"There is no hiding place anymore". This was the promise made by 26-County Revenue Commissioners chairperson Frank Daly as he launched their annual report this week. It makes a good headline but leaves lots of questions. When was there a hiding place for tax cheats? Who let them defraud the state? Who wasn't investigating these tax crimes? How long has it been going on? Free article

Alex, Kate, Sandy, Jade, Lee, Adele, PJ, Spenser, Johnny, and their 'real life' TV predecessors have usurped original meaning of the term 'Big Brother' in the name of voyeuristic entertainment. But as international legislators move to dilute protections on citizens' privacy rights, George Orwell's 'Big Brother', his nightmarish vision of totalitarianism in the novel 1984, is fast becoming reality. Free article

Israel/US - The Jewish lobby in the United States is warming up to the Christian right, with its unwavering support for Israel, says a report from The Jerusalem Report.com. Free article

There's no need for us to vote again on Nice, says AN DRAOI RUA, but if we are forced into another poll, we'll have to vote 'no' for a second time Free article

The week in quotes... Free article