Abbeville and its grounds, which were the site of the home of former taoiseach Charles J Haughey, are up for sale for an asking price of €7.5m.

In the first of three articles on the history of the presidency, Ryle Dwyer highlights the early importance of the office. It was not the partition but the head of state issue that led to the Civil War.

FÁILTE go hÉireann, your Serene Highness, Queen Elizabeth II.

THE coming weeks, before Brian Lenihan publishes his budget, will play a very large part in defining this country’s immediate and medium-term future.