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'He told me to go home and get on with my life'
No money can compensate Alison Gough for not being able to have morechildren. But further actions are inevitable after her court victory over DrMichael Neary for negligently removing her womb, writes Eithne Donnellan p
Grinding to a halt
Overflowing hospitals, traffic mayhem, unsafe water and shambolic schoolsprovided the backdrop to this week's publication of the Estimates. And nowwe're told it's only going to get worse, writes Fintan O'Toole p
Beware a wife scorned
Marguerite McDaid's revelations about her broken marriage have been all over the media, but her autobiography is likely to please no one, writes Kathy Sheridan Don't bother looking here for anything that reflects badly on theauthor. The relentless victimhood, suffering and self-sacrifice -giving, always giving - is exhausting . . .Sometimes verging on parody:'The most important thing was that my young son went to bed that night,happy an p
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A remedy for herbal headaches?
Three Irish MEPs hope amendments to a new EU Directive next week will protect the vibrant herbal medicines business here and prevent discrimination against non-EU traditional medicines, writes Kathryn Holmquist pHow should we keep our children safe from abuse?
Hounding convicted sex offenders out of their homes is not the answer to protecting children against possible sex abuse, argues psychotherapist Marie Keenan Many children aresuffering severely for the sins of their fathers, largely becausewe as a society do not know what to do pSwimsuits and sexism are irrelevant
Amina Lawal is to be stoned to death in Nigeria, for being a single mother. In protest, some Miss World entrants are boycotting the contest there - but not Miss Ireland. Roísín Ingle reports pStraight to the bank
SATURDAY PROFILE: Noel Smyth is a shrewd business operator, having worked with Ben Dunne and Dermot Desmond, but has just withdrawn from his battle for property company Dunloe Ewart, writes Colm Keena pPanto time down the parliament
CONNECT: The production included "Ladies of the Bedchamber", the "Garter king" and a scene-stealing character known, alarmingly, as "Black Rod". It seemed as if panto was about to be coupled with porn. The appearance of such suspiciously exotic extras as the "Master of the Horse", "Gold Stick-in-Waiting" and a few dozen oul' lads in black tights or knee-length silk socks was practically confirming, writes Eddie Holt. pArt history repeats itself
The planned Hugh Lane Gallery extension is under threat, which could leave it without a collection by artist Sean Scully that it hopes to acquire. Aidan Dunne reports pStrand by your man
As a young Kildare man wins his court case for a disastrous hair replacement, Kitty Holland combs through the problem, strand by strand pThis Week They Said
We cannot spend what we have not got. - Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. p
