NEW and unprecedented high watermarks are being recorded on a weekly basis.

A SIGNIFICANT shift is occurring in business management.

The first salvos have been fired in the race for Áras an Uachtaráin.

A NEW ‘national question’ stalks the land. The historical civil war between pro- and anti-treaty was replaced by extreme points of view on the North. These were represented as either a ‘Brits out’ and unitary state perspective or allowing a veto for unionist consent.

CATHAL Magee is the new kid on the HSE block. This week he embarks on the most challenging public sector role of delivering on patient safety and timely care.

SO, what’s new pussycat? After several sleepy weeks of the silly season, reality reasserts as the kids go back to school.

OFFICIALLY, gambling is a taboo subject in this country. Betting is a minority pursuit, as only 17% of adults wager more than once a week.

THIS weekend marks the official holiday exodus of our public policy makers.

AS THE full extent of the nation’s failings becomes visible, we should reflect on what aspects of Irish behaviour and attitudes differ to the rest of the developed western world. What are the cultural issues to address that contribute to us being on the brink of bankruptcy?

THE second NAMA business plan explodes many myths expounded when it was originally advocated.