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OPINION : FF strategy is to marginalise Sinn Féin

The political dust has half settled. A government is in place, if true to form it will run for the full term. For republicans it is time for the three Ds - debate, decide, and do.

OPINION : Honest assessment must look at all factors in election result

In the aftermath of an election where, not alone did we not make the gains we expected but in fact where we lost a seat held by an excellent hard working TD, we must be honest with ourselves and move to address the reasons for our failures.

The Mary Nelis Column

They haven't gone away you know, they just move sideways when they retire. They have been there a long time. They came up through the ranks of the various Loyal Order Lodges as did their fathers before them.

Cúlchaint

A Gaelic Experiment - The Preparatory System 1926-1961 and Coláiste Moibhí

Remembering the Past

The Battle of St Matthew's

Photo: Henry McIlhone

The Matt Treacy Column

When people treat a game in Croke Park in the same way they do an evening at the cinema it is time to start to be concerned. Last Sunday's Leinster semi-final between Dublin and Offaly was delayed, apparently to facilitate people who were either late coming in or who decided that the throw in could wait until they poured another plastic container of beer down their throat, had another hot dog or stocked up on popcorn.

Media View

The media chorus about stamp duty might have failed to make an impact during the election campaign, with Fianna Fáil only being prepared to make a small change in relation to first-time buyers, but that's not stopping the same media from renewing the fray.

Fifth Column

Letter to the Taoiseach

I am writing to you earlier than usual this week, Bertie, far above the clouds en route to Washington. 'My countrymen Kiltarten's poor, my country Kiltarten Cross' comes to mind, as I head off to lobby for Ireland at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

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