friday November 13 2009

IT was all go for the Taoiseach yesterday. He was a busy man, whizzing between engagements with a speed that was almost Bertie-esque. So perhaps a little confusion was understandable, given the hectic circumstances.

With muppets like these, who needs Sesame Street?

Wednesday November 11 2009

Politics has turned a little tame these days. After the series of cliffhanging dramas such as the European and local elections, the Lisbon referendum, the Green Party's potential government plug-pulling convention and the recent hoo-hah over the new drink-driving limits, the Dail has been Dullsville of late.

The tides that can pull us back from the brink

Sunday November 08 2009

IT'S a long road with no turning. For the first time since the recession began, the dole queues are shrinking and consumer confidence is rising. From being the title of a book, Back from the Brink is, hopefully, beginning to describe an economy pulled back from collapse.

A taste of Peru

Saturday November 07 2009

I'm joining a friend in Peru for 10 days. The first six days will cover Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. What would you suggest for the rest of the time -- would I have time for Lake Titicaca and the Nazca Lines?Caroline Judge, Co Mayo