The NATO Party? The cover-up Party? The unionist party? It's hard to know which is the most accurate, but they all could be applied to today's Fianna Fáil. Free article

Once more, last Saturday, the main streets of the biggest Basque city, Bilbo, overflowed with people from all parts of Euskal Herria (the Basque Country) demonstrating a common wish for a new political situation recognising the rights of the Basque people and bringing peace. Free article

I measc na dtuairiscí uafásacha ag teacht ón Seirbia agus scéalta faoina céadta marbha, agus na mílte díthreabhaithe agus díshealbhaithe, bheadh sé eascaí dearmad a dhéanamh go bhfuil thragóidí eile ag tarlú fós in áiteanna eile sa domhan. Bhí leid, an tseachtain seo chuaigh thart mar shampla, nach bhfuil deireadh fós le ceann amháin de na tragóidí is scanallaí sin, agus go bhfuil fadhbanna na Tiomora Thoir le reiteach fós. Free article

I must say that I have been dismayed at the calls from sections of the media for the GAA to give up Rule 21 in light of the British government's decision to close that part of the joint RUC/British Army base that is built on Crossmaglen GAC grounds. Free article

Thursday, April 13, 1989 will go down as another day of shame in the history of the 26-county state as the Fianna Fáil government handed over Paul Kane to the British government at the border of counties Louth and Armagh. Free article

State of the World 1999, ed Lester Brown and Chris Flavin, Earthscan, £12.95stg Free article

Hillsborough - The Legacy (BBC1) Prime Time - Kosovo (RTE1) Let's Talk (BBC1) US Masters Golf (Network2 and BBC) Free article

The week in quotes... Free article