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Kidney's journey veers off course

Monday March 22 2010

When Ireland entered this RBS Six Nations, most knew that a repeat Grand Slam was virtually unattainable.

Bitter setback exposes need for new blood

Monday March 22 2010

Somebody asked me in the aftermath of Saturday's hugely disappointing defeat if I thought Ireland looked like a side beefed up on over-confidence.

Script for final act torn up

Sunday March 21 2010

It was goodbye to the Hill. And to the Hogan and the Cusack and Jones Road in general for that matter.

O'Connell admits Irish have only themselves to blame

Sunday March 21 2010

Paul O'Connell wasn't making excuses after Ireland's shock defeat to Scotland at Croke Park yesterday. He admitted that when so many errors are made, games can't be won.

Kidney must learn lesson as set piece failure proves undoing

Sunday March 21 2010

IT was hard to understand the accepted wisdom that Scotland would roll over to present Ireland with its fifth Triple Crown in seven years.

Hard to justify St Paddy's junkets

Sunday March 21 2010

FROM Paris to Milan, New York to Toronto, and Sydney to Vietnam, our ministers enjoyed their fair share of globe-trotting on St Patrick's Day. While the United States and Britain -- among the countries visited -- are big trade partners of ours, the value of ministerial trips to other countries seems questionable.

Everyman Ewan opens the closet

Sunday March 21 2010

Trawling the gay bars of Miami with Jim Carrey may seem like an odd way to start your preparation for a film, but for Ewan McGregor that is where his journey on I Love You Phillip Morris began.

Pope takes steps to real contrition

Sunday March 21 2010

Pope Benedict has taken an important first step in what will be a long road of reconciliation between his church and the Irish people. His pastoral letter, which will be read in Roman Catholic churches across Ireland today, is far from being an adequate response to the suffering caused by his church in recent decades, but it is a start. He recognises the grave errors of his bishops and tells the victims of abuse that their "trust has been betrayed and [their] dignity has been violated".

Mozart's love of the smooth and sensous clarinet

Saturday March 20 2010

The clarinet is one of the younger instruments of the orchestra, though that still makes it around 300 years old. The early version sounded more like a full-blown trumpet than the smooth and sensuous woodwind that we know.