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Mbeki must lead on Zimbabwe
TWO WEEKS AFTER Zimbabwe's presidential elections no results have yet been published. The Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangarai claims to have won the elections and is refusing to stand in any run-off. Instead it has called a general strike in protest and demanded that the courts force publication of the results. p
Rossiter findings
THE OUTCOME of an official sworn inquiry into the death of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter in Garda custody in Clonmel, Co Tipperary in September, 2002, will fail to satisfy his family and raises troubling questions with the public. It has emphasised, once again, the importance of holding an immediate, independent investigation into all fatalities where members of the Garda Síochána are involved. Thankfully, the Garda Ombudsman Commission now fulfils that function. p
Opinion
Active lay people help church to overcome difficulties
The Irish Catholic Church is undergoing a resurgence with the laity playing a key role pBlossoming Greens can thank Ahern
Bertie transformed the Green Party's fortunes by inviting them into Government pInteraction between print and electronic media seems limited
Have editors really needed to worry so much about being sued by paramilitaries? pTHIS WEEK THEY SAID
What they said around the world this week pCowen's choice of minister for finance will be critical
INSIDE POLITICS: The Government may be psychologically incapable of recognising the scale of the crisis facing the economy pWe all worked together for peace and prosperity
THE BELFAST AGREEMENT 10 YEARS ON: The outgoing
Taoiseach reflects on the efforts and achievements of a momentous
decade pTreaty to make difference on climate change
WORLD VIEW: THE IMPLICATIONS of the Lisbon Treaty for climate change policy have become something of a hot topic in the run-up to the Irish referendum on the treaty, expected in early June. p
An Irishman's Diary
OF ALL the ancient exhibits in the National Museum of Ireland, the most evocative - arguably - are the signs displaying its opening hours, writes FRANK MCNALLY p
