John Cuffe recalls the day he woke up and saw Cork harbour ablaze. His new memoir of being a prison officer includes a look at the riot on Spike Island. He tells Donal O’Keeffe.

Michael Clifford (Opinion, March 24) goes for the ‘gubu-lar’ as he resurrects with relish the old-chestnut acronym Gubu

FOR those stricken with disbelief at Fianna Fáil’s resurgence in the opinion polls, here are eight factors that party currently has going for it.

I FIND the alleged actions of some of Bertie Ahern’s inner circle of friends to be Grotesque, his explanation of his finances Unbelievable, the actions of those who defend him to the hilt Bizarre and the list of policy failures of his three governments, which have resulted in billions lost to the taxpayer, Unprecedented.