THE Oireachtas Banking Inquiry has finished its public hearings and is now into its report stage. Its findings will be announced sometime in January 2016. The main questions are: will we have learnt anything new; what was the point of it; and will it have achieved anything? Free article

Tá suim náisiúnta dhá chuir san agóid atá ar bun maidir leis an tseirbhís aeir go hÁrainn. Tá feachtas den scoth dhá rith ag pobal na n-oileáin agus tá daoine as chuile cheard ag cur spéis sa mhéid atá ag tarlú. Ach, tá amhras orm, fiú má thagann siad ar réiteach ar an troid áirithe seo faoin gcóras iompar, nach bhfuil an cath ach ina thús, mar gur léiriú é ar chúlú iomlán i bpolasaithe an stáit i leith na n-oileáin. Premium service article

WHILE political cynicism and a sordid grab for votes by even the foulest of means explains much of the hysterical assault on Sinn Féin by the Southern political Establishment in recent weeks, there are underlying issues that expose deeper motivations for Fianna Fáil, Labour and Fine Gael. Premium service article

As republicans, we should have no issues or hang-ups acknowledging all hurt, all grief and lost lives Free article

Carál Ní Chuilín MLA, Sinn Féin Assembly Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure says upgrade should follow the upgrades of Ravenhill and Windsor Park Free article

A CONFESSION. It took The Special AKA on Top of The Pops in 1984 to fully acquaint me with the plight of Nelson Mandela. Premium service article

IN THE HISTORY of South Africa, Johannesburg competes for profile with the townlands and townships which encircle its urban mass. Places like Soweto, Alexandria, Rivonia, Sharpeville. Each a household name among those who stood up to the immorality and injustice of apartheid in South Africa. Free article