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In the Great Firewall's shadow
China has the biggest number of internet users in the world,
but, as the Olympic torch lurches towards Beijing, the government
is determined to stamp out online dissent among its citizens p
I'm with the old-style mogul
Those who care about freedom of the press should root for Tony O'Reilly over Denis O'Brien in the power struggle in Independent News & Media, argues EAMON DUNPHY , who has worked under both p
O'Reilly v O'Brien: the battle for a media empire
THE BATTLE for Independent News & Media (INM) pits Anthony O'Reilly, long the dominant force in the company, against Denis O'Brien, the telecoms whizz whose fortune has enabled him to make serious inroads into the knight's empire. p
A bout that could go the full 15 rounds
The assumption that Enda Kenny will be no match for Brian Cowen
in the Dáil is based on Cowen's brilliant put-downs of the
Fine Gael leader in a debate over Bertie Ahern's finances - an edge
that might be lost when the focus returns to the daily running of
the country p
News Features
True colours of the Rainbow Nation
South Africa is doomed, say the pessimists, and Jacob Zuma will
lead it down the road travelled by Zimbabwe. But it is not as
simple as that, writes
JOE HUMPHREYS . As he ends his two-year stint
there, he reflects on the progress the country has made in the 14
years since the end of apartheid pThe artist formerly known as 'minister'
A Castlebar exhibition of paintings attracted a lot of attention
this week - almost as much as the painter attracted at the Mahon
tribunal pJailhouse rocker KEVIN COURTNEY
For drug-addled rock star Pete Doherty, who has dipped beneath
the media radar since his relationship with Kate Moss fizzled out,
the coverage afforded his 14-week jail sentence must feel like the
good old days have come back, writes
KEVIN COURTNEY pBeware the artful dodgers
Thefts involving distraction techniques are on the increase, and card fraud last year came to €14 million, substantially more than all armed robberies in the State combined, writes CONOR LALLY pSeven days
A glance at the week that was pThe ads don't work
PRESENT TENSE: THE DEPARTMENT of the Environment is running a television ad proclaiming that this generation will be defined by how we tackle climate change. p
