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  • Circle of hell

    The M50 was designed as a bypass, but has ended up as a suburban distributor route for the capital. It now encapsulates all the mistakes made in relation to transport and planning in the State in the past three decades, writes Liam Reid , Environment Correspondent. p

  • 'I believe we can win'

    Joys of spring: John Waters with his song concept chart They showered him with derision for daring to 'step out of the box' and they made fun of his lyrics, but in the end, old-fashioned songwriting values helped John Waters beat the begrudgers to represent Ireland in Eurovision 2007. p

  • Putting on the glitz

    Roll up: red carpet at the Kodak Theatre, where the Oscars will take place. As the stars get ready to walk the red carpet at tomorrow's Oscars, Hollywood is hoping to put the sparkle back into Tinseltown. Every building in Hollywood has a story to tell. The Johnny Grant building on Hollywood Boulevard, for example, was once a rehearsal space where the legendary stripper Gypsy Rose Lee perfected her bumps and grinds, writes Róisín Ingle in Los Angeles. p
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  • Bupa's risky business

    Despite all the fighting talk, the only way is up for health insurance premiums, writes Paul Cullen , Consumer Affairs Correspondent. p

  • Maze of controversy

    Work has started on Northern Ireland's first national stadium, but the decision to locate it at the site of the old Maze prison is proving divisive, writes Carissa Casey . p

  • Breaking the barriers

    Barrier-free tolling will come into effect from the middle of next year on the M50, meaning an end to the current toll plaza on the M50. p

  • Making a show of ourselves

    Despite concerns over the elevation of style over song quality, and bloc voting, the Eurovision is in good health, writes Karen Fricker . p

  • Gay pride and prejudice

    The Polish president's criticism of homosexuals on his visit to Dublin this week is an issue which sharply divides Poles. Derek Scally reports. p

  • Coming out in Poland

    "When I decided to come out to a friend of mine he went crazy. He was under the influence of alcohol. He started to kick me and punch me in the head. I managed to get away and run out of the apartment and go directly to the police. All I heard there was ridicule." p

  • They'll even throw in the kitchen sink

    Sellers are having to dangle 'property lollipops' such as plasma screens and holidays in front of prospective buyers. Is this a sign that the sweet times are over, asks Kathy Sheridan . p

  • Livin' in a prankster's paradise

    As shown again this week by the rude Bebo page created in Bertie Ahern's name, the internet is the joker's new favourite hunting ground, writes Shane Hegarty . p

  • Dying moments captured on camera

    The key to making The Hospice was to talk openly about death - not as an abstract concept but as real, imminent and terrifying, writes film-maker Alan Gilsenan . p

  • Red tape resister

    Profile - Jim Mansfield: This week's controversy over foreign flights landing in his Weston airport is not the first time Jim Mansfield has crossed swords with the authorities, writes Barry O'Halloran . p

  • This Week They Said

    It's hard for me, you know, living in this beautiful White House, to give you a first-hand assessment. - US president George Bush is asked if he believes Iraq is in a state of civil war. p
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