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10 tribunals + cost + time = the jury's out
Are tribunals just a convenient parking place for political scandals until they fade from public memory? Will significant prosecutions result from them, or will the protagonists die before justice can be done? Is there a better way to tackle matters of serious public concern, asks Carol Coulter , Legal Affairs Correspondent p
Disaster on Death Coast
As experts conclude that 20,000 tonnes of very toxic fuel have spilled from the Prestige, and ecological and economic disaster threaten north-west Spain, the world holds its breath - hoping for the wind to change direction. Jane Walker reports from La Coruña p
How would we cope?
How ready is Ireland to deal with a similar tanker disaster? Despite steps taken since the Kowloon Bridge accident, there is still no State-run salvage tug, writes Lorna Siggins , Marine Correspondent p
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When cool goes cold
While foot-and-mouth took its toll, cold-eyed tour operators admit the alarm bells were already clanging Being cool is no longer enough to attacttourists. Can this week's announcement of a major review of tourism policyresuscitate this ailing industry, asks Kathy Sheridan pIf I ruled Irish tourism. . .
Some well known names in Irish tourism air their views on what they would do if put in charge of the industry here. pOne rung lower
The abolition of the first-time buyer's grant means many young buyers will end up even deeper in debt, writes Conor Lally pGermany sings a song of broken promises
The voters are sure the government hid the looming economic meltdown until after election day. Sound familiar? Derek Scally reports on Germany's economic woes pA man of many moods
'Love endures,' says the Rev Ian Paisley. But despite flashes of tenderness, he shows no sign of political mellowing when he talks to Gerry Moriarty , Northern Editor, in advance of the DUP annual conference today pTrimble's world view is an insult
CONNECT/Eddie Holt: 'If you take away the Catholicism and anti-Britishness, the \ State doesn't have a reason to exist," David Trimble told the editorial board of the Chicago Sun-Times last week. There's respect, eh? Presuming he believes this bigotry, it's clear that Trimble just doesn't get it. Still, while dissing "Irishness", his remark illuminates his idea of "Britishness". pLiving in Never Never Land
What happens when a man who had no childhood - and who never grew up - becomes a father? It doesn't bode well for his children, as this week's scary images of a baby boy dangled by his father over a fourth-floor balcony confirm, writes Shane Hegarty p
