On the 40th anniversary, Ryle Dwyer looks at the momentous events of the 1977 general election.

On the eve of the 25th anniversary of Albert Reynolds becoming taoiseach, Ryle Dwyer examines a volatile career which saw him scupper coalitions but help build peace.

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Ionad Cultúrtha, Baile Mhúirne

RTÉ drama, Charlie, about the political career of Charles Haughey, has rewritten history with dramatic licence by showing the former taoiseach resigning not so much because of revelations over the phone-tapping scandal of a decade earlier but because of a threat that the full truth of his involvement in the 1970 arms crisis would be made public, suggests Caroline O'Doherty.

HOW do you solve a problem like Charlie? Not easily, if the dramatisation of Charlie Haughey’s life that has been showing for the last two Sundays is anything to go by.

The daughter of former justice minister Seán Doherty has attacked RTE’s depiction of him in a mini-series centred on Charles Haughey.

Actor Aidan Gillen has said he tried not to pass judgement on Charles Haughey when playing the controversial taoiseach in RTÉ’s upcoming mini-series, Charlie.

From battles in the Dáil to peace in the North

In the past, Garda commissioners became implicated in what were largely political controversies, writes Ryle Dwyer

I CAN remember when transparency was a political cliché.

Charles Haughey’s Government resisted attempts to bring in an EU-wide ban on the death penalty over fears the Troubles could spiral out of control.

Charles Haughey’s government resisted attempts to bring in an EU-wide ban on the death penalty over fears that the Troubles could spiral out of control.

The Irish public has been left hanging when it comes to getting a full explanation about who knew what and when in the phone-tapping scandal of the 1980s, writes Ryle Dwyer.

It is natural that as we shape the future we try to make it better than the past. Equally, it is wise that we learn the lessons of the past so we do not repeat its mistakes.

In the midst of the talk of American bugging, Taoiseach Enda Kenny told reporters he operated on the basis that somebody was listening in on his telephone conversations. Of course, he has been in politics since the mid-1970s, when tapping was rife.

A man who was beaten and sealed inside a wheelie bin after a drink and drug-fuelled party that lasted for days looked like he had been tortured, a court in the North has heard.

There was a time when Cavan’s footballers could justifiably walk tall alongside Kerry’s as the games leaders. The days when John Joe O’Reilly, John Wilson and Phil ‘The Gunner’ Brady were household names.

Family, friends, and sporting stars of past and present turned out for the removal of Gaelic football legend Kevin Heffernan in Dublin last night.

The year which saw two governments fall is best summed up by the phrase coined that August: Grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre, and unprecedented. Ryle Dwyer reports

The audience swilled beer, oblivious to the guests, and the set was a makeshift ‘pub’. It could only be Nighthawks, writes Noel Baker.

Des O'Driscoll previews the best of Christmas TV

Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of Charlie McCreevy’s sensational motion to oust the then taoiseach Charles Haughey. Ryle Dwyer examines the traumatic events

It’s 30 years since the “grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented” events that led to the resignation of the attorney general, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

AT HIS address on the opening night of RTÉ, 50 years ago today, President Éamon de Valera worried that TV might “lead through demoralisation to decadence and disillusion”.

A brother of an IRA woman shot dead by British Special Forces in Gibraltar appeared in court today charged with a bomb attack in the North.

Sligo Rovers 2 Cork City 1

The pick of tonight’s FAI Ford Cup fixtures sees two Premier Division sides meeting at Turner’s Cross as Cork City take on Sligo Rovers, kick-off 7.45pm.

Sligo Rovers v Derry City

LEAGUE of Ireland Premier Division leaders Bohemians will look to build on a good week tonight when they travel to Richmond Park to take on Jeff Kenna’s struggling St Patrick’s Athletic (live Setanta Ireland, this and all games, 7.45pm).

Bray Wanderers will be desperate to get back to winning way when they take on Sligo Rovers at the Carlisle Grounds tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

BOHEMIANS will look to build on their win at Turner’s Cross on Friday night when the League of Ireland Premier Division leaders welcome Galway United to Dalymount Park this evening (7.45pm).

Sligo Rovers will be without Sean Doherty when they go head-to-head with Dundalk at Oriel Park tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

Sligo Rovers will be looking for a victory to take them out of the relegation zone when they entertain Shamrock Rovers at the Showgrounds to night, kick-off 8pm.

Cork City will be hoping to go one better when they welcome Sligo Rovers to Turner’s Cross tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.

Galway United will be looking to stay top of the table as they welcome near neighbours Sligo Rovers to Terryland Park.

St Patrick’s Athletic travel to face Sligo Rovers at the Showgrounds on Saturday night hoping to build on their impressive away win in Cork last weekend, kick-off 8.00pm.

Political Correspondent Paul O’Brien traces the history of the PDs.

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Finn Harps 0 Sligo Rovers 2

UCD 0 Sligo Rovers 1

Sligo Rovers 3 Drogheda United 3