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Ten years in office for Tony Blair
Tony Blair will today be 10 years in office as prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He is expected to resign soon. Today, too, is the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Union between England and Scotland in 1707. On Thursday Scottish, Welsh and English voters go to the polls in devolved assembly and local elections. Northern Ireland has already voted and will next week see devolved power-sharing restored. p
Olmert's failings
A lethal combination of inexperience and incompetence drove Israel's destructive 34-day war against Lebanon last summer, according to the independent Winograd commission report released yesterday. p
Opinion
Court must rule again on abortion dilemma
Another harrowing teenage pregnancy is shining a light on the grey area of abortion law, writes Paul Cullen pTribunal has potential to ambush FF's coalition deal
Bertie Ahern's relief at the adjournment of the Mahon tribunal may be short-lived, suggests Stephen Collins pMigration must be a poll issue
Some of the most important people in this election campaign will not be able to vote because they are not Irish citizens. Many of them, indeed, have yet to set foot in Ireland. They are the migrants who already make up a tenth of the Irish population and the estimated 150,000 to 300,000 who will arrive over the next decade. p
An Irishman's Diary
It's apt that the month of May has become synonymous in Ireland with election campaigns. As the parties continue to erect their posters today, for example, they will echo the ancient Mayday tradition of decorating poles, if not dancing around them. p
