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The Scottish connection
IAN PAISLEY and Alex Salmond have been aptly described as an odd couple, but on a closer look it is not difficult to see what their respectively strong unionism and nationalism have in common. p
Art for art's sake
THE GREAT English essayist and critic, William Hazlitt, once wrote that "the arts do not furnish us with food or raiment, it is true; but they please the eye, they haunt the imagination, they solace the heart". p
Opinion
Our talent for political scandal leaves others trailing
The US presidential campaign has sorely lacked mischief and impropriety. We could teach them a thing or two, writes Ann Marie Hourihane . pTime to open civil marriage to lesbian and gay couples
Civil marriage offers the legal benefits and responsibilities which would fully protect the children of gay and lesbian families, write Denise Charlton and Paula Fagan . pLegless egg-dealer and a hairless monkey mistaken for a Martian
IRISH TIMES ODDITIES/ALAN FOSTER: LEGLESS EGG-DEALER HELPED THROUGH LIFE BY PONY: One of the most remarkable figures in this country, Mr John Power of Waterford, has just retired. pLiving in interesting times poses intellectual challenge
The nationalisation of Northern Rock and the possibility of an African-American becoming US president defy truths that we had held to be self-evident, writes Tony Kinsella . pHeadTOHead: Should there be bonus points for maths and physics in the Leaving Certificate?
YES: John Power says our failure to produce the engineers the economy needs demands a radical short-term step. NO: Brian Mooney says tinkering with the points system will achieve nothing, but making maths and science more interesting to students will get results. p
An Irishman's Diary
DUBLIN'S BAGGOT Street is a most interesting architectural curiosity, with the two parts of the street dating from different periods, writes Hugh Oram . p
