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The Constitution 70 years on
Seventy years ago yesterday the people voted to approve a new Constitution for this State with moderate enthusiasm: 56 per cent were in favour and 44 per cent were opposed. The 1937 Constitution is regarded now as a signal success, surpassing the modest expectations then set for what has since become, perhaps, Éamon de Valera's greatest achievement. p
The UK attacks
Two years ago the 7/7 bombings in London presaged a long war against terrorism and there was both a terrible inevitability to the abortive attacks on London and Glasgow over the last few days and a terrible inevitability to the likelihood that next time there will be serious casualties. p
Opinion
Head2Head: Should the M3 motorway be re-routed away from Tara?
YES: Julitta Clancy says the current route is neither morally nor economically sustainable. NO: Minority opposition must not be allowed to impede a carefully planned and much needed route, argues Michael Cassidy. pBlair deserves better
I never met Tony Blair but, a few years ago, had occasion to write to him seeking help on behalf of a certain subject of Her Majesty who was experiencing difficulty with one of the institutions of the British state. I didn't expect much, but not only did I receive a signed acknowledgment from the prime minister, but the institution in question immediately began to alter its behaviour, John Waters says. p
An Irishman's Diary
Maybe it all goes back to the horse-whisperer in the Hogan family of Ballindooley north of Galway city. It's said that one of the Hogans had a mesmeric talent for mysteriously communicating with horses, writes John Hogan . p
