Organisation: Fourth Estate

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

soccer

Tigerish McClean playing his cards right with Ireland

Picture the young James McClean when he first wore a Sunderland jersey. Memories stir of a fearless winger slaloming down the touchline. It seemed, even then, to be almost old-fashioned in a league that was no longer so in thrall to the hustle and bustle of years gone by.

gaa

Eugene McGee was a trendsetter

ourview

Our View: The media and the democracy it serves to protect not served by draconian defamation laws in Ireland

food

Darina Allen: The best new cookbooks just in time for Christmas

news

Ireland’s press freedom under ‘major’ threat

general

Turn the page for a healthier year

Fourth Estate nails its colours to Hillary Clinton mast

Amid the unprecedented level of agreement among US daily newspapers, Ryle Dwyer says that most are endorsing Clinton and Trump is without support

Sat, 08 Oct, 2016

How to encourage your child to enjoy a healthy diet

WHAT is your earliest food memory? Were you, like countless other Irish children in the 1970s, told to “eat up your greens and think of the poor starving children in Africa”? 

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Business books 2015: Tony O’Reilly, TED, and food secrets

The best of business reading from 2015.

Mon, 28 Dec, 2015

Photography agency: Gardaí used warrant to seize pictures of water protests

The founder of an Irish news photo agency has revealed he was forced to hand over photos from the agency's coverage of water protests to gardaí.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

GAA must beef up its share of the media market

Some counties organise regular media events but the overall quilt is patchwork. The GAA is failing to punch its weight in this particular ring.

Fri, 14 Jun, 2013

Best Books 2012

Richard Fitzpatrick rounds up his top tomes of the year

Fri, 23 Nov, 2012

Media, government relationship one of suspicion not seduction

JOURNALISTS and politicians have a fatal attraction of the bunny boiling variety.

Thu, 26 Apr, 2012

Tuesday's horseracing tips

Check out our tips from today’s horse races across the UK.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2012

From Saint to sinner and back

YOU KNOW you’re in trouble when an interview starts with a list of questions that are off-limits.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2011

Unfair and unbalanced attacks on Catholic Church

NOW I have some idea of the thinking behind Lewis Carroll’s Mad Hatter’s tea party.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2011

Sanctuaire just Champion for Nicholls

Sanctuaire showed he had become the latest member of the Paul Nicholls team to have benefited from a breathing operation when bouncing back to his best in the Isle of Skye Blended Whisky Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr today.

Sat, 16 Apr, 2011

A new kid in town sparks a feeding frenzy

SOME of you may have noticed a pretty distinctive-looking character on the Dublin football team in recent weeks.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2011

United’s year of living dangerously

IT WAS one of those moments where you hold your breath and fear for the life of a colleague.

Sat, 10 Apr, 2010

Gilroy refuses to be taken in by reports of Kerry’s demise

DAMN statistics. The Fourth Estate arrived at yesterday’s Dublin press conference armed with incendiary questions about Kerry’s disciplinary issues and stuttering performances, but Pat Gilroy found adequate shelter behind the record books.

Fri, 31 Jul, 2009

Following the leader

THE Republic of Ireland squad convene in Dublin tomorrow ahead of Wednesday’s game against Poland.

Sat, 15 Nov, 2008

What about an Irish compromise?

BERNHARD LANGER’S decision to opt out of the captaincy of the European Ryder Cup at The K-Club next year is acutely disappointing.

Tue, 08 Feb, 2005

Why focus on Smith when at least two others are ripe for the chop?

THE former Minister for Justice Seán Doherty made an interesting comment during a recent interview on RTÉ.

Wed, 01 Sep, 2004

Bailey begins action against newspapers

IAN BAILEY is referred to in West Cork as "the murderer".

Tue, 09 Dec, 2003

Bailey is shunned in his locality, court hears

An Englishman who has been shunned in West Cork and referred to as “the murderer” has commenced a defamation action against seven different newspapers.

Mon, 08 Dec, 2003

Uglow and Franzen win top literary awards

The two winners of one of the oldest literary awards in the English language have been announced.

Fri, 05 Sep, 2003