The precise reasons behind David Trimble's announcement last weekend that he wishes his party to sever its links with the Orange Order may not become clear for some time. Free article

Sinn Féin national director of campaigns Jim Gibney talks to Eoin O'Broin about his involvement in the campaign for political status. Free article

Some of the best known Brazilian faces are those of Brazil's national soccer team. Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and Romario are part of 80 million black or mixed race Brazil's population. But if travelling to this South American country, do not expect to see many other ethnic minority people on TV or in positions of power. This is one of the many realities of Brazil, a country still trying to come to terms with a colonial inheritance of discrimination and social and economic inequality. Free article

.Gan dabht `chaill' cuid daoine a bhfuil an-aithne agus clú agus cáil orthu a n-áiteanna ar an Ard Chomhairle i mbliana. I dtóghcháin na hArd Chomhairle níl aon buaiteoirí ná caillteoirí de réir na teoirice go bhfuil muid go léir cothrom ach i mbliana áfach bhí caillteoir amháin - mná an pháirtí. Caidé is féidir a dhéanamh faoi? `sin í an cheist. Free article

It was a busy week in Gaeldom, both on and off the field. Free article

Among the tales of tragic deaths during Easter week 1916 there are has many stories of heroism and miraculous escapes, feats of endurance and unwavering spirit. The events around the GPO in O'Connell Street are well known and well documented. The events in the outlining outposts dotted around Dublin and in the areas of activities in the other counties are not as well known. The heroic spirit of the 1916 Rising is captured in the experiences of one man, Joe Clarke. Free article

TWENTY-THREE-HOUR lock-up, deprivation of toilet, washing and medical facilities, petty harassment and physical attacks by wardresses continue to be the routine treatment for the 32 republican women prisoners protesting for political status in Armagh Jail. Free article

Antrim's Patriot Dead 1797-1953 Available at The Art Shop, Falls Road. Free article

The week in quotes... Free article

Alfie Hannaway agus Bernie Meehan Free article