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    • Lessons from Fyffes judgment

      It is hard to describe a day on which one of the State's leading businessmen is found guilty of insider trading as a good one. But in the round the Supreme Court's ruling that Jim Flavin, the executive chairman of DCC had insider information when he orchestrated the sale of DCC's stake in Fyffes is welcome. p

    • Breaking the chain

      The Tour de France finishes in disgrace in Paris tomorrow after one of the most disastrous races in the long history of the world's most famous cycling event. Almost three weeks after it set off from London in a blaze of optimism and colour, the riders and organisers now find themselves battling to save not just the race but the future of cycling itself. In a sport where drugs scandals are commonplace, the scale and breadth of this week's doping revelations have been unprecedented. p
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    • Report underlines contribution made by the Irish judiciary

      A comprehensive new study adds to the debate over how the judiciary can be improved, but also shows how high standards are, writes Ronan Keane . p

    • Ahern's election success has fuelled interest in politics

      Inside politics: With the new Seanad elected and the last Cabinet meeting before the summer break out of the way, the State's politicians can finally pause for breath and give the people a break from politics, writes Stephen Collins . p

    • Direct democracy difficult to attain

      WorldView: When casting my vote during the recent general election, I reflected upon the fact that my task was a simple one, at least when compared to voters in California, writes  Anthony O'Halloran . p

    • Facing big issues together may unify churches

      Every time a document from the Vatican causes a controversy it seems to surprise Vatican officials, who always say that it is intended primarily for Catholics. The notion that in the information age nothing can be addressed just to a selected audience seems to have passed them by. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's recent document, Responses to some Questions , hurt many Protestants and embarrassed many Catholics, writes  Breda O'Brien . p

    • Addressing constituency imbalances

      The new Dáil Constituency Commission, appointed in early June, is seeking submissions on the revisions of constituency boundaries that will be required to ensure equitable representation of every part of the State on the basis of last year's census of population, writes Garret FitzGerald . The deadline for such submissions is Tuesday next, July 31st. p

    • Bland Dáil will have nothing on Bacik/Mullen exchanges

      The Seanad election has come and gone without encroaching at all on the lives of most people, writes Noel Whelan . p
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    • An Irishman's Diary

      It may well be, as I near the age where "ripe" and "old" will become the required adjectives, that I am one of the dwindling band of people who played golf with the previous Irish winner of the Open championship, Fred Daly. p
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