Cavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín O Caoláin has accused the Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevey, of setting double standards - one for ordinary workers and one for TDs. O Caoláin said that no-one had consulted him about a reported claim for a £200 per week pay increase for TDs. Free article

The death occurred on 28 July of veteran Dublin republican Jack McGuinnes Free article