Numerous groups are fighting to prevent home evictions but can this campaign achieve success where others have failed, asks Jennifer Hough
Organised protests helped to overturn the teacher cuts in Deis schools but there is still concern in rural areas that the Government is trying to force smaller education facilities to amalgamate, write Niall Murray and Donal Hickey
Robin Tritschler tells Nicki ffrench Davis why he prefers Schubert to Danny Boy
Kate O’Brien’s dissection of Irish society will be discussed at this weekend’s celebration of her life, writes Colette Sheridan
As Casablanca turns 70 years old and with just days to go to the Oscars, film critic Philip French picks the finest pay-off lines of all time
Twenty years ago, the Supreme Court ruled a suicidal pregnant teenager had the right to an abortion. So why are we still in a legal quagmire without relevant legislation, asks Linda Kelly
The Greek deal will make its debts a priority but it has lost the trust of the EU leadership and its fellow member states, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill
‘Politics beyond borders’ will become a global necessity, writes Kemal Dervis
Ireland’s blighted socio-economic landscape is interpreted by four artists in a fascinating new exhibition, says Carl Dixon
Just because US indie act Grouplove met in a commune in Greece doesn’t mean they’re flower children, says Ed Power
An informal group helping children and teens develop their skills as computer coders started in Cork last year — and it’s just about to go global, writes Tommy Barker
After the controversy surrounding Dr Tony Humphreys’ remarks on autism, Dr Penny Rogers outlines the varied signs of the spectrum
A diagnosis of ASD is a start to dealing with the challenges that lie ahead, says Bernie Cahill
IT’S nearly two weeks since psychologist Tony Humphreys sparked outraged by saying children on the autism spectrum were shutting down because of an “absence of expressed love” from their parents.
After Erbie Underwood overdosed last month at 18, his mum was determined his story would have a positive outcome, says Joe McNamee
An idea about posing nude for charity led some ladies to create a calendar that outsold Pirelli’s that year, says Claire Droney
Dara Ó Briain’s Irish wit is loved in England where he is a big hit as a TV host, but stand-up is his first love, writes Carl Dixon
The Spaghetti Western Orchestra recreate the soundtracks of Italy’s legendary film composer, says Richard Fitzpatrick
IMF director Christine Lagarde arrived at last month’s World Economic Forum on a mission.
GOD-hating, priest-baiting, loony leftie Eamon Gilmore secured a key plank of his evil secular masterplan to make us a nation of pagans by shutting down the Vatican embassy.
Up until a few years ago, Derek Quinlan epitomised the property bubble that had engulfed Ireland. With his empire now mostly in the hands of Nama, Michael Clifford profiles the man who once flew the Tricolour over London
When a bunch of US girls began twitching, theories differed about the cause, from mass hallucinations to toxins, writes Nancy Haas
Shane Geoghegan was one of ‘us’ but cultivating an ‘us versus them’ mentality just adds to social divide which has allowed gun crime to flourish, writes Michael Clifford
A team of Texan scientists has studied the much-criticised ‘fracking’ method of extracting natural gases, writes John von Radowitz
The darkest of colours is the focal point of Dubh, an exhibition of contemporary objects that moved from New York to Dublin, says Tina O’Sullivan
Bap Kennedy talks to Gerry Quinn about the changing course of his music and the thrill of working with Mark Knopfler
Partners of celebrities such as Whitney Houston are not to blame for addictions, says Suzanne Harrington
The rush to build an aquatic centre resulted in a faulty building, an unsustainable business model, and also costly and still unresolved legal disputes, writes Investigations Correspondent Conor Ryan
Melissa Etheridge’s ballads are infused with her liberalism, her loves, and her fearless outspokenness,says Ed Power
Frank Ryan fought in the Irish and Spanish civil wars but became a Hitler stooge. A new film tells his story, says Richard Fitzpatrick
Sean Bourke broke out ‘traitor’ George Blake from prison in 1966, enabling him to flee to Moscow, says Richard Fitzpatrick
We have fought bravely and died brutally in wars ranging from the Napoleonic to the Boer to World War 11. The Fighting Irish is the story of our finest, says Richard Fitzpatrick
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