I was very impressed with the way that the last ‘Reeling in the Years’ handled one of my favourite politicians. At the beginning was Bill Clinton playing with words when discussing his sex life.

Reflecting on the coming centenary of the 1916 Rising, I got to thinking about the Proclamation. During the week we all heard various bits about a “new” Proclamation. But what’s wrong with the old one?

Reflecting on the coming centenary of the 1916 Rising I got to thinking about the Proclamation. During the week we all heard various bits about a “new” Proclamation, what’s wrong with the old one?

A British mass killer who shot five people dead in 1978 has died while serving an indefinite sentence for firearms and explosives offences.

A mass killer who shot dead five people during a one-day "orgy of terror" in 1978 has admitted possessing firearms and making an improvised explosive device.

Police officers are being told to lighten up — with smiles-

The managing director of retailer John Lewis has issued an unreserved apology for what he said were “tongue in cheek” remarks about France – in which he said the country was “finished”.

Their defeat of New Zealand last week has propelled Ireland into the limelight at the Women’s Rugby World Cup, but coach Philip Doyle insists the pressure lies with England ahead of tonight’s semi-final at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris.

So yet another government is pretending to be keen on efficiency and wanting to get rid of people who are not able for their duties (teachers at this moment).

Why all the fuss about the health service?

A British couple who had their young daughter taken into care in Portugal have been reunited with their child.

The boss of Superquinn has resigned and lashed out at banks for calling in receivers and leaving debt-hit suppliers high and dry.

The chief executive of Superquinn has resigned just days after the appointment of receivers to the supermarket chain, which was promptly sold to Musgrave Group.

Staff at Superquinn have been told that there will be no change to their terms and conditions, or their pensions, under the takeover by Musgraves.

The Court of Criminal Appeal today heard that the jury who convicted a Dublin man of the double murder of two Polish mechanics arrived at their verdict appropriately, having been given fair and balanced directions by the trial judge.

ONE of Dunnes Stores most senior officials is set to make a controversial switch to the major firm’s closest rival.

Superquinn announced today that Andrew Street is to join the business as chief executive on December 2.

YOUR lead story headline on October 8 read: 'Gormley: unite all parties to save economy'.

MY phone company provides a breakdown of individual calls.

I HAVE conducted an admittedly very small survey to see if other people had drawn the same conclusions as I had about the medical card cuts in the area of dentistry.

A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering two Polish mechanics by stabbing them in their heads with a screw driver.

A Drimnagh teenager stabbed two Polish mechanics through their heads, possibly with a screwdriver, outside their Dublin home on a February evening two years ago, it has emerged.

INTEGRATION Minister John Curran’s apparent complacency about the realities of life for those members of Irish society (whether “non-national” or otherwise) who experience racism and discrimination here is worrying.

DURING general elections many of us opt to support an independent candidate mainly due to frustration with the political parties.

HAS anybody else noticed how this Government has furtively (as usual) managed to persuade a few menials to start suggesting that we the people are the real reason for the recession because we were too greedy.

WE know now that tooth decay is more widespread and more severe among Irish children than their British counterparts.

WHAT a spineless lot represent us in the Dáil. As Enda Kenny rightly suggested during the process of electing a new Ceann Comhairle, members had a wonderful opportunity to send out a clear message to the electorate that real change was on the way.

I RECEIVED a brochure from the ESB about having to use long-life bulbs.

HAVING reassured myself that An Bord Snip was not a new area of health to do with circumcision in our new multicultural society, I still found it very strange that Taoiseach Brian Cowen, previously the country’s finance minister, would actually admit to forming it.

FOR Taoiseach Brian Cowen to defend his record as finance minister to the IMF is equivalent to the Catholic Church defending its record on child abuse or George W Bush defending his record on world peace.

BY chance, I found George Orwell’s 1984 in a second-hand shop a while ago.

HAS anybody else noticed that you can’t turn on the radio any more without having to listen to some silly competition or other.

IT IS difficult keeping up with Mrs Wolfe.

NASSER Al Attiyah reclaimed the lead from Carlos Sainz in their Dakar Rally duel last night.

A Dublin youth charged with the murders of Polish nationals Pawel Kalite and Marius Szwajkos was today served with the book of evidence and sent forward for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

Eve Johnson Houghton feels running over the minimum trip gives Judd Street the best possible chance of toppling Sakhee’s Secret in Sunday’s Stan James 08000 383384 Palace House Stakes at Newmarket.

TOTALLY hilarious is the suggestion currently doing the rounds in various media, including an RTÉ series, that science might help combat obesity.

I READ recently that a man was jailed for theft.

Babyshambles almost scrapped their latest album because of a bust-up between frontman Pete Doherty and producer Stephen Street.

Kentucky Derby hero Street Sense made an emphatic winning return in the 500,000 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratago on Sunday.

NOW that there has been yet another stabbing in prison, we have to listen to the usual waffle from the bureaucrats about how it’s so difficult to look after prisoners humanely and you wouldn’t want to lock them up all the time, etc.

I HAVE been depressed by the following four silly remarks I hear regularly.

PERHAPS if we could shut down all the hot air that is being spoken about global warming, the problem might go away.