Previous Day
The politics of health
The context around the Portlaoise hospital debacle is a
microcosm of local politics that have paralysed the country for
decades, writes
Kathy Sheridan p
A passion for peace
The first Police Ombudsman, Nuala O'Loan, has no plans to retire
to the kitchen, she tells
Dan Keenan, Northern News Editor. p
Keeping calm in a dead heat
Every hand Barack Obama shakes in Iowa could be vital to his
presidential hopes.
Denis Staunton joins him on the stump. p
News Features
Could there be a lonelier death?
228 homeless people who have died in Dublin and Belfast over the past 35 years were remembered this week, writes John Downes. pGetting our kicks from cocaine
Present Tense: If someone was to write a book about the media's addiction to cocaine stories in Celtic Tiger Ireland, it might feature a story from an unnamed addict within RTÉ, talking about how the broadcaster first became hooked on the idea of making the two-part series High Society . pHow do you like them Apples?
The most hyped gadget of all time, the iPhone, reaches London, writes Fiona McCann pPushing the game forward
Profile - Dessie Farrell: He has stood up for players'rights in the face of GAA opposition, but will his strike threat lead to professionalism down the line, asks Keith Duggan pMysterious death of a punk queen
A personal assistant has been arrested for the murder of iconic New Yorker Linda Stein, writes Marion McKeone. pSeven Days - The week that was at a glance
Surgery success: An eight-limbed Indian girl had a successful operation this week to remove the remnants of her "parasitic", undeveloped twin. X-ray pictures of the girl, Lakshmi, showed her unusual anatomy, which has led to her being hidden away for two years as villagers either revered her as a deity or attempted to buy her for the circus. pThis Week They Said
There were marchers on the street . . . saying we dare not touch their cancer services - and this week we face into a Portlaoise situation where we're being blamed for not having changed the system. - Health Service Executive chief executive Brendan Drumm addresses the controversy over breast cancer misdiagnosis in Portlaoise. p
