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'Will I ever have a system that I could put my hand over my heart and say there would be no missed cancer? The answer is I won't'
Prof Brendan Drumm tells Health Correspondent
Eithne Donnellan about the challenges he faces in
running the HSE. p
Legal highs in plentiful supply
The illicit drug trade is in the spotlight as never before, but
the shops selling legally available recreational drugs see
themselves as part of the solution rather than the problem, writes
Fiona McCann. p
Outlawed: A prohibition timeline
1858 Poisons Act passed in the UK, governing the supply of poisons to ensure they don't fall into criminal hands p
From comradeship to power play in the new South Africa
The struggle between president Mbeki and his deputy Jacob Zuma
for the party leadership is being seen by some as the death of ANC
idealism, writes
Joe Humphreys in Pretoria. p
Transition: the ANC past and present
Background: The African National Congress is Africa's oldest liberation movement and South Africa's largest political party, with almost 70 per cent of seats in parliament. About 4,000 ANC delegates will select the party's leader for the next five years at a five-day conference in Polokwane, which opens tomorrow. p
News Features
Ready for the big switch?
Ireland will be the first country to move to energy-saving lightbulbs, but will consumers embrace the change, asks Paul Cullen pLet there be light: the cost of CFLs
Price remains the main obstacle for most consumers when it comes to opting for compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), at least until the ban on traditional lightbulbs is introduced in January 2009. pA sobering glimpse of Bethlehem behind the barrier
The birthplace of Christ is now a virtual prison for the Palestinian inhabitants, and Irish psychologist Felicity Heathcote has resolved to tell their stories, writes Róisin Duffy. pYawning in the face of Apocalypse
Present Tense: Climate change is the "defining issue of our time", as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon put it in Bali this week. He is right, this is the greatest story of our time. pBullying is a problem in society as well as schools
The suicide of teenager Leanne Wolfe should teach us that bullying comes in many forms - and can have terrible consequences, writes Marie Murray pThe loyalists who shared the blanket
Amid the H-block protests, a small band of loyalist prisoners also defied the authorities, writes documentary-maker Laura Haydon. pStrange sights on the canal banks
Discovering one young man in the Grand Canal in the early hours is strange enough - finding two is something else again, writes Mary Russell pSeven Days
The week that was at a glance pAuthor of her own destiny
Profile Cecelia Ahern: Cecelia Ahern has emerged as a poster girl for a generation who grew up with the confidence to pursue their dreams, writes Róisín Ingle pThisWeekTheySaid
. . . singing Christmas hymns before Christmas . . . is absurd . . . No carols should be used in church until Christmas Eve. And carol services should be restricted to the Christmas season. p
