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THREE MONTHS after the Minister for Finance presented his budget, the question is: should the Government adjust its spending and revenue targets? p
Refugee appeals body
THE REFUGEE Appeals Tribunal is at the centre of controversy again. It has emerged that three of its most senior members were preparing to challenge in court a statement made by its chairman to the Supreme Court. p
Opinion
The erotic reward of sweeping it all under the carpet
There is a dirty rumour doing the rounds: housework may well earn men certain favours, writes Ann Marie Hourihane . pSecularists cry heresy as Sarkozy gets religion
Nicolas Sarkozy believes religious morality is superior to secular morality. Mon Dieu! say French secularists, writes Lara Marlowe . pBaby caught after four-storey fall, but man overboard less lucky
Irish Times Oddities by Allen Foster. pAspects of Medvedev's rise point to fresh approach
The new Russian president's distance from the security services may see him nudge out Vladimir Putin's muscular style in favour of grater democracy, writes Tony Kinsella . pWho should be the next leader of the Progressive Democrats?
Ciarán Cannon says that he can radically overhaul the party and inspire it to set the agenda for the next 20 years. Fiona O'Malley says that under her leadership, the PDs can lose the "right-wing" tag by challenging consensus and standing up for personal freedom.
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Last week, John O'Donoghue and Fintan O'Toole debated the question Does Dáil Éireann do a good job for the Irish people? Here is an edited selection of your comments. p
An Irishman's Diary
THE definitive Tone canon is finally complete. A project to publish the writings of the great United Irishman, begun 45 years ago during the bicentenary of his birth, has reached fruition with the appearance of volume 3 of The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone (Oxford University Press, £125). Brendan Ó Cathaoir writes. p
